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Advent of Cycling – Day 12 – The Twelfth Night (Well, Afternoon)

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Righty, here’s the deal. I’m thrashed. This 24 rides in a row sounds great on paper, but I didn’t think it through. Part of the problem is that I have a saddle sore on my ass that won’t go because I’m not resting it. And another part of the problem is my recent dip in … Read more

Advent of Cycling – Day 11 – Zwift’s Christmas Miracle

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Ooh it’s a Christmas Miracle. Or more accurately, Zwift’s Miracle workout. 20 minutes of “fun”. Short. Sharp. And to the point. Though with a 5 minute warm up, and a 1.5 minute cooldown, there’s really only 8 minutes of actual effort thrown in here. Was it a good use of my time? Let’s have a … Read more

Advent of Cycling – Day 8 – Chillout Ride

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This one was nothing more than a short chill out ride. There is almost no chance I would have ridden today were it not for my Advent of Cycling challenge. Its not that I’m overly tired. I actually feel alright today. Its more than I want to get in a longer ride tomorrow. I’m off … Read more

Advent of Cycling – Day 7 – Zwift’s Lavender Unicorn Workout

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There are a bunch of new(ish) 30 minute workouts added to Zwift that I am yet to try. Prior to illness I didn’t have too much requirement for shorter, high intensity workouts. And when I did, Emily and Jon generally had me covered. But variety is the spice of life. And given a thirty minute … Read more

Advent of Cycling – Day 6 – A Little Bit Harder, A Little Bit Faster

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The idea today was to push myself harder than I have done for the past month or so. This would be 20 minutes at 205w, or 3.1w/kg. I wasn’t expecting to struggle with this, but it was certainly harder than anything I have done as of late. Still, fresh legs and all that. As a … Read more