I've never been a big fan of riding indoors.
That I hurt myself doing too much on a trainer last year, hasn't help my opinion of indoor riding. I know sometimes it's a necessary evil. I'll admit I've been blessed enough to generally get to ride outside way more than inside. I have a rad LeMond direct drive trainer, which is the closest to well not riding a trainer but it's still riding indoors. My brother swears by trainer road, and lots of folks seem to like Zwift. Both systems are designed to make something horrible perhaps a little less horrible. I fully understand the benefits of trainer and how it an work very well for folks with tough time restraints. This is a tough game we chose to play.
As spring is starting to break, it can be especially hard this time of year for me to stay focused enough to jump on the trainer. Temperatures start to creep up. Daylight savings gets closer everyday.
that said, from time to time, it's what needs to be done. A necessary evil.
this week I had a day conspired against me, weather, work, nachos all came together to create a situation where riding the trainer was the only option for a ride. Looking down the barrel of the Hell of Hunterdon- I jumped on.
Fear can be a great motivator.
I came to the final 5 minutes of my final effort. I was suffering. I was pretty exhausted. I thought to myself "just cut it short and call it a day." Then, I thought about the races where I lost spots on the last lap, and quickly wiped that out of my head. "All the way to the finish" I said to myself. I bit my lip, rolled my eyes back in my head, and I stood on pedals. 4 minutes to go...
I finished in a heap of sweaty mess.
thanks for reading.
respect
fatmarc
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