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Advent of Cycling – Day 1 – Spinner Time

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Due to me forgetting that Tuesdays are fairly busy days at work, I started at my regular time but realised my final meeting of the day went on well passed my bed clocking-off time. With that in mind I figured no big deal, I’d do an hour on the bike during my dinner break. Or … Read more

Throat Punch

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Felt fine Thursday. Took a rest day yesterday. Felt good all day, so decided to push the intensity up a notch. Using one of the FTP Builder workouts I’ve done before that goes through some ramps from recovery, through endurance, and up to tempo. Or, in terms I understand, from grey to blue to green. … Read more

4wk FTP Booster Week 2 Day 1 – HIT 80% FTP #2

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The weather outside has reverted to the Northern mean. Rain a-plenty as I pedalled away indoors, though there was possibly even more water on the ground next to my bike after this ride than remained on the floor after the intermittent rain showers. It’s crazy how much I sweat indoors. And of course, today I … Read more

Medium Sweet Sweet Spot Training

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In what was probably a Bad Idea™, this morning’s session was my first attempt at Sweet Spot Training at my (fairly) recently improved FTP (206w). The one difference between this and previous SST sessions would be that for this ride I opted for the Medium length session, whereas typically I would go for the short … Read more

Sweetness That’s My Weakness

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For tonight’s ride I opted for another blast of the Sweet Spot Training (Short) Zwift workout. Typically I find when I know I have a harder workout to come home too, I do over think it on the drive home. And then when I get home, get changed, and get on to the bike, things … Read more