Hi all, thanks for the answers. Right now, I'm doing intervals. Usually, its a 10 -15 minute warm up, followed by as many 1 minute intervals as I can tolerate, or a set of 1-2-3-2-1 minute intervals and followed by a regular ride for anything from 5 to 15 minutes, depending on when my legs bomb out.

I have a lovely view of the beach from where my trainer sits. Usually, I'll plug in my iPod and put on a Tour de France video to entertain me. I'm thinking of forking out for a Sufferfest video but think it might get expensive since I'll be bored staring at the same videos over and over again. I've stuck a fan near my trainer to try and keep cool and have plenty of water. Tonight's workout was much better, I managed to hold out a full 40 minutes before I needed to take a short break.