Getting fit through indoor cycling
Swapping over from Mac / OSX to Windows has turned out to be 95% success, and 5% fail. Heart failure, to be exact. Well, heart rate monitor failure. Right now I’m not sure if the ANT+ dongle is conflicting with the WiFi dongle. It’s possible. I have a USB extension cable which I might try … Read more
Finally, the Rock has come back… Wait no, that’s not it. Finally, the PC has been delivered, set up, Windows has been installed and updated, Zwift has been installed, and… *drum roll* I can ride on something that doesn’t look like Minecraft. I’m not going to harp on about the graphics, but the difference is … Read more
With the UK undergoing something of a (likely global warming inspired) heatwave this week, I thought I’d raise my internal temperature to match with a pre-tea jolly up the Volcano. Opting for the Whole Lotta Lava circuit, which is a new route to me. It’s billed as alternate laps of the Volcano Circuit and trips … Read more
I wasn’t sure if I’d get on the bike today. Over the weekend I rode the Giro d’Italia and Stage 5 of the Tour of Watopia: Tempus Fugit. As such, I was pretty knackered. And yesterday evening, my legs certainly felt pretty tender. I set the alarm clock for 7.30 this morning, but when it … Read more
Each week Zwift sends me an email summarising my activity for the week. For previous weekly reviews click here. Overall a really solid week with some good rides, some good climbs, and some good progress in terms of my personal fitness and well being. During this week I took part in my first Zwift race … Read more