Zwift Spring Training: Workout #2 FTP Boosters

At 38 minutes, this one was short enough to feel a little on the “light” side before setting off, whilst hard enough to come off the bike feeling like I’d done a decent effort. The work today came in two ten minute blocks. The second slightly easier than the first, but not by much. What’s … Read more

Zwift Cobble Crushers Race: Stage 4 – Casse Pattes (B)

I knew this one was going to be tough for several reasons. Some are obvious: And some are less so: But whatever. I can throw out excuses all day long, we all know by now I’m never coming first, so what does it matter? Not much. The main thing is: turning up. Turning up, and … Read more

Half Way, Fully Cooked

Sounds efficient. Sadly, it was quite the failure. Last night I went out and pushed too hard, silly me. I knew I didn’t have much time before the sunlight faded so I went fast for 20 minutes, overdoing it on what absolutely should have been a rest day. And then today, thinking that I might … Read more

Zwift Spring Training: Workout #1 Aerobic Rev Up

Off we go then with a new official series from Zwift. This one is the Zwift Spring Training series, which is six group workouts running between 17th April and 31st March. You can find out more about the Zwift Spring Training 2023 series by clicking here. For workout #1 we did a new workout that … Read more

Zwift Cobble Crushers Race: Stage 3 – Cobbled Climbs (B)

A challenging race today, partly because I did not realise that we would be taking on the Richmond climbs twice. The clue was in the name, had I paid attention. Yes, today’s race was two laps of the Cobbled Climbs route on the Richmond map. For those unfamiliar with the route, this one avoids the … Read more