I only started a few weeks ago. Deadlifts are going ok, and I have pretty good strength. It’s taking me a while to get the right form for Squats, so building up the weight a bit more slowly. Currently not quite at ‘Climber’ level…
I think certain kinds of races will be able to go ahead - the ones that can avoid mass starts where drafting isn’t as critical to overall performance. MTB and some gravel races are examples. Does not look so good for road races and crits.
Epic rides with friends are always motivating for me. What’s available depends on where you live, and willingness to travel.
My next one is White Rim in Canyonlands.
If I get to work from home again, my fitness will go up. If I still go into work, my fitness will continue to be a struggle. I am getting REALLY tired of 5am rollers sessions. and the cold isn’t even in Indiana yet!
I like this as a goal.
It’s always been curious to me how so many on here equate cycling with training … although perhaps given the audience here, it’s not surprising.
I never get tired of cycling/riding my bike - I do get tired of training, however, and wrestle with motivation from time to time, like most of you.
In this COVID world, when don’t feel like getting on the trainer and banging out intervals I try to change my focus from “training” to “fitness” and think less about watt targets and more about calorie burn. With that in mind, I bet if we were all on the bike 10 hours a week — regardless of the structure — we’d be very fit people. You can always add the speed later🤘
Best of luck to all of us as we navigate the rising numbers and dwindling daylight 
(Enjoy the sun, Australia!)
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Completely lost all motivation when my masters swim got cancelled in march (as it was my main goal this year, to not suck at swimming) so for a month i didnt do much on the bike at all, then the next month, i started working with my kettlebells (mid april). Then i got injured from ramping up too fast so benched for a good 3 weeks. 15lbs + later i started again with the weights and calisthenics but realized it wasnt enough.
I had gone from 10k steps to about 200 steps per day. I was a hermit in my home office. Felt like gollum basically.
So eventually i decided to kick my own ass and followed my good buddy’s example of getting a workout in before the day starts (so at 6-630 am)
It didn’t make me lose the 15lbs but it melted some fat. And gave me back my energy and mood. Just riding without any real goal to be honest. But now, it’s time for me to get back on the trainer and rollers while doing more strength training. Gotta get ready for next tri season, gotta lose the weight 
So i want to:
Do some kind of mid volume plan (probably a few rounds of SSB and Sustained Power build)
Do some kettlebell and calisthenics strength
Do a lot more jump rope with my weighted ropes
Get back on the IF train (might be hard to mix with SSB workouts though so its a maybe)
If i can’t do IF i’ll just have to change my nutrition (add more veggies and lean meats over cheap carbs)
You have no idea how excited I am for our Australian Summer! We’ve been locked down heavily for most of this year and our restrictions are only starting to ease now. Bring on summer rides down the coast!
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i just did white rim, the hard way, lol. when are you going?
Going there next weekend. Really looking forward to it. Any “wish you knew before you did it” advice?
Ummm, i would just pick the route that is best for you. I am headed back again in a couple weeks to do it in a different way. It sounds cool, but my suggestion is do not do the shafer climb at the end, lol.
oh and get the free permit online to have with you.
I decided yesterday to lay down some big goals, 5 years out. I am starting the process now to break them into year and month goals to figure out how to make it happen.
I turn 40 next month, before turning 45 I want to be able to do these all at the same time with a sub 12%ish BF:
- Ride with a 300ftp (just under 200 now but only 3 months into structured training after years mostly lifting)
- Run a sub 20 5k. (have gotten here before, it took 18 months when ONLY running no lifting or cycling)
- 315 1rm bench (255 now)
- 225 1rm overhead press (160 now)
- 395 1rm squat (315 now)
- 500 1rm deadlift (415 now)
The running goal by itself I know I can do. The lifting goals would be viable 2 year goals if I was only lifting. Honestly I have no idea if the cycling goal is viable or not, but 5 years is a long time. Its the trying to find a way to weave progress in all of them one at a time and keep the others alive over the long long term that is going to make this really complicated. Honestly I think if I can keep motivated and not get hurt I think they may not even be terribly lofty goals.
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Great targets. Keep us posted.