Getting fit through indoor cycling
This was one heck of a ride. Perhaps not the best day for it, either. I’d liken it to riding through the Trough of Bowland, with the caveat of whenever I’ve done that it’s been a sunny, or at least pleasant day. Not today. Whilst this route was expected to be long and tiring, I … Read more
Tough choice between the Alpe du Zwift (standard ride) and some variant of Mont Ventoux for the longer ride. You know things are nuts when the Alpe seems like a more approachable effort. Anyway, such were the thoughts pretty much plaguing me ever since I spotted Stage 3 was the Alpe on Tuesday night earlier … Read more
Whoops. So I made a bit of a mistake on my setup recently. Many of my indoor rides for the past month have been in my laptop. There are several reasons for this, but the simplest answer is convenience. My gaming computer is also my office / work computer, and it is turned on 24/7 … Read more
I haven’t done a real world hard climb in a while. I think the last one I did may have been Mellor brow, but that might be wrong (edit: in hindsight it would have been the Trough of Bowland climb). Certainly I can’t remember doing one as steep as the “short” way up Jeffrey Hill … Read more
Taking full advantage of my week off work, this morning I attempted to slip out early (10:30-ish) to try and beat the rain. I knew we were in for a downpour starting around midday, but hoped to be either home, or very nearly home by the time the weather took a down turn. Alas, it … Read more