Tour of Watopia: Stage 4 – Level out, level up

Halfway done! Keep the momentum going in Stage 4’s rolling hills and flats. Go for your personal bests as you make your way through various KOM segments. Segment starts are marked with neon dashes on the road. We’ll begin on Ocean Boulevard’s pier, then head to downtown Watopia. Once we’re away from the hustle and … Read more

Late Night Reverse Volcano Spin

Having finally ‘finished’ a personal coding project I’ve been working on for over 10 months at about 20:30 last night, I decided the best way to celebrate was with a 15km / 30 minute spin on Zwift. This is huge progress for me. I’ve successfully gamified getting fit. Normally my go to reward for finishing … Read more

8 Laps of The Volcano Circuit: Tour of Watopia Stage 2 – Road to Ruins

This morning I took part in Stage 2 of the Tour of Watopia 2019. This was the Road To Ruins stage, or 8 laps of the Volcano Circuit. I managed to start about 10 seconds late. I had planned to get up with plenty of time to spare, but in the end, I only just … Read more

15km of Hot, Sweaty London Action

Today’s ride was a mixture of good and bad. Let’s start with the bad. I neglected to start my fan before riding. For the first 1-3km (the warm up), I find having the massive fan blasting in my face to be really quite annoying. My kids love to come in and watch whilst I’m spinning … Read more