Originally Posted by
Mojo31
All this training talk! We are not pro athletes counting on performance to deliver a paycheck.
Quit focusing on numbers, turn off Strava, leave the computer at home. Just go for a ride. Z1, Z2, who cares. Just have fun and enjoy being outside.
I've learned over the years that if you have to meet targets, then it is a chore and not fun or enjoyable.
Agree. That said, some cyclists seem more motivated by “winning” or some sort of performance metric. One of the guys on the Saturday ride is like that. We had a good ride yesterday. Today was a social recovery ride. I encouraged him to join but he insisted he had to do his “recovery/zone 2 ride” on his trainer. We had a sunny and fun ride, which was 100% joy (for me) but clearly we are all wired a little differently.