Getting fit through indoor cycling
Hurrah, the second (of two) Zwift Academy 2023 races are finally done. And with that, so is my silly schedule of racing twice a week, for this and the previous week. Knackered? Not half. I still have the final Zwift Academy 2023 workout (#6) to complete, which is pencilled in for Saturday. I’ll be so … Read more
A few downers today to kick us off, but I promise it ends on a positive. I missed my start time. I had this down for the 12 noon GMT set off, but due to rushing (reasons why in a second), I managed to miss the start by seconds and so had the choice of … Read more
Stage 3 of June’s Zwift OG Racing series saw us heading to Richmond, for a single lap (praise the lord) of Richmond 2015 UCI Worlds Course. Basically one full circuit of the entire map. The long and short of this one is: if I could have made any more mistakes with my power ups, it … Read more
A challenging race today, partly because I did not realise that we would be taking on the Richmond climbs twice. The clue was in the name, had I paid attention. Yes, today’s race was two laps of the Cobbled Climbs route on the Richmond map. For those unfamiliar with the route, this one avoids the … Read more
Onwards to Stage 2, where this year’s Longer Ride would be tackling Richmond in reverse, not once, not twice, but thrice. Yes, whoever has decided on courses and routes this year is something of a sadist. Going into this one I knew one thing, and one thing only: that a lap of Richmond, forwards or … Read more