Just Not Feeling It Today

Bit of a let down today. Nice enough weather to head outdoors but once out I felt tired and lethargic. I put it down to sprinting having killed me yesterday. Overall today I only managed about 20km in 50 minutes which is pretty shocking going. However, I did go out with the intention of doing … Read more

“Sprinting”

Last week I felt like my rehab rides had reached a natural conclusion, with plenty of base mile rides, an SST session complete, and a climb. After the fact, the one thing I realised I was lacking was a ride or two focused on sprints. Now, I’ve never been much good at sprinting. It’s not … Read more

Sunny Sunday Session

Wow. The weather at the moment is absolutely glorious. I went out this morning in arm warmers and a gilet and was perhaps just a tad warm setting off. By the end of the ride I had stripped both off and was just right with the light breeze and the still rising sun. Absolutely love … Read more

Rehab Complete

Whilst definitely not yet back to where I was pre-crash, I do feel that with today’s climb wrapped up, I can confidently say that I’m “back to normal”. For whatever that’s worth. It’s been a glorious day here, weather-wise. Sunny, more than warm enough for just bib shorts and a short sleeve jersey, and with … Read more

Saddlesaurus Rex

Ouch. Can’t say I was too in the mood to ride my bike today, but I did anyway because of routine. I noticed on Tuesday I had a bit of a saddle sore going on, and yesterday’s hot and wet session has clearly made it worse. Within five minutes of setting off today I was … Read more