beach island loop

Race Watopia: Stage 1 – Beach Island Loop

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When I woke up this morning I felt thrashed already. Not a great nights sleep. Up every 3 hours for no good reason. However it wasn’t the bad sleep that had me not wanting to do today’s race. It was how my legs felt this morning after yesterday’s Stage 1 ride on the Tour of … Read more

Reset And Ride On

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Is there any wonder my FTP Test result was so poor when the last time I did an SST session was back in February? Well, actually that’s not quite accurate. My last attempted SST session was in April. But I failed to complete that workout. After that, I was less confident about being able to … Read more

Better Than Last Time

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There’s no skirting around the issue: I’ve been putting off doing the SST session for a good while now, always finding an excuse to skip the workout. Why? Well, last time I did this I was at the wrong FTP and ended up being unable to fully complete the session. That was back in December. … Read more

So I Guess This Is Actual Recovery Now?

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Way, waaay back, back when I were just a lad (read: about two years ago) and I had just started on this here cycling journey, someone wise said to me: it never gets easier, you just get faster. Now, the truth is, after yesterday, I don’t actually want to get faster. Or, perhaps more accurately, … Read more