Getting fit through indoor cycling
Took it easy yesterday, and planned to take it easy today. Heck, I thought I did. It’s been another baking hot day today. Apparently this is with us until Monday. I missed my opportunity to ride early this morning and almost didn’t bother at all. But I’m out tomorrow morning (funeral, got to wear a … Read more
Wew, the heat wave has returned. I went out ‘early’ (ish) today to try and beat the heat, but it was still roastino. Also today I wasn’t doing very much because reasons. So I wasn’t overly concerned about over heating. In fact the route I took was so stop / start that with the cool … 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. Phew. We made it. Several near misses and idiot motorists avoided this week, so … Read more
I’ve had a week of outdoor rides with interactions with idiot motorists. I’ve written about both and kinda don’t want to bang on about it again today. But I did have three more incidents on today’s ride, two within 5 minutes of each other with people pulling out in front of me … how they … Read more
Ahead of the forthcoming FTP test I wanted to get some indication of how I’m doing at the current 245w figure. I’ve been thinking that’s on the high side, but was keen to understand whether or not I could actually hold that power for a prolonged period of time. Spoiler alert: yes. But it wasn’t … Read more