Training this winter

I'm undecided. What should I target next year, or shouldn't I bother because:

• I'd be better off waiting a few years and being a competitive vet, instead of a knackered master.

• Family and/or creative pursuits might need more attention.

Back to what to target: more fucking hillclimbs (but longer ones), track (would probably mean getting a licence and being all serious), sub-hour 25s, roller racing?

I definitely don't have the time or money (or transport) to support a worthwhile road racing hobby, that's for sure :(

So training is moot, other than the usual winter maintenance stuff, till I decide what, if anything, I want to do competitively.

Youre obviously a talented (strong) cyclist so you should do/target what you enjoy/what youre good at. Training does seem to be pointless unless you have something to trian for, however.

I went through all sorts of emotions/decision making about how far i wanted to take my racing this year. It was my first for years, I did a little when I was a teenager, but only a bit and that was 20 years ago.
I went from trying out track riding in March, to deciding to give racing a go and getting a license, and then finding I was doing ok.
I then started to have BIG doubts about how I was fitting racing and training into the rest of my life, eg busy work, getting engaged, etc. And also how much I *really *wanted training to take over my life. The more I raced, the better I got, but so did everybody else, so Id have to train more and harder.. it seemed like it could get out of control if i wasnt careful. I would start to try and fit my life around Monday training, Sunday morning training, Wednesday night league racing, If I missed racing I would make sure I did Thursday derny training.....etc. I think the only thing stopping me getting too obsessed is my love of ale and wine. A night in with some nice wine and food/or a night in the pub means foegoing some training....
I'm never going to be a pro, so looking for personal goals and acheiving them is good. Maybe next year Ill aim to ride with the A's and finish in the top 10 for the A league. `I wont win anything, but it'll be a challenge.

BMMF, you did some early season training on the track this year, and you've raced in the past, but the thing I loved about the league was the weekly social side of it. It was enjoyable, seeing the same faces every week, some weeks being good, some weeks not so good, but great atmosphere. I met some cool people who I would consider friends, even if I only really know them on the track. But thats worth the effort of training and racing if nothing else.
And yes, I'm currently enjoying a very nice bottle of whitstable organic ale or 2.