Getting fit through indoor cycling
A slight change to my usual weekly proceedings. Usually I would go for a walk on Wednesday dinner breaks to get some fresh air and some much needed “sunlight”. Or what passes for sunlight right now. But for some reason I felt like racing last night, and that didn’t change today. As such I found … Read more
A little while back, Zwift revamped their workouts menu. Shortly after that, I noticed they had a variety of either new, or more likely more prominent Sweet Spot Training (SST) workouts available. Typically I will do the SST Short workout, which is: It’s a decent, sweaty session, but one that isn’t so taxing that it … Read more
Each week I try to review and reflect on my previous week on the bike. This allows me to see how my fitness and ability is progressing on a wider timescale than day to day. For previous weekly reviews please click here. Three rides, two walks, and a partridge in a pear tree. Pretty standard, really. … Read more
A few downers today to kick us off, but I promise it ends on a positive. I missed my start time. I had this down for the 12 noon GMT set off, but due to rushing (reasons why in a second), I managed to miss the start by seconds and so had the choice of … Read more
An interesting race today, but not in the way you might expect. Everything about this one was fairly uninteresting, as far as racing on Zwift goes. The route was practically flat. 103m elevation over 20.8km. Three laps, each of which sees the first half with almost no movement. The second half is where the fun … Read more