Hello, having just bought my first road bike to try and reverse the overweight under fit equation and was wondering what people considered a good starting point for training.

I live with a cycling addict who will ride 100+ miles on a weekend and has a very different idea of what a hill is to me so he is no help.

I am just not sure how much I should be doing to start with, I tend to try to do too much and then give up after a few days or don't do enough (as I am quite lazy).

I would love to ride with someone but at the moment really dont feel fit enough!

Does anyone have any suggestions or training plans I could work towards?

Thank you : )

Hi Jenny

 You need to set yourself realistic goals.

Start of getting use to the feel of the bike.

Plan yourself a route say 10miles then as you start to feel fitter increase the miles or increase your speed. Most of all have fun an enjoy.

Thanks for that!

I have planned a couple of local routes of around that distance and will try them out at the weekend, my only problem is i live in the pennines and it is all down hill out and uphill home.

I am thinking of moving to Nolfolk

I live just outside of Halifax.

I am going to give it a bash this weekend , where abouts do you MTBike as I do ride off road as well? I am trying to get fitter to enjoy my off road riding more.

Ah the other side of the pennines! I dont think I would keep up with you, I have seen your posts and you sound as fit as a flea.

Thanks, I am really very unfit though! I may give it a practise run before I ride with anyone! I did manage to ride this weekend but only at my parents house which is in East Yorkshire and flat!!!

Thanks for all of the encouragement, do you have an e-mail address Dude and I will have a practise run with my fella and then I will drop you an e-mail

Thanks Dude, I will e-mail you I am at my parents this weekend and will be riding the Dales the weekend after with my fella as we are going away for the weekend.

Do you ride on an evening, I dont mind travelling.