episode 5:- my first zwift experience

08/08/23 • 5 min

This is how I got into virtual cycling, with the help and encouragement of my clubmates. I delve into getting and setting up the trainer and describe taking my first tentative steps on the Zwift platform. I recount what it was like to see my power data for the first time, and I also tell of how the process affected my fitness and eventually led me to becoming the captain of a Zwift racing team...

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Going Long - episode 5:- my first zwift experience

Transcript

Dave H00:00:03.702

Hi, I'm Dave and you're listening to Going Long. This is episode five, and it's about my first experience with Zwift and online racing.

Dave H00:00:15.064

It was during that lockdown period in 2020 that I casually mentioned to the folk in my cycling club that I was missing the social aspect of riding with others.

Dave H00:00:25.644

It was one of those throwaway comments that you don't b