Originally Posted by asbird

@Machka, Yes, I have access to a gym at my work location (away from home). I do weights Monday (away), Wednesday (away), and Friday (home), and cardio on Tuesday (away), Saturday (home), and Sunday (home). I spend most of Thursday working and traveling, so that's my day off.

The two rides I mentioned went poorly were my first two rides ever. I used Strava on the second one: it was 16.3 miles with 970 ft of climb. It took 1h 44m and I had to stop fairly frequently to rest. I was riding with a buddy that was able to do it easily (he's been riding for some time now), so that's what I'm comparing myself to.