Zwift Tour of Watopia Fall 2023 | Stage 5

Posted on 30th October 202331st October 2023 by Tim

This evening I completed the fifth and final stage of the 2023 Fall Tour of Watopia – The Big Ring, one of the new routes that featured a new section of the map to include the southern coast expansion. I started off at a decent enough pace but made the mistake of tackling the first sprint section too hard which then wiped me out for the next few miles.

Whilst everything was done at a fairly sedate pace, this is the first time I’ve completed all A rides in a tour so I’m pleased with that. #rideon!

Route	The Big Ring
Distance	53.1 km
Time	1h 44m 36s
Elevation	276 m
Average Power	215 W

Zwift Tour of Watopia Fall 2023 | Stage 4

Posted on 26th October 202331st October 2023 by Tim

This evening I completed the fourth stage of the 2023 Fall Tour of Watopia – Big Loop. I joined this without understanding what was involved and was a bit disappointed to see the Epic KOM was involved. Fortunately it wasn’t to the summit. The ride wasn’t too bad and I was able to take it fairly easily with a few bursts of energy throughout, and earned the Patterned Socks! I also managed to level up to Level 22.

Route	Big Loop
Distance	43.00 km
Time	1h 45m 36s
Elevation	664 m
Average Power	220 W

Zwift Tour of Watopia Fall 2023 | Stage 3

Posted on 17th October 202331st October 2023 by Tim

This evening I completed the third stage of the 2023 Fall Tour of Watopia – Tour of Fire and Ice. Needless to say I wasn’t looking forward to the Alpe de Zwift. So far my fastest time for the climb is an unimpressive 97 minutes, so this route with an additional 12 km or so beforehand didn’t fill me with joy. However, I managed to stay in Zone 2 for most of the climb which meant progress was slow and steady. Almost two and a half hours later I made it to the top of the climb!

Route	Tour of Fire and Ice
Distance	42.02 km
Time	2h 23m 32s
Elevation	1189 m
Average Power	194 W

Runna Week 03 – Redux

Posted on 16th October 202316th October 2023 by Tim

I thought I’d have another go at a light run on Monday and revisited Week 3 of my Runna training plan. As before the third week of my 50K training plan comprises four runs of 7 km (Monday) , 6.2 km (Wednesday), 5 km (Thursday) and 12 km (Saturday), classified as Easy, Hills, Easy and Long respectively. Previously I had to cut my 12 km run due to a problem with my left calf.

On Monday’s 7 km run I felt a slight tightness after the 6 km but up until that point felt perfectly fine.

Overall progress can be seen here.

	Week	To date
Distance	7.03 km	82.04 km
Time	52m 45s	10h 12m 08s
Runs	1	12
Runalyze 50K Prognosis	6h 59m 08s

Zwift Tour of Watopia Fall 2023 | Stage 2

Posted on 15th October 202331st October 2023 by Tim

This morning I completed the second stage of the 2023 Fall Tour of Watopia. Route – Eastern Eight. This was a group ride which made things a lot more fun. Given the distance I decided to take it fairly easy and stayed in Zone 2 as far as possible. I also managed to pass the 1000 miles of indoor cycling so far in 2023 during the ride. Go me!

Route	Eastern Eight
Distance	55.1 km
Time	1h 45m
Elevation	413 m
Average Power	212 W