Grr...

[DarcyInOregon]

I am like Barb in that I ride alone during the week and there is no cycling club in my rural county. But I have two TE friends with whom I can ride with a few times a month and that helps for the longer rides because riding with friends is a lot of fun. The real trick is to register for the event rides at a ride level that is more difficult than your current longest ride, and then start training for that specific event ride.

Other tricks are to bike from Town A to Town B, stop for ice cream or a fruit smoothie or a special goodie in Town B, then bike back to Town A.

To get motivated, just get on the bike and go. Once the ride is over you will feel great and wonder why you stayed off the bike.

Darcy

[annie]

I agree with Darcy. Signing up for an event can be very motivating. Scares you into training, if nothing else.
Also, having a destination, whether it's a nearby town or an ice cream parlor, or a coffee shop....... just somewhere to go. It doesn't have to be far. Stick a small paperback in your pocket so you can read when you get there, if you don't want to sit alone with nothing to do.

Once you get out there again, I bet your desire to ride will come back.

Annie