Getting fit through indoor cycling
Another Thursday arrives, and so a new race for the week begins. This week we were in for two laps of the Loch Loop, a new route on me. Each lap was 8km with 71m of climb. An initial mistake today was getting on too late. No warm up. However, it didn’t seem to negatively … Read more
In my mind I was going to do today’s endurance / low intensity workout on MyWhoosh. I’ve been meaning to check out the app again for a few weeks now, and today seemed like the perfect opportunity. Unfortunately the app required a 9.1gb patch! Crikey Moses. As I was between meetings, that was a no-go. … Read more
My second time hitting one of Zwift’s Climb Portal routes, and things have changed slightly since last time. Previously there were various climbs to choose from, whereas now there is only one. This isn’t as bad as it sounds. In fact, in some ways it is better. Now the climbs are on rotation, much like … Read more
A new week, a new month, and therefore a new stage on the latest Zwift ZRacing series. For August we are taking on “Race the Worlds”, which is accurate so long as the world means Scotland. Yes, August will see 5 races across various Scottish routes, and today I took on Stage 1 where we … Read more
Not a technically interesting workout today, but two things came out of it. The first was that as we had house guests over whilst I was riding, I had to close the door and so the room became a sweat box. This wouldn’t be that bad, had I managed to find a headband before my … Read more