Getting fit through indoor cycling
Having hurt my knee climbing up Mount Ventoux on Stage 3, here we are 11 days later and I’m only just about back up to speed – not quite, but close enough. The plan today was to complete the Longer Ride, but not at max pace. I had in mind ~220w on the flats and … Read more
Two toughies in a row, and then time for an easy one instead. That was the plan today. Sixty long, fairly dull minutes of steady pedalling around Zwift’s Fuego Flats. Except because of real life, it wasn’t quite that. No. Half way through – pretty much bang on, actually – and right between intervals, I … Read more
You know it’s going to be a tough day on the bike when your legs are complaining during the warm up. Opting to join one of the Robo Pacers on the Watopia Waistband route, this C category ride was, I think, set to a 2.8w/kg average. For me that falls somewhere around low tempo, so … Read more
Off we go with a new Zwift ZRacing series for 2023. This one is called Flat Is Fast and will cover four of Zwift’s worlds over 5 races. Each week features a new stage, and much like the Race Makuri series, this one ends with a two part back-to-back stage. You can read more about … Read more
What kind of mean spirited, festivity spoiling, hard work expecting race organiser would do such a thing to us? December’s Race Like A Pro series hasn’t been that hard. There have been climbs in every race, but today’s felt extra hard considering it was to be completed in that lull between Christmas Day and New … Read more