Getting fit through indoor cycling
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
An outdoor ride, at lunch time, in late November. I’ll take it. Conditions outside looked dry. Cold, for sure. But dry. And of course, as soon as I set off it started to drizzle. Boo. Not to be deterred I had a plan in mind. I’d try and do a 20 minute effort. An FTP … Read more
It wasn’t exactly dry today, but it was dry enough to get outdoors. Not to miss my chance, off I went on a little dinner time soiree. The aim today was simply to do ~20km, largely to add to the ~7km I kinda failed at on Tuesday night. After yesterday’s Zwift Academy workout #6, I … Read more
I’m thinking today’s ride may be my final weekday ride for this week. At 73km it doesn’t seem like enough to throw in the towel, but if I had done the same amount of time indoors it would have clocked up closer to 90km, I’m sure. But that’s not really the reason. I can do … Read more
Really struggling to find some form at the moment, and in truth, I think it’s mostly a mental battle. I took Monday and Tuesday off to try and recover the legs, and they did feel fine today. Setting off, there wasn’t that tell tale tension I’ve felt most of last week. I can’t say I … Read more