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This wasn’t a great month. Tomorrow’s weigh-in will furnish irrefutable proof of that. I know I added to my already oversized belly, I just don’t know how much yet. I’ve been doing roughly half as much training as I intended. My energy has been terrible. Everything has been a drag since the end of Daylight Saving Time. Some days, like yesterday, are just dark all day long. On other days, I’m sleeping away most of the daylight and not getting active until evening. At least I have been consistent with strength and mobility training, but that’s not enough.

In December I need to do more. I need to kick myself in the ass and actually follow the Zwift training plan that I created for myself weeks ago. Zwift is providing extra incentive with its “K’s for Days” mission, challenging members to ride 500 kilometers (311 miles) in December. I’ve met lots of mileage-based challenges before … all outside, but still. Some of those challenges were self-imposed; others came from Garmin Connect. So, this new challenge resonates with me. I understand what needs to be done. And meeting the challenge should be easy. I need to average only 10 miles per day, and historically I have averaged more than 20 miles per Zwift session. The key will be consistency. The only thing that will sidetrack me is to take too many days off.

This month I did 10 Zwift sessions, racking up 216 virtual miles. I also rode outside on 6 occasions, but I don’t anticipate any outside rides in December. And, as I don’t intend to pursue any multi-day Garmin Connect challenges in the new month, Zwift will have almost all of my attention.