Trainer Days
Funny obsession this cycling thing is. 5:30 this morning I was up and on the trainer - riding my bike for two hours and going no where. The original plan was only an hour and a half, cause that's what the movie length said. Turned out to be two hours exactly. Oh well. Won't argue with time and can't complain with leather and latex at 6am or agent Smith and Neo at 7.
Why trainer time? Weather is getting really nasty the next couple of days. I have the equipment and ability to keep commuting, but drivers are freaked out enough by the white stuff. They don't need to be more freaked out with me too. At least now I have the days ride out of the way. I can concentrate more on a possible snow ride tonight, cross country skiing (with enough snow), or the responsible thing - install the tractor plow and get to work on the driveway.
Again why trainer time? All of you sharing this obsession know. We ride and read each others reports sharing in the pain of base training redundancy. Some of it's fun, but mostly it's ride - repeat. In the end there will be no sharing. In the end there will be only one winner and that winner will have gone the farthest the fastest. I know it won't be me, but at least I will have put in enough training to not be too far behind the one who does and maybe share at least a post race beverage.
"Beer? You're training for beer?"
Not quite. It sounded cool. I can't explain why. I don't completely understand it. Sometimes it's like a body in motion stays in motion and I don't ever want this body to stop. Other times I just go crazy if I don't get out (or stay in) and ride. Jen knows it. She'll tell me to get out. Go ride and get out. Then it's better. At least for a little while.
-b
Why trainer time? Weather is getting really nasty the next couple of days. I have the equipment and ability to keep commuting, but drivers are freaked out enough by the white stuff. They don't need to be more freaked out with me too. At least now I have the days ride out of the way. I can concentrate more on a possible snow ride tonight, cross country skiing (with enough snow), or the responsible thing - install the tractor plow and get to work on the driveway.
Again why trainer time? All of you sharing this obsession know. We ride and read each others reports sharing in the pain of base training redundancy. Some of it's fun, but mostly it's ride - repeat. In the end there will be no sharing. In the end there will be only one winner and that winner will have gone the farthest the fastest. I know it won't be me, but at least I will have put in enough training to not be too far behind the one who does and maybe share at least a post race beverage.
"Beer? You're training for beer?"
Not quite. It sounded cool. I can't explain why. I don't completely understand it. Sometimes it's like a body in motion stays in motion and I don't ever want this body to stop. Other times I just go crazy if I don't get out (or stay in) and ride. Jen knows it. She'll tell me to get out. Go ride and get out. Then it's better. At least for a little while.
-b
posted by JenBob at
11:01 AM
2 Comments:
I have banned my trainer for the outdoors. I will share a post ride/race brew. It will be soon enough.
that was beautiful. training for the sake of training, the process is more imporant than the end result, the journey is more important than the destination.
spot on.
respect.
m
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