Advent of Cycling – Day 10 – Saddlesaurus

Ow. So after yesterday’s longer ride I ended up with a saddle sore. I can’t say I didn’t try to avoid it. Pre-ride I’d applied a healthy slather of chamois cream to both my ass, and liberally to the gel pad insert of my shorts. However, it didn’t work. I knew today’s ride was going … Read more

Advent of Cycling – Day 3 – Up To Tempo

Day 3 of my made up Advent Of Cycling, and today I went for a dinner time tempo session. After some chatter with my wife yesterday, it seemed like she was under the assumption I’d be pushing a bit harder now – given it was two to three weeks ago that we were both smacked … Read more

Truly Active Recovery

Unusual circumstances called for something slightly different to the plan this afternoon. This week I’ve been feeling the same sorts of pains I had in my chest earlier in the year, back when I had Corona virus. I’ve been hoping that it’s just been something else, but it’s not shifting and I’ve had a cough … Read more