Currently in the midst of base-training which for cycling means lot's of long rides at a pace within yourself to lay the platform for the real improvements later on.
On these rides you're constantly monitoring your heart rate, power output or pace to make sure that you're operating at the correct level.
The problem is it can get rather dull.
I had a couple of hours this afternoon that started out as another Zone 2 'endurance' but I pushed it a little more into Zone 3 'tempo' as I was short of the normal 3-5 hours we normally cycle at this time of year.
By the end I'd ditched watching what I should have been doing and just rode as I felt.
It felt brilliant.
Still not up to the pace I was before my crash but it did show me that the base training is having an effect.
I'll return to it on the next ride with renewed motivation.
When you're wrapped up in training plans, it's easy to forget that the reason you ride in the first place is because you enjoy it.
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