I’m putting in a
lot of “training” time on the bike. I mean, I guess you can call it training. I’m just trying to get a little bit better
and I’m hoping to suffer a little bit less when I go out to race or even go on group
rides in the hills. I’m back in TotalCyclist for the second Winter Training Series, but this
time I’ve gone all in. In addition to my
early Tuesday morning class (like today Tuesday), I’ve also started
classes on Saturdays, which consists of indoor training rides while watching
videos from The Sufferfest.
It’s been, uh, fun.
Riding on a trainer
sucks, but for some reason doing it in this new (to me) environment is pretty
fun. It’s difficult, only because I’m
pushing myself as hard as I can while I’m there. I’m trying to get more than I pay for, and
hoping that it pays off later in the year when (or if) I start racing. Watching (or pretend racing) on a video
course while I keep track of power, cadence, and other mystery data keeps me
plenty interested, and it makes it feel a little less like training. That’s the key for me. I have to trick myself into working hard by
pretending that I’m doing something fun but in this case I don’t have to
pretend so much.
What the hell has
happened to me? Well, instead of being
off the bike for days (sometime weeks) at a time due to weather, work etc. I
can be sure to get in a few good “rides” to keep up or even increase my
fitness. I don’t plan to be some
superstar bike rider when it’s all said and done, but I am hoping to see some
sort of improvement.
Besides, it’s not
like I’m gonna stop drinking beer and being the party guy. I’m just gonna do it in a different way now.
Work hard. Play hard.
That phrase is sure to mean something to someone, somewhere. Maybe it will apply to me from now on.
Maybe I’m just full
of shit.
1 comment:
You need to talk about how you manage to end up in a class of all women. And obviously how they all kicked your butt.
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