I'm training hard this winter.
First off - I want to win the Tour De Bike Path in the spring. When all the hibernators wake up and start riding - I want to blow them away. They will know I was training hard!! /sarcasm/
I don't race, don't have the fitness or talent for it. I just want to hit spring with the ability to ride anywhere at any time. I traditionally eased up in the winter and spent the better part of spring rebuilding - spring weather is the best time to ride around here, so I just want to be ready to ride and enjoy, and have the ability to let it rip, relative to my speed zones, every so often.
If the training sticks - I may try a gravel race or two.