So I am stuck. My kids are now old enough that I can think about consistently getting exercise again. However, time is still limited and juggling work, family and personal time is hard. At the same time, riding the same roads over and over with no real goal isn’t that exciting- it is more fun having goals to work toward.
All of which is to say that I want to figure out how to actually train for things instead of just riding around. But how far should I go? The easy choice is to focus on the Death Ride next summer. I rode it once before and it would be fun to do it again and see if I could go faster. Since I am going to the effort of getting that fit, I figure I might as well do some other events as well.
There is a thing called the California Triple Crown for people who ride 3 California double centuries in one year. That might be fun, and you can get a snazzy jersey for completing it.
And of course, I have developed a longing for a Leadville belt buckle that is wholly disconnected from the fact that I don’t have a mountain bike.
So the real question is- with all these goals in mind, who can I talk into doing the events with me? Riding around all those miles (not to mention the travel time) by myself doesn’t seem nearly as exciting.