My two hour trainer ride was fun today, because I got to share the time with my wife.

My wife, Sarah, is in the middle of a significant run training block and she had her long run scheduled for today.  Like me, she really doesn’t like running on the treadmill, but when there is freezing rain outside you don’t have much choice.  Sarah’s loss of an outside run, was my gain … I had a training partner.

Even with the benefit of things like TV or music, a two hour easy ride on the trainer can be a challenge.  Not from a physical point of view, but from a boredom point of view.  I find time passes really slowly on these easy effort rides.  On similar length rides that have a set of demanding intervals, the time passes much more quickly.  I guess there is less chance of your mind wandering, when you are suffering from the pain of hard work.

As we worked out, we watched the current TV show we are binge watching (Goliath).  We didn’t talk that much, but just having Sarah by my side, made my ride so much easier.  Well, except for the last 30 minutes, when I was alone again.

I am now searching for a second hand bike trainer, so we can maybe do some bike rides together too.  If I can’t find one quickly, I’ll buy a new one, because having company, was so much better than riding alone.