I leave for work around 8, and get back between 6 and 7. Being gone all day, coupled with it getting darker earlier and earlier, makes it hard to get some time on the bike. One way I’ve dealt with it is by commuting to work on my bike as much as possible. But a pair of 9 mile rides on a fixie a few times a week isn’t going to keep me in the shape I need to be first up the local club ride hill climbs (that’s my most exciting goal these days). I’ve been riding after work a couple times a week, for 25-30 miles, either as a slow recovery ride with some UMD friends, or a tempo solo workout. The best weekday workouts I have been getting have been the 6:30 (AM!) rides with my buddy Matt; we head down to Hains Point on the Potomac and do intervals for an hour or so. It definitely gets the legs moving, and is a good start to the day.
Of course, I’m still riding on the weekends consistently; I aim for a 50 mile ride both Saturday and Sunday, one being a fast group ride.
Come winter things might change. I have a trainer, and my apartment building as a fitness center, though it is tiny. For now, things are going well.
October 1, 2009 at 9:24 pm
It’s October 1st. You should be doing slow miles after taking some time off at the end of your season.
And how is your skinny ass not killing everyone uphill?
October 2, 2009 at 3:17 am
My skinny ass is still a cat 4 skinny ass.
The group rides are getting easier, and I’ll be making my Saturday rides long and slow, but I still enjoy a good interval workout on weekdays when I’m pressed for time.