Every week I try to review and reflect on my previous week on the bike. This allows me to see how my fitness and ability is progressing on a wider timescale than day to day. For previous weekly reviews please click here.
This week consisted of 5 days of exercise, with two of those days being running days on the treadmill.
This week’s exercises was as follows:
- Tuesday – I Need Recovery (Indoor / Zwift)
- Wednesday – Rainy Recovery (Outdoor)
- Thursday – My First Zwift Run (Indoor / Zwift Running)
- Saturday – #Bonked (Outdoor)
- Sunday – ZWIFT 101: Running – What Is My Body Doing? Tempo! (Indoor / Zwift Running)
The word that best describes me at the moment is tired. Thanks to my brief forays into Zwift running, my legs are in a similar state to how they used to be when just getting started with Zwift cycling. I know that given time, and continued effort, that pain will drop away and my body will get used to it. But for now, it’s exhausting.
I’m also mentally fatigued. This lock down situation is starting to drive me nutty. Getting out on the bike is a relief but when I’m out the world isn’t normal. Shops are closed, or worse, huge queues sprawl round all over the show as people socially distance before buying their beans. Cafes are shut. The roads are getting busier but God knows where all these people are going as, as best I can see, nowhere seems to be open anyway. And they can’t all be going to Lidl. Or, judging by the queues, maybe they can.
Trying to find work is taxing. Spending days refreshing jobs boards isn’t fun. My escape from that is the bike but because I’m in front of my computer so much, I want to be outdoors more rather than inside staring at the same screen only with different graphics.
In the short term I see no immediate changes on the horizon. That’s frustrating.
I’m struggling to find form on the bike outdoors. That shone through when I tried the indoor sweet spot session early last week. I struggled so much with that. Outdoors is teaching me new skills, and also giving me longer rides, but for efficient exercise purposes, I feel the switch to more outdoor rides has been detrimental. Kinda strange.
I’m considering attending a spin class once lock down is over. For an introvert I’m seriously craving some like minded human interaction right now.
Last week I mentioned I was looking for a cycling group. I found several after some googling. All appeared to be in lock down mode. No surprises. I guess it’ll be a while until strangers welcome strangers again.
On the plus side I have enjoyed Zwift running more than I expected.
I’ve also got some fresh ideas for this blog.
Even though my bike time was down this week when compared to last, I still got a chunk of time to myself and could do some thinking.
This has been a huge ramble this week so for those that do read, my sincere apologies. I’m venting / writing all the things that come into my head with no real filter today. Its just what I need to do.