Getting fit through indoor cycling
An outdoor ride, at lunch time, in late November. I’ll take it. Conditions outside looked dry. Cold, for sure. But dry. And of course, as soon as I set off it started to drizzle. Boo. Not to be deterred I had a plan in mind. I’d try and do a 20 minute effort. An FTP … Read more
It wasn’t exactly dry today, but it was dry enough to get outdoors. Not to miss my chance, off I went on a little dinner time soiree. The aim today was simply to do ~20km, largely to add to the ~7km I kinda failed at on Tuesday night. After yesterday’s Zwift Academy workout #6, I … Read more
After knackering myself out doing sprints on Tuesday I ended up needing a rest yesterday, rather than simply having a rest day out of lack of desire to ride. Today I wanted to make up for that. However I’d spent all morning out in Manchester with the kids (forgot to record that), so wasn’t exactly … Read more
I’m thinking today’s ride may be my final weekday ride for this week. At 73km it doesn’t seem like enough to throw in the towel, but if I had done the same amount of time indoors it would have clocked up closer to 90km, I’m sure. But that’s not really the reason. I can do … Read more
Another outdoor ride today, two in a row. What a result. Decent enough weather, too. Not just getting out for getting outs sake. If I’d had my way I would have gone out earlier, and if I had, I might have picked a different route. However, work being what it is, I couldn’t spare an … Read more