Getting fit through indoor cycling
Another day, another intensive ride. This time on the sixth and final stage of this years(?) Tour of Makuri Islands. For this one we would be hitting up a new route: Country to Coastal, a 33.5km route with 286m of climbing. There are three climbs in this route that make up the majority of those … Read more
Heads up: I know these races do not come under the Tour of Makuri Islands. These are from the Race Makuri series. I covered this here. Whoops! Hate is a strong word, so let’s just say that at the moment I really, really dislike my job. Fortunately I am a contractor, so it’s only a … Read more
For a while now I’ve been finishing rides and the Garmin has been quick to inform me that my FTP needs updating. And no, I don’t mean upwards. Now, normally I just dismiss the prompt as my theory goes that if I wasn’t intentionally doing a max effort, what the heck use is an updated … Read more
Shall we start with the whoopsies today? Yeah, why not. I mean, there’s a few to cover. So let’s not delay. Whoops #1 – The races are NOT part of the Tour of Makuri Islands Easily the biggest whoops of the last few weeks is my incorrectly held belief that the Race Makuri series is … Read more
On we roll to Stage 3 of the Tour of Makuri Islands race series. I’m not quite sure how many races there are in this series – I’m guessing 6, as per the Tour of Makuri Islands other stages – so that very well may mean we are now at the half way point. A … Read more