Small victory

[Cella66]

Today was a big day for me. I overcame an irrational fear that just cropped up this spring. I rode in heavy traffic for the first time since last summer. I am not sure why this fear appeared out of the blue. I am just so happy to have pushed through it.

I ride alone and this forum is my only riding outlet, so I felt that someone else may have had something similar happen to them and could possibly appreciate the soaring victory I felt inside.


Now if I could just get my average up...

[RolliePollie]

Congratulations! I have yet to ride in heavy traffic...and the thought of it scares me to death! Sounds like a HUGE victory to me!

Today was the first time I wasn't absolutely mortified while riding on the road. We don't have much traffic around here, but the narrow winding roads make it really scary to have cars around. I can relate to your feeling of accomplishment.

Good for you!!!! :D

[SouthernBelle]

Congrats on overcoming that fear. I'm lucky in that I have lots of countryside to ride through, but have to ride through town to get to it.

You are right to be pleased.

[JLZimrmn]

Riding on the road with heavy traffic scares me because of the fear of having to stop abruptly.

I am not very comfortable clipping in and out of my pedals yet so one of my biggest fears is having to ride at an intersection.

[Zen]

I would not want to be riding clipless in traffic. What's your distance between intersections?

[teigyr]

Good for you! I don't think it's an irrational fear, it seems like a logical fear to me. I used to ride in traffic and I've found that since I stopped, those fear demons are cropping up in my head :o

Anyway, that is a huge milestone and congrats!!!!