If you want it to happen, try and form a new habit. By habit, I mean putting a group ride or even coffee ride with friends on your schedule. Every Saturday or Sunday, go out and do it for fun. After you start doing that you'll find yourself wanting to ride the trainer a couple of times a week so your legs will be in some shape for the coffee ride. Maybe you'll hit the gym a couple of times a week and build some functional fitness over the winter. Once you make 3-4-5 hours a week of working out a habit, it will stick. After the phd is done and your schedule changes, then you can go back to 10+ hours a week of training if you want.the_marsbar wrote: ↑Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:06 pmStill not really back on the bike regularly... I wonder if it will ever happen.
I raced for 7 years in my 20s. I got really burned out on the grind of training and travelling to races. It was a 20-25 hour a week commitment. I quit racing and also quit riding for 10 years. I still regret that 30 years later. I wish I had dialed it back to a 5-8 hour a week recreational training schedule and did centuries, fondos, and Sunday club rides. I missed out on a lot of fun riding.