Did some thinking. June is probably too soon so planning on the August one. I realized I had a book from Selene Yeager that had a training plan. Is her plan better/worse than any of the others out there? She gives intervals for each planned ride that day..10 minutes of this..20 minutes of that so that would keep my ADHD span working.

Today's ride was a hard ride for one hour. I put my phone timer on 30 minutes and headed out. I figured hills, 35 degrees and 15-20mph headwind on a fat bike would be considered hard. After 30 minutes, headed back home via another route. Actually having the timer really helped so I was't wandering around passing the time wondering where to go. My cross bike is on a trainer so any fast interval training can be done there if needed as I have a computer w/cadence sensor.

I'm stronger than I thought. Strava really helped out last year on exploring your area and hills. I've seen some gorgeous views of my area while exploring the rural roads and found some favorite places to ride.

So..do I need a heart rate monitor? Anything that works with Strava or another phone app?