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<\/a>tracks’. After a few adjustments I started my session outside on the drive in front of the garage, temperature -1 degrees, shorts and winter shoes, what I must have looked like to passing motorists!<\/p>\nAfter warming up I switched on the shuffle and decided as I don’t currently have a heart rate monitor or cadence meter I would just pedal at the speed of whatever was playing.<\/p>\n
The first track was ‘end of the world’ REM – talk about going straight up to max effort\u00a0– 105 bpm
\nthen\u00a0Green Day’s American Idiot\u00a0\u00a0 – 96bpm after that Green Day again – ‘when I come around’ – 50bpm – up through the gears and out of the saddle it being a bit slow
\nRobbie – Hot Fudge – 100bpm, and so it went on, not much rest\u00a0but I was having a great time and dripping all over the tarmac even with the low temperature.<\/p>\n
After 40 mins on came ‘Walking on Sunshine’ Katrina and the waves. I got stuck in remembering it was the ‘first dance’ at out wedding where we just grabbed everyone out of their seats and on to the dance floor (Cath and I don’t do that whole smoochy dance stuff). I then thought this is quite quick, then the turbo trainer collapsed and started squirming side to side. I stopped mended the turbo trainer, reset the shuffle to the start of the song and started again. I only just made it through the track, legs and lungs burning with the effort of trying to stay with the beat.
\nI warmed down to Supergrass’s ‘alright’ and then went to go and find out what cadence I was trying to achieve for 4 mins – 118rpm<\/p>\n
I now need to put my own realistc spinning music together, anyone any ideas……<\/p>\n
Mark Stodgell<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Monday night is normally my fast long road ride with a group from Mammoth but as Cath had to go to an Orienteering Club Committee meeting I had to miss out this week and stay at home. I needed a session so I dragged out my little used turbo trainer and gave it a go. … <\/p>\n