I'm 43 and started riding a road bike last summer. I rode a mountain bike to work a lot before then, but figured since I never went off-road that I'd make the switch to road biking. I ride whenever I can, or more accurately, when family situations allow; usually twice or three times a week. When I ride to work it's 15mi in, and 15mi back. These past couple weekends I've tried for a couple longer rides and got my first 60mi ride and then a 30mi ride today with a lot of hills.
I'm kinda gearing up for my first bike race that is about a month away. I have no delusions of winning, but it's more of a "support your sport" race for me this year. (I have questions about my first race but that'll be a separate post).
Anyway, I'm leaving for a week to go to a family reunion, but can't afford to pay to ship my bike there. I was wondering if anyone could suggest some exercises to do "off bike" that would keep me moving forward, or at least not backwards. I'm not looking for a 2-hour workout or anything; just something I can do before everyone wakes up. So a best of both worlds kind of thing.
Thanks for any tips you can offer!