January Indoor Challenge

[ivorygorgon]

DH, me, and a friend from our cycle club are getting together 2x a week for a trainer class. I think it is 1.5 hours 1 day and 2 the next day. The program we are following was designed by a cycling coach and is designed for Peak Endurance and climbing. We went to the first "class" on Tuesday and it was a doozy!! I am really looking forward to the class and it was fun to do it with a small group. Our club puts on a trainer class that has a large (30-60) turnout, but it is too far away for me to travel from work. We are also going to continue to spin 2x a week and do our regular weekend rides.

[Bike Writer]

Happy belated Birthday Redrock!

Wow, we had very unusual weather in Michigan for January. 54F+ and I got in a great ride outside today.

It's just amazing what a difference sunshine, breeze on your face and outdoor scents can do for a person. I feel great! How is it that those things make an hour on a bike go by in a couple of blinks and 30 min on the trainer can seem like a l-o-n-g time?

I was gone for 2.5 hours with just a tad over an hour of ride time, the rest was spent sightseeing, watching kayakers on the river, geese and swans and sadly a couple of pretty long phone calls work related but I'd rather be working out in the sunshine anyway

[Catrin]

Considering how wild the weather is, and the occasional demands of my neck injury recover, I've decided to use this challenge to focus on my over-all activity level like a couple of others have. I moved my goal up to 30 hours and this includes all formal exercise activities: riding outside, spinning class, indoor trainer, hiking and weights. As I am no longer in personal training, sadly, this will encourage me to keep up with what I know I need to do in all areas.

[marni]

well I admit that I am a luddite. Where does on find the January spread sheet for the indoor biking challenge?

marni

[Catrin]

well I admit that I am a luddite. Where does on find the January spread sheet for the indoor biking challenge?

marni

Veronica will email you the link

[Owlie]

10 minutes on the trainer before realizing that doing it with a cold and at 10:00 at night is probably not the best idea.

[Blueberry]

I so hear the doing it at 10:00 at night

If I exercise much past 8, I have troubles sleeping (though I have to say - this challenge has had me sleeping much better - on average).

I'm 7 for 7 this month. I am allowing myself to cross train this month as I wish - which I suspect will result in less total rest days. My legs were trashed yesterday, and felt much better for a 45 minute zone 2 spin. This is a positive change!