Have you given up on your season?

Having had every event cancelled (as well as a couple of pretty significant life events), I've lost the motivation to train. I've barely touched a bike for weeks. My plan for when I get back on the bike is to spend some time just riding for a while, without thinking about numbers. Hopefully things get back to normal next year and I'll have a decent base to start from.

Still hoping for some kind of return to racing by July or August. 'Hope' being the key word..

N0bodyOfTheGoat said:

Having just finished a 14-day isolation without getting anywhere near as bad as my partner, I'm still not right, my lungs still feel tighter than normal while breathing in.

That sounds exactly the same as me (about two and a half weeks on) - I tried a ride on Zwift the other day when I thought I was about through it and it felt worse the following day, so taking it very slow.

Going to be a while before anything that feels like fitness returns.

Ticking over here mostly too.

Luckily for me I am a dedicated turboer, so not 'that' much has changed for me, although I was hoping to be taknig part in group rides, and ride London later this year, so those targets \ hopes are up in smoke.

I have discovered RGT though, and am really enjoying the group ride aspect, and the fact I have agreed to 'meet' 3 or more people to ride the Stelvio @06:00 means I will get my @rse out of bed, instead of being lazy and just lying in.
Also like the fact I can be riding againt Belgians, Italians, Americans, and people from across the globe.

Trying to still work 37 hours a week from home, and take a part in educating\entertaining my feisty 6 year old daughter is somewhat of a challenge, although I appreciate nothing to compared to what certain people are dealing with right now.

To that end I REALLY need that endorphin buzz (as opposed to a good beer one) early in the morning, and it generally means I can make it through the day mostly intact.
I am generally turboing 3-4 times a week.

I did my first ride outside, since this all began, on Sunday, kept well clear of anyone I met, which was not many, as I went mid afternoon, and properly pushed myself - it was enjoyable, but I suspect I'll mostly be sticking to the turbo for the forseeable future.

My weight has been stubbornly high since the start of the year, but managed to lose 1kg in the last couple of weeks which is progress.
So in a nutshell, I will be trying to get my weight where it should be, keep socialising on RGT, and see if I can improve my FTP, or at the very least maintain it's current level, whilst dropping weight.

I'm actually doing a lot more than usual - or at least much more consistently.

I'm usually away from home at least one night a week, and usually for a full week a month, which is all obviously off now and that makes consistent training a lot easier (I was supposed to be in Singapore last week, in the end I ran a 3 day meeting by VC from my living room between 1.30 and 10am - not something I wish to repeat - but I was still able to train!).

I also had a busy start to the year being away at weekends (weddings and stag dos etc. mainly), which stops you getting a long weekend ride in, but those are also now cancelled - 2 weddings so far including my brothers.

To be honest I don't know what to do with myself most of the time now being stuck at home, I'm used to being away or busy. I hate being stuck at my desk all day so I have been going for a light morning jog to wake up and then doing an hour+ on TrainerRoad/Zwift in the early evening. I rode a metric century on Zwift on Saturday which was a bit stupid really, but it's not like I had anything else to do. My fitness is coming on really well and I've lost 2kg already... I find the progress motivating and self-reinforcing so it is easy to keep going once I get into a rhythm.

Not sure what I am going to use this fitness for but hey ho.

Helps that my club has started doing virtual club rides on Zwift, which is good for motivation.