First (almost) century on my Domane AL2 Gen 4

I started cycling two years ago at 29 years old when my wife got me a Trek FX1 for Father’s Day. Last summer, I got a trek Domane AL2 because I loved it so much. Over this winter I got a wahoo Kickr snap and hooked the FX1 up to it and have been riding it since November or December. When I got the FX1 I immediately started listening to podcasts to learn as much about cycling as possible and went down the cycling rabbit hole. I trialed some free apps on the snap initially to get used to it, knowing that I wanted to go with TR in the end. I’m a teacher and have a toddler, so I wanted to be as efficient with workouts as possible and have someone tell me the best workout possible. I signed up for trainer road in April, as my wife entered me in a century. Because of TR, my FTP went from 153 to 178. With working out three days per week and being new to the sport, I felt like that was a good gain, although I was hoping to get it over 200 by my ride. Prior to this my biggest outside ride was 35 miles. I’m really proud of myself; my primary goal was to finish and secondary was to finish in under 8 hours as I didn’t know what to expect.