Hey,
I’m similar to you. I like to train and I don’t race (much). I am an MTB instructor and start teaching in early May so I like to be fit for the start of lesson time.
I do 3 block son training each winter starting in early October. This season i will do low volume, sweet spot base, then I’ll likely do a lower build and finally a XC marathon MTB plan. I keep them to 3 days because I fatbike and XC ski on the weekends in winter. If I don’t ride outside I add extra workouts to my schedule. I like the simplicity of Trainer Road, but I also Try to do one Zwift race every week and I do the Tour de Zwift in January (sometimes I is the TdZ to replace TR workouts that week.
Feel free to ask me questions.
Here is my blog post on getting started with indoor training:
This is my run-on forum post which is not yet posted to the blog: