Put a big goal on the calendar early “Find a goal that’s just a little bit scary and involves a commitment of time and/or money, and put it on the calendar.”

Find a bucket-list event that piques your interest. Maybe it’s something as big as the BC Bike Race or Singletrack 6 stage races, maybe it’s an early season gravel race, maybe it’s a cycling tour in Spain or Italy or maybe it’s just a goal of riding 100 miles in April with a group of friends. Find a goal that’s just a little bit scary and involves a commitment of time and/ or money, and put it on the calendar. Having a big goal or an event that sounds exciting on the calendar will keep you on the trainer or outside cross-training instead of huddling inside and binge-watching a series on Netflix. “It’s very motivating to have an event to look forward to during the depths of winter,” says Kate Sparling-holmes, who puts the Roam women’s cycling festival on her calendar for May every year. Having that early-season event makes it easier to stay on track with training even when the days are short and the nights are long.