I just turned 41 and have been riding for the last 10 years, with the last two fairly serious. I try to ride 100 mi/wk weekdays with longer rides thrown in on weekends. I have to have some kind of goal or I won't get out there to train and push myself so I committ to certain events so I have something tangible to work towards.

For instance there's a weekend ride coming up in June - 110 mi one day, 80 the next, but it's mainly hills. My training for that is a certain route where I ride a circle of these hills. And this ride will get me ready for a weeklong 500 mi ride across Iowa the last part of July.

My only frustration with riding this time of year is either the weather doesn't cooperate or my kids have something going on that keeps me from the bike and then I start feeling grouchy and like all my hard work over the winter has been wasted! If I could ride every day, I would, but that's just not feasible!

So I do what I can when I can, and watch out - cause if I've got the time I'm spinnin!