# Half year prep to long distance ride **URL:** \ **Category:** Success Stories\ **Created:** [August 13, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/half-year-prep-to-long-distance-ride/29756 "2025-08-13T16:29:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HarryHirsch](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/harryhirsch/32/23299_2.png) [@HarryHirsch](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/HarryHirsch)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/half-year-prep-to-long-distance-ride/29756/1 "2025-08-13T16:29:09Z")
2024 was incredibly busy for me job-wise. I put on quite a bit of weight. In January I realized something-must-be-done™ and bought a Kickr Bike Shift. Since then: Lost a lot of that excess weight, regained my form and then some, did that long distance ride, did all in all more riding than I did in 5 years. Granted, I also did some 200 to 400km rides in that time, but that Kickr Bike helped me a lot to get back on track. Also, it allowed me to get the training in easily, without fully kitting out, washing my bike afterwards or riding in the dark. I did about a third of my total riding virtually on that Kickr Bike. ---
**Author:** ![Glen.Coutts](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/glen.coutts/32/25318_2.png) [@Glen.Coutts](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Glen.Coutts)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 1:05pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/half-year-prep-to-long-distance-ride/29756/2 "2025-08-14T13:05:13Z")
Noice!!