Finding time to ride

dg74
dg74 Posts: 656
edited March 2010 in The bottom bracket
Is getting more and more difficult! How do a lot of people get by this?

Since last week's week off I have had the chance to ride but once due to nightshifts (3 12 hour blasts finishing yesterday morning at 9am) and with a head full of sponge yesterday was a write-off.

Today I have a million jobs to catch up on and it's getting harder to find time to get on the bike (hell, I could spend less time posting inane crap eh? :D ) I may have to find alternatives on days like this i.e. going for a run but it's the cycling I'm worried about.

So how do the rest of you guys get round the problem of having less and less time available to them?

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  • stfc1
    stfc1 Posts: 505
    dg74 wrote:
    Is getting more and more difficult! How do a lot of people get by this?

    Since last week's week off I have had the chance to ride but once due to nightshifts (3 12 hour blasts finishing yesterday morning at 9am) and with a head full of sponge yesterday was a write-off.

    Today I have a million jobs to catch up on and it's getting harder to find time to get on the bike (hell, I could spend less time posting inane crap eh? :D ) I may have to find alternatives on days like this i.e. going for a run but it's the cycling I'm worried about.

    So how do the rest of you guys get round the problem of having less and less time available to them?

    You can put those off for a start :wink:
  • I will admit I have been using the turbo throughout the winter. I have a 9-5 job, so when its frozen and dark before 9am and frozen and dark after 5pm there is not much incentive to get out there (must be even worse on shift work!) - so i just bite the bullet and do around 30-60 mins training on the turbo about 4 times per week (sometimes 2 of those days are weekends, so only use 2 days of working week incase I am having a manic week at work) The turbo has been a life-saver I will say.. its kept me on form throughout the crap weather and its even improved my technique a little...
    I have done a few outdoor rides in the evenings, but I am not a fan of the pitch black and freezing conditions of late! I don't find that an enjoyable ride. Yeah the turbo can be boring so I pepped those sessions up by downloading the Sufferfest training vids - really good workout :)
    Scott
    Felt
    Scott
  • dg74
    dg74 Posts: 656
    stfc1 wrote:
    dg74 wrote:
    Is getting more and more difficult! How do a lot of people get by this?

    Since last week's week off I have had the chance to ride but once due to nightshifts (3 12 hour blasts finishing yesterday morning at 9am) and with a head full of sponge yesterday was a write-off.

    Today I have a million jobs to catch up on and it's getting harder to find time to get on the bike (hell, I could spend less time posting inane crap eh? :D ) I may have to find alternatives on days like this i.e. going for a run but it's the cycling I'm worried about.

    So how do the rest of you guys get round the problem of having less and less time available to them?

    You can put those off for a start :wink:

    Trust me mate, if I could I would, but I kinda like my nuts where they are as I'm sure the mrs would have them for earrings if I didn't get the banking etc done.
  • nolf
    nolf Posts: 1,287
    +1, I find evenings are the only time I can do exercise, as if I do it in the morning, I get an energy dip in the afternoon that I just can't afford.

    Can't wait till chaingangs start so I can do some evening workouts.

    I quite enjoy doing core workouts through the winter, as they don't knacker you too much, they are free to do, don't take too long, and are generally good for you, as well as potentially benefitting your cycling. A 45 min core sesh is a great compact workout (combine with a 40 min run for a full body total workout!).

    Best of luck with the work.
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    Than never to have loved at all."

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  • dizzydane
    dizzydane Posts: 322
    I feel your pain... I'm supposed to work 9-5 but with the redundancies made by my company last year, I'm finding myself spending a few more hours in the office.

    Just bought 'The Time-crunched Cyclist' by Chris Carmichael - lets hope it helps...
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    You could always 'retire' like me.....even tho' I am just in my 50s, it appears that no one wants to employ an overskilled buffoon layabout - i remember the days when buffoons were welcomed in the workplace.....
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    if i didn't commute i'd barely get out at all (2-3 times a month maybe)
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  • acidstrato
    acidstrato Posts: 945
    when i worked lates i went out in the mornings
    when i worked mornings i went out in the afternoons
    now that i work 8-5, throughout winter, i either commute or have a turbo session in the night and when its lighter/warmer I go straight out after dinner. in the peak of summer you can go out at 8pm and have atleast 2hrs of light

    finding time is not a problem for me, its an excuse. Ask yourself how long you honestly spend clicking 'view new posts' on different forums.
    Crafted in Italy apparantly
  • holmeboy
    holmeboy Posts: 674
    Working 12 hrs just now, for the last six weeks and 8 on Saturday or Sunday. Cycle to and from work and out cycling on the one day off, Go the long way into work at the weekend and the even longer way home now that' it's light. . Have cycled to and from work all through the Winter in the Snow and Ice.
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    acidstrato wrote:
    when i worked lates i went out in the mornings
    when i worked mornings i went out in the afternoons
    now that i work 8-5, throughout winter, i either commute or have a turbo session in the night and when its lighter/warmer I go straight out after dinner. in the peak of summer you can go out at 8pm and have atleast 2hrs of light

    finding time is not a problem for me, its an excuse. Ask yourself how long you honestly spend clicking 'view new posts' on different forums.
    You are a hard task master, how much do you charge for being so strict?
  • I'm very lucky in my job. I work as a staff nurse in my local hospitals A&E dept. I do 13 X 12.5 hour shifts a month. I self roster so plan in mid weeks days off. I stay 5 minutes walk from the hospital :D So mid week days off are fantastic. I'm very lucky. I get up in the morning, dropped my daugher at highschool, walk the dog for an hour, go home get some brecky then get changed and head out for a 3 hour cycle. Pick daugher up, home tea (beer) then bed.

    On the other hand my wife is 9-5 and she finds it a nightmare trying to get out on her bike during the winter months. I would lend her my turbo trainer but she would break it!

    Stevie.
  • pah! try having two young kids then tell me you dont have time ride!! :twisted:
  • acidstrato
    acidstrato Posts: 945
    JGSI wrote:
    acidstrato wrote:
    when i worked lates i went out in the mornings
    when i worked mornings i went out in the afternoons
    now that i work 8-5, throughout winter, i either commute or have a turbo session in the night and when its lighter/warmer I go straight out after dinner. in the peak of summer you can go out at 8pm and have atleast 2hrs of light

    finding time is not a problem for me, its an excuse. Ask yourself how long you honestly spend clicking 'view new posts' on different forums.
    You are a hard task master, how much do you charge for being so strict?

    i'll undercut anyone 8)

    nah its just dedication, it started with wanting to lose weight and get fit but now i wanna be a better rider. having a stab at racing helps. But if it ever stops being fun I'll find something else to do.
    Crafted in Italy apparantly
  • White Line
    White Line Posts: 887
    Try having uni from nine to three and then working from half four to half ten. :cry: