Days are getting shorter. The sun is rising later and setting earlier. For many of us with full time jobs, this time of year begins to get challenging during the weekdays to get outdoors during the daylight to ride. Our base training cycling period just finished up it's 5th week of training today. Each Wednesday morning, we begin each session on our trainers looking out onto Comm Ave into the Boston darkness ((...we get to see the sunrise as well!)) But as I was leading this morning spin, I was looking around the room and began to think about what motivates each athlete to get up in the morning and carry on when the conditions are not ideal this time of year ((and they will only get worse...)). One of the reasons why BPC developed group training is because we feel athletes thrive in group settings. Think about the reasons why joined a sports team growing up or a triathlon club now. Chances are some part of the reasons are for commradarie and finding other people to train with. Upcoming races are always a motivating factor - because we all want to be fit to race. But we use each other to lean on - friends, a significant other, other athletes there training in general. We are all going through something together and having similar experiences. We all get up to the crackle of the alarm, start before the sun rises, do the workout together - there is something to be said for this. I think it builds a bond of sorts. And this puts people in position to succeed. The first time I took an indoor cycling class a couple years ago, it was to keep me honest. It was a self check to make sure that I did the intensity that I needed on the bike. I knew that if I signed up for a class, I would: (1) always show up, and (2) always put out a high effort. At that point in my training, I was OK with one class per week because the training plan I put together for myself called for one intense bike session per week. Three weeks of base work left. Keep getting it done BPCers! You keep me motivated!
- Coach Vic Brown
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