Getting fit through indoor cycling
A good week or so’s rest, and here we are once more. As it stands I actually don’t feel quite so well rested – physically at least. Yesterday I did a lovely fell walk up Parlick and Fairsnape, something I did last year and have been really keen to repeat. Prior to that I’ve been … Read more
Racing today wasn’t the smartest idea. However I wanted to see out the full set of stages in the Zwift Crit Club series, and that meant finishing this one off as soon as it was available, then resting for the next 7 days, give or take. When I looked at the route yesterday, seeing that … Read more
Sad times. The end of the Zwift Spring Training workout series is finally here. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my weekly workouts with a good few regular faces. But all good things must come to an end. In the perfectly named “Final Send” workout, today we would be doing 30 second anaerobic intervals at 163% FTP. Even … Read more
Stage 4 of May’s Zwift Crit Club racing series saw us heading to Neokyo, the flattest course yet. Honestly, I’ve had lumpier pancakes. At ~80m total for 15km, this was pretty much as even as it gets. Being my first time on Neokyo Crit Course I wasn’t aware of the loop, but I’d seen the … Read more
Another day, another VO2 max session. Workout #5 of 6 in the Zwift Spring Training series saw us taking on the VO2 Blast workout, best described (as ever) by WhatsOnZwift: This was a tough session, perhaps only made easier by it being (relatively) short. At just 45 minutes, including a 10 minute progressive warm up, … Read more