I dusted off the smart trainer today. It’s that time of year. If I can do two or three sessions per week, then I think I’ll be satisfied. Trying to replicate my mid-summer outdoor cycling volume with offseason trainer rides is too terrible to contemplate. The plan for this offseason is to keep my total exercise volume consistent with a mix of activities rather than to rely so heavily on cycling.
While I don’t count trainer miles in my yearly totals, I will use them in pursuit of Garmin Connect goals. That’s good motivation to do something I won’t always want to do. Let’s be honest! Even when I was a Zwift user–despite all of Zwift’s features, challenges, social connections, and so on–there were many days when I simply couldn’t find enough motivation to pedal to nowhere.
And yet, Zwift still tempts me. I am not ruling out a return to it in early 2026. It’s not a good fit right now, though. I have travel plans in November and December, and the trainer isn’t coming with me.
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