Convenience? Sometimes rolling out of bed and down the road, and getting two hours of going round in circles, without worrying about routes and flooded roads etc seems a lot more tempting than a long countryside ride.
/inherently lazy
If roads are flooded then I'd imagine track training would be off.
If roads are flooded then I'd imagine track training would be off.
/savingyoufromgettingoutofbedunnecessarily