Staying motivated training indoors - Triathlon Week

Griz · 04-12-2003, 02:56 PM

It's raining here and seems like it will for the next several days. Had to scrap a 50 mile ride today and I'm going to get on my trainer.

What do you guys do to stay motivated on the trainer? Any tips/ideas?

I had a friend that would watch football and sprint on the running plays until the tackle.

2LAP · 07-15-2003, 05:38 AM

Limit sessions to 1 hour and listen to music or watch TV.

The more intese the session the better, only use the indoor trainer for sessions at lactate threshold or above, or intervals.

CajunRider · 11-21-2003, 12:08 PM

I am a little different. I do most of my base training indoor and do my speedwork outdoor. I found out that when running/riding at threshold level, I need the real world so I can learn to balance properly. Running/riding at 75% level, I do that indoor most of the time. To stay motivated I attach certain event to my training schedule. For example: Monday night foot ball is my brick night. First half and halft time I ride, second half I run. During overtime I run and mutter under my breath.

JustsayMo · 11-28-2003, 10:55 PM

Cycling indoors is difficult at best to stay motivated. My formula to make it more bearable is to have a structured workout, loud music, a good fan or two, a heart rate monitor, and a cyclometer that records cadence, speed and distance.

I feel less cheated if I can at least write a distance down in my training manual. It helps track improvement too.