What keeps me motivated... that is a long one...

1. Training... beating or reaching a goal. It could be maintaining a 19 MPH average, maintaining a 90 RPM cadence, climbing a hill in a certain time, reaching a certain number of miles, etc.

2. Enjoying the time thinking of nothing but me, my bike and the scenery (or lack of it)

3. Knowing that every pedal stroke I take makes it closer to beating my number one problem right now.

4. Knowing that there is a nice ice cream sandwhich waiting for me back home.

5. Knowing that for just a few hours I am free.

Now what motivates me to go out and absolutly pound the crap out of my legs again and again on a steep hill interval... beats me... I guess I am just insane! Sometimes it just takes a minute to focus before going to tackle it one more time!