Thank you so much for the advice, everyone! Intervals and pushing a big gear than I am usually comfortable with it is..
Originally Posted by
chaadster
Push a bigger gear. Based on some of your other posts, I think you're just a little pain averse. I'm not judging, here, just saying that at some point, if you want to get faster and stronger, you're going to have to do the kind of work that raises your heartrate, makes you sweat, and gets your legs sore. Doing so will build stamina and make you more comfortable with cycling.
Hahaha, you hit the nail on the head-- I am extremely pain averse! In fact I feel like I'm getting more and more pain averse the older I get. Maybe I should get those sufferfest videos.