January Indoor Challenge

[Catrin]

... I never push myself outside the way I do on the trainer.

Veronica

I am the opposite - for some reason I can never push myself as hard on the trainer. However I am improving, I just have this mental barrier of 1 hour on the trainer - mentally I can't sustain it for longer than that. The road/trail is quite different...

[Norse]

Just back from visiting sis in FL so its back on the trainer for me. Left the bike (the '04 Trek 5.2) with the LBO for a tune-up while I was gone and they had it ready to go when I got back yesterday. Did 30 minutes of Fat Burner intervals this morning and the shifting is sooooo much smoother now. Less than 1 week off the bike and my legs felt sluggish and my waist (even though sis and I walked each day) expanded.

[katluvr]

I have not been on my bike since my last spreadsheet update. No way I'll make my goal unless I plan to spend the whole day on the trainer...a inside trainer century! That does not sound like fun!
K

[maillotpois]

Tuesday's class was a total of 20 minutes at threshold - OY! I'm hoping today is easier. I had to schedule work calls around class because DD's play is tonight. Priorities.

[Blueberry]

Tuesday's class was a total of 20 minutes at threshold - OY! I'm hoping today is easier. I had to schedule work calls around class because DD's play is tonight. Priorities.

Love it

I think I need to get more organized on a training plan in February. I've gotten myself past the "I don't want to exercise" point - it has become part of my routine, and have kept up my goals (and am doing really, really well on my January hourly goal). Now, I need to focus on improving my eating and training with more focus (instead of exercising just to exercise). But - that requires setting some goals (and planning the rest of my year).

[maillotpois]

Good for you! I find long range goals are really the best thing to keep me motivated. I'm literally using my to do list from my failed Terrible Two as a training plan. That's in June. I have monthly target rides between now and then as well.

Sometimes it's hard to find the right combination of things that work. I've had plenty of unfocused and unmotivated years and I know how hard it is to break out of that slump.

[Blueberry]

If I can get in, I'm thinking about doing the century version of this. If I can snag a spot - it has been selling out quickly. I'm just worried about the time cut offs + that much climbing (and the fact that I don't live near great hills for training). I did the 50 last year, half a$$ed the training, and finished (though it wasn't pretty).

Then maybe an iron or half iron aqua bike in October? Maybe.... So much is still up in the air - it's hard to plan!