Weeks 6 & 7: Sweet Spot Base I
Follow my training journey over the 2018-19 winter using TrainerRoad’s training plans.
It has been a rough couple of training weeks and here is the week 6 & 7 video to prove it!
Still Cranky? Read On.
New shoes… New Helmet!
As I mentioned in a previous post I recently upgraded to a pair of Giro Empire VR90 cycling shoes. I’ve had them for a few weeks now, and while old man winter has hampered my riding outdoors, they have been worn on all my trainer rides since their acquisition. I…
Cycling clubs
The majority of my riding to date has been solo with a few excursions here and there with maybe one or two other people. In all my life I don’t think I have ever rode with more than 5 people and we certainly weren’t pacelining and there was always a…
We ride bikes!
Two worlds collide when Cranky’s Corner meets the Adventures of Emily & Jason when Emily and Jason ride bikes together!
Freight trained
I was on one of my usual weekday routes that take take me something between 45mins to an hour to complete. I have 3 general routes, one flat route, one moderately hilly and one with a couple of good climbs in it. I generally use these as hard efforts trying for…
I am ready to circumnavigate the Earth!
That’s right folks, I got myself a Magellan… no, not that Magellan, but a Magellan Cyclo 505 cycling computer/GPS. Long gone are the days of using my iPhone and hoping the battery wouldn’t die before the end of the ride. The 505 has a 12 hour battery life so it…
Weeks 4 & 5: Sweet Spot Base I
Follow my training journey over the 2018-19 winter using TrainerRoad’s training plans. Weeks 4 & 5 video of my suffering during winter training!
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