I really appreciate those two posts. It helps give me hope as I keep plugging away day after day. Because of my work schedule and urban area that I live, I train indoors year round inside and I am classified as a non-competitive recreational roadie. I live in the southeast and could train outside year round, but my schedule does not allow it.

My schedule for this year has been (as a goal with the monkeywrench being life and fatigue at times):

M - 60 min @ L3*
T - 3 x 20 @ L4*
W - 3 x 20 @ L4*
Th - 3 x 20 @ L4*
F - Off
Sat - Outdoor 4 to 5 hours at L2 with a mix of L3/L4 at times
Sun - Outdoor 2 x 60 @ low L3 ride average

* - I go for 3 x 91% FT, but reality is that many of the session end up in the mid to high 80% range. Sometimes I have a great day and have all three in the mid 90% range.

No sound except two fans and the faint sound of a TV show. 60 minutes of just getting it done is my hope day to day.

Anyway thanks for the posts