Cold weather gives a chance to see the variety of winter hats worn by cyclists.
My last post was over last week. It was entitled ‘Grey Weather‘. Well this post could be titled ‘white weather’. Actually Oxford has escaped the worst of the snow but it is still very cold.
So I’m not doing much cycling. I know the weather is bad, when my biggest cycle ride is a detour up a small hill, to make the 3 mile commute home seem like training.
I guess there is always a bright side to cold weather. So look forward to future articles on:
- 1001 Things to do On A Turbo Trainer before you Die.
- The Art of Excuses. How to justify a three month winter break.
- How To sell your new Carbon Fibre Bike and live in the Madeiras Island
Of course, if you happen to be a reader from Chicago, you can just smugly enjoy the record breaking November temperatures 61 F – or (16 degrees in Napoleon’s money) All I can say is, if your living in Chicago, I hope you are doing 400 miles a week training.
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Looking forward to the excuses post! I too struggle in the winter with food cravings. Sounds like I am pregnant! My weakness is mince pies washed down with coffee. Currently I am running more. Takes less time, lower wind chill factor, and should keep my fitness up though the winter. But not on snow and ice!
i’ve found that not riding at all and eating vast quantities of cake and chocolate is the perfect antidote to the extreme cold.
We are into our second week of snow up north and I have been turbo bound for almost a month now. I have found that three Spin Doctor sessions during the week followed by two, one hour rides on the turbo on a weekend isn’t getting me down just yet.
Try listening to a cycling/triathlon podcast for those times when you just have to get on and turn the pedals… it actually keeps me quite motivated.