Getting fit through indoor cycling
For this afternoon’s ride I opted for Stage 6 of the Tour de Zwift 2020, this time being the Long Distance group ride – or two laps of Richmond. Originally I intended to do this ride tomorrow morning at 10am, but due to a family illness it meant I wouldn’t be out visiting this afternoon, … Read more
Friday night riding is not my usual cup of tea, but this week has been a bit slack – predominantly due to a sore left knee. So I felt I needed to make up for lost time. My aim for this ride was 30 minutes or greater, ideally 45 if I could squeeze it in. … Read more
After a couple of days off the bike I was hoping to feel a little better about riding this evening. For whatever reason, this week I have felt… tired. Really tired. Drained. My legs, in particular my thighs have just said no. I’ve been mentally drained for other reasons, so I’m not going to beat … Read more
For this evening’s ride I opted for Zwift’s FTP Builder program, this time riding Week 7 Day 3. Riding Richmond, once again I forgot to see how many people were online before starting to ride. All I know was… it was packed. Compare Zwift to other online cycling platforms and there’s no denying that the … Read more
For today’s ride I opted for week 6 day 2 of Zwift’s FTP Builder program. I had expected to be racing this evening, but for two reasons that was not the case. Firstly there was no Zwift Academy race in a suitable time slot for me. And secondly my legs haven’t really felt up to … Read more