Getting fit through indoor cycling
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
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
Having not meant to ride yesterday, I had a “recovery ride” in mind for this morning. Now, I’m not 100% sure what a recovery ride actually is, but in my mind it means still going to ride, but mainly in the green and yellow bands without so much red. On that front, I failed. As … Read more
Innsbruck is one of my favourite Zwift locations, alongside Watopia and London. Yet it’s easily my least explored. As such, I was happy to see Innsbruck as today’s guest world. I haven’t ridden since Tuesday this week. There’s a good reason for this. I had done six days in a row by Tuesday, and whilst … Read more
This morning I unknowingly attempted the Box Hill climb on Zwift’s London map. One of the joys of a new game is exploring the maps. After a while, you will have played them all, found favourites, and added a few to your list to avoid. With no real idea of how hard it is to … Read more