Getting fit through indoor cycling
An unexpected Bank Holiday and two days off the bike with illness. Boy, was I raring to go this morning. Setting off I had a rough route in mind. Usually I head out then end up down in Avenum Park towards the end of my ride. Today I decided to go that way first, then … 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. Only three rides this week as I succumbed to a bout of illness on … Read more
With a dentist appointment already taking ~40 minutes of morning, I didn’t have a full hour to ride over my lunch break. Having scoffed some sandwiches at the desk around noon, I let them settle for an hour before heading out at 13:30, knowing I’d only have ~30 minutes of riding today. The plan lately … Read more
I blame the 6 week summer holidays. Setting off at 14:40, I was out to meet a different kind of rush hour today: the school run. So rather than being passed at high speed by frustrated office bods in their Ford Mondeos desperate to make it home 30 seconds faster than usual, today I ended … Read more
Lately I’ve been trailing a new system. It’s not super scientific, as is the case with pretty much everything I do. Instead it’s based on cold, hard feelings 🙂 A while back I had this light bulb moment. As I sucked so bad on my last FTP (well, 4DP) test, how would I fare if … Read more