Confession

[ACG]

I've been holding this in. Explanation first. I work a 9 to 5 job. So cycling is limited to early a.m. or weekends. In the a.m. it is only for a short time cuz I have a child to take to school.

Anyway, last week, my daughter had to be at school early, so I got to work early, finished most of my 'stuff'. I left around 9:00 a.m., went home, changed and went riding for 2.5 hours. It felt great! The weather was around 75 degrees and sunny, clear. No traffic cuz everyone was a school/work. Got home, showered, went back to work. Was in a great mood all day! No one could figure out why.

Ok, confession over. I'm busy this week so will to do this again try again next week. This is a big deal to me, cuz I never get to ride very much during the week.

[CorsairMac]

Lucky you!.....I've started riding for my "lunch" hour and know what you mean about feeling great the rest of the day! Endorphins junkies maybe! :rolleyes: thanks for sharing with us!...and here's hoping you can "sneak off" again!!

[nuthatch]

If you're privileged enough to be able to stretch a leg every day (and I am very privileged in that respect because DH takes my daughter to school for me and I commute to work every day) do you notice a worsening of your mood on the days you might miss riding? I sure do! I take one day a week as a 'rest day' from cycling and I feel rotten that evening - like I've been living a debauched life of drink or something. It's not just mental, it's physical yuckiness!! I guess I really am hooked on the endorphins!

[Tar-Cat]

Wow, sounds like that really would have been a great ride!! On the days that I ride to school I'm always dying to finish my work so I can get out of that windowless lab and ride home. It's only a 2 mile ride, but on the way home its downhill the whole way!! Nothing like 2 miles at 35mph to make you feel better after a rough day :) :cool:

[Selkie]

Isn't it wonderful? I live in the DC area, so during "off work" hours, my favorite bike paths are usually busy, especially in mild/nice weather (middle aged or 20-something male speedsters going way too fast, roller bladers, kids who can't control their bikes, "weaving" inexperienced cyclists, walkers/joggers who insist on going two or three abreast, people w/baby carriages--the extra wide models are the worst). It can be nerve wracking. Consequently, I love opportunities to ride when the 'obstacles or 'terrorizers' are either at work/school or still sleeping. Sometimes, I'll take a day off in the middle of the week just to enjoy a ride in solitude. Those are the best :D This is one of the reason that I don't mind riding in the winter--it keeps the fair-weather people inside and I get the trails pretty much to myself.

[snowtulip]

Good for you ACG! I think you should make this a regular habit, I bet your productivity is so much better since you are in such a good mood.

A message to all companies, please let your workers go for a bike ride during the workday, it will help you make more money!

Let's see if they listen, until then, hope you get a chance to do it again next week!

[nuthatch]

A message to all companies, please let your workers go for a bike ride during the workday, it will help you make more money!

Let's see if they listen, until then, hope you get a chance to do it again next week!

Oh wouldn't this be wonderful!! They'd save half their health care costs, I bet! (Well, except for those of us who keep falling over in their clipless pedals :p )

[Aramei]

I would LOVE to have a couple hours in the middle of the day to go for a nice ride. Across the road from my work is a nice bike/rollerblade trail along the river here.

I most times sit at my desk all day with nothing to do, wishing I could get out of here and go for a ride. LOL Especially now that I have the "biking bug" Just started riding this spring.

[RoadRaven]

Some days I can organise that my partner meets me at work middayish and we can head off for an hour ride together and then I go back to work and he heads off to finish the rest of his training ride.
Thats pretty cool