when do you ride/train?

[surgtech1956]

When do you bike/train morning, afternoon, evening? Do you ride every day no matter what??

[SheFly]

Almost always after work during the week, and in the mornings on the weekends. I try to ride at least 3 days during the week and both days on the weekends (those are typically race days though). I WILL ride in the rain, but don't like to... I have spent WAY too many hours on the trainer this winter/spring.

SheFly

[Chile Pepper]

Mornings for me. I went out in the afternoon on Easter (after the morning festivities), and I thought I would pass out from heat exhaustion! Usually it's Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

[DarcyInOregon]

I ride most days. It rains so much in Oregon that I try to look out the window and find a break in the clouds before I take off on my ride, so I don't go at the same time every day. I've been rained on hard for several days in a row, so today I am taking my husband for his lab tests and a lunch out, then I will see if I can't ride in the early evening and not get so much rain. I get so tired of riding in my rain gear all the time and pedaling the bike through all of the water and battling the high winds. I would be so happy if I could just have one day with no rain and wind.

Darcy

[limewave]

Twice during week (5:30 PMish)
And once or twice on the weekend--whenever I can fit it in.

[ehirsch83]

whenever I can, being in school and working doesn't leave me with a normal schedule. Sometimes early morning, sometimes mid day, sometimes 5ish.
I try to get on the bike 5 days a week, a couple hours each day.

I do not ride if the winds are crazy(don't like being blown into traffic) or in the rain(here in florida, the drivers are sooo crazy it just isn't safe)

[maillotpois]

Oh Jo - feel better! (I'm drinking EmergenC even as wel speak! )

Like Jo, I try to get rides in early morning 2 - 3 days a week. My training plan has been calling for 4 days a week, but that's not realistic and I need to talk to the coaches I am working with about that before my next 12 week training plan is prepared. (I generally do my own training plan, but this year we are working with some pros, which has been fun.) Anyway, weekdays I either do Spinervals or ride in the dark outside, depending on how warm it is and what I am supposed to be doing (intervals or base). I don't want to ride at night or after work because that's family time. Weekday rides range from 45 minutes to 2 hours.

I do a long ride on the weekends and possibly a second easier ride, depending on what life's handing me.

[Veronica]

I try to do something in the morning before work two or three times a week - abs & push ups, yoga or on rare occassions a Spinervals DVD. Ideally, I'd ride 4 afternoons during the week. But work often gets in the way.

Weekends, riding both days would be nice, but is rare.

V.

[annie]

Depends on the day and work hours. Early to work = riding later, after work. Late start for work = ride before and to work. Weekends = ride whenever possible. I try and ride 3 weekdays and both weekend days. Doesn't always work out that way, tho'. Better now that warmer weather and more daylight is upon us. I will not use the indoor trainer now that I am back outside. Just cannot bear it.

Annie

[LadyinWhite]

If it's not done by 1pm it isn't going to get done. During the winter I was pretty consistent with 3 to 4 days a week on the trainer. During the spring - I try to head out as soon as the kids are gone to school. It gets so hot in the summer that I'm usually up and out by 6am and headed toward the ocean so I can take advantage of the breeze coming off the water. Plus - if I decide to ride out Sandy Hook or along Ocean Ave, I like to be headed home before the beach traffic picks up.

Afternoons/Evenings are family time, getting the kids to all their after school activities (baseball practices/games, art classes, tennis lessons blah blah blah), getting dinner on the table, cooking out, etc etc. Ya'll know how that goes.

T.

[rij73]

Lucky for me I work from home, so I've been riding mostly in the early afternoon, like around 1. I go out every day that it isn't raining. I've only had my bike a couple of weeks, so I don't know what I'll do next winter in snow and ice... probably buy a trainer.