Trainer Time

A hard man I am not...a hard man would have gone out and ridden in the cold this week.  I weenied out and chose the indoor trainer.  It is more of a mental struggle than a physical struggle to get through a training session indoors.  It might be a little more difficult physically than being outside due to constant pressure on the pedals.  When you ride outside, the terrain usually dictates your exertion (to a certain extent).  It seems like riding outside provides you with brief windows to let the legs stop for a moment while the bike keeps rolling downhill, etc..

On a trainer, once you dial in the resistance...it is fairly constant (until you change it).  The last 2 days of rides have looked like:
Tues a.m. light spin:

Tues p.m.

Wed p.m.

I keep thinking it would be a good idea to let the legs rest for a month but in the back of my mind I keep thinking maintaining some fitness is a good thing and will allow for a faster ramp up on the base once spring rolls around.  At some point in the near future, it will be time to dial the bike time down and start to pick up some other things...

We are heading over to Pipestone this evening for another night time ride.  It will be chillier than the prior rides as we have been waking up to temps in the teens.  It is time to dig out the warm layers!