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  • Plenty of people on here train for actual races

  • Anyway, I just saw some of your reasons

    Nah, there's lots of reasons.
    Health
    Challenge
    To better a time/speed/distance
    So I'm not the last on our weekly cafe ride
    Because if I don't, I want to murder everyone

    Winning races happens so infrequently for most people it can't be why so many people "train".

  • Yeah, there's lots of reasons to train, but obviously 'trying to win a race' is the bestest.

    Even if I'm not racing I would likely do what people consider 'training' vs. just riding, because I like the structure and I like having a good habit to balance the bad habits.

    My missus can get on her bike and just ride around, exploring. I hate that. 95% of the time I can't do that. I need a goal. No goal. No ride.

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