Kimmyt
09-01-2006, 05:21 AM
I think I burnt myself out. I was going really strong for awhile, putting quite a few miles on my bike per week, riding in at least once a week, doing a lot of my other activities. Then I went on vacation (and NEEDED it) and came back and just couldn't get up the motivation to do anything.
Three weeks after my last road ride and I was having major guilt issues. I woke up several times going, "I should ride in this morning, but it looks like it's going to rain". Yesterday was a gorgeous burgeoning autumn day and I bailed because, "I canNOT get out of bed". I guess my body was telling me it had had enough.
You know how it is.
So this morning I made myself ride in. I didn't pay attention to the weather, I said as long as it wasn't pouring when I woke up that I'd ride, and I did. It was pretty cool, too, and a nice enough ride except for some minor aching in my knee (I think from not riding in so long... paybacks I guess). And I felt much better once I got in and showered and coffeed.
Then the coworkers start asking me if I'm okay in the head because its apparently supposed to rain cats and dogs and strong winds and other hurricane-like things and I was just like, "oh, uhm, well i guess if it's raining i'll just have to ride home in it". So there. That'll be punishment enough for the sins of being lazy for the past three weeks!
(also I couldn't help but think that if it was dangerously stormy out that I could always call the Boy and get him to pick me up)
Three weeks after my last road ride and I was having major guilt issues. I woke up several times going, "I should ride in this morning, but it looks like it's going to rain". Yesterday was a gorgeous burgeoning autumn day and I bailed because, "I canNOT get out of bed". I guess my body was telling me it had had enough.
You know how it is.
So this morning I made myself ride in. I didn't pay attention to the weather, I said as long as it wasn't pouring when I woke up that I'd ride, and I did. It was pretty cool, too, and a nice enough ride except for some minor aching in my knee (I think from not riding in so long... paybacks I guess). And I felt much better once I got in and showered and coffeed.
Then the coworkers start asking me if I'm okay in the head because its apparently supposed to rain cats and dogs and strong winds and other hurricane-like things and I was just like, "oh, uhm, well i guess if it's raining i'll just have to ride home in it". So there. That'll be punishment enough for the sins of being lazy for the past three weeks!
(also I couldn't help but think that if it was dangerously stormy out that I could always call the Boy and get him to pick me up)