Don't get down over it Roady. You're young and you've got all the foundations of a strong cyclist in there still - the fitness doesn't just dissolve overnight - it'll still be there for you to wake up and revive later in the year or next year even. Just tick yourself over with Zwift or whatever as and when time allows.
Maybe make the best of the non cycling time and improve the diet/trim some weight or whatever?
I stopped bothering looking at my commute data because I realised that it was taking me 5 miles to get warmed up, on a 8 mile commute! I came to the conclusion the data was just junk really, 75% of the ride was warm-up.
Don't feel young at the moment!
The hot weather coupled with some bits of sickness over the last couple of weeks have really taken their toll. Throw in some interrupted sleep (the dog more to blame than the baby!) and I've been feeling really run down/gloomy! Last week really hurt, but equally was the first full week of Nursery with us figuring out new routines. I feel a hell of a lot better after that 60 mile Zwift session on sunday, as it felt like a step in the right direction training/fitness wise so just need to keep that up for some regular riding. Providing I can shake this recurring illness (I'm sure it's linked to poor sleep and the heat running me down) I'll be feeling much better.
Don't fret - I did no riding for 3 years (start of 2012 to end of 2014) and look at me now
Haha, if only! To be fair because I've seen fairly consistent progress through the last ~7 years I've been riding as my fitness has obviously improved. From 2015 onwards things got more 'serious', still seeing solid improvements. 2018 will my first year where I've not improved, it will be really not something I'm used to! With commuting I can't really 'avoid' riding and to be fair as I enjoy cycling so much I can't imagine choosing not to!
I appreciate it is easier said than done when you have commitments like youngsters, but my recommendation is do something like I did Jan-Mar on Zwift, use the world hack to climb the old Wattopia KOM or the Alpe Du Zwift after a short warmup for as long as you can as often as you can when outdoor rides aren't possible.
Valid recommendation but really sure I'd find that boring! I've only ridden that segment twice! For me that's missing a huge amount of the social aspect of Zwift
For me it's twofold, I need to enjoy my time training/riding as that's the main aim, rather than really progress/fitness (as I feel like I've always progressed without a large amount of effort). The other side of that is maximising my time riding, which has generally lead me to racing/group riding on Zwift primarily with the WBR guys. I get enough junk (base) miles commuting!
A large part of my riding is as cheap commuting transport - it's boring most of the time (certainly through the bad weather!) so my mindset settles on it as a way to have some fitness, save money and (some) enjoyment. So when I ride through 'choice' I really want to find enjoyment, that's tended to be competition through racing or banter in group workouts.
