This week is a scheduled recovery week. I’ve been building up the duration and intensity of my training (both indoors and outdoors) over the past few weeks and I am feeling the fatigue. Historically, I don’t do recovery weeks well. I have a tendency to go all out, all the time, week after week. If…
Tag: fitness
How accurate is Strava’s estimated power?
If you’re not a powermeter user, Strava gives you an estimated power number for your ride and across all the segments also. This data is “calculated” by Strava using road gradient, speed, and your rider info such as what you have your weight set to. But just how accurate are these Strava estimates?
Throwback Thursday: The humble beginnings of the Metric Century Challenge!
Back in 2014, I was living in England and was the Competition Secretary for Woking Cycling Club. Starting with a handful of guys meeting under a tree every Sunday at 8am, the club soon grew to well over 100 members. In a drive to keep motivation high throughout the year, and introduce a competition where…
2021 Resolution Ride #11 – November (dodging the) Rain
Rain. It’s no lie that we’ve had more than enough of it recently. It really does feel like it’s rained at least once every single day this month so far. That’s probably not true, but there has been a LOT of the wet stuff. In fact it’s raining once again right now. I could have…
FulGaz joins IRONMAN!
Today, the acquisition of FulGaz by the Ironman Triathlon Group has been officially announced! This has been a long time in the making and the deal was sealed a little while ago, but all details have been under embargo until now. It’s been a big process for sure, but one that will be an absolute…
Hitting 10,000km with (almost) a bang!
I don’t often set distance targets, but mileage (kilometre-age?) is a suitably motivating metric to keep track of as the weeks and months roll by. Strava also has a handy feature that lets you set goals and easily keep track by showing how far ahead or behind you are. At the beginning of the year…
Two Wheels with TC 