New, Out of Shape, Happy & Tired
Howdy, I think I'm mainly posting because I need the motivation to keep riding my bike. :o
I got it last fall and decided on a mountain bike because I'm in the pacific northwest and figured I could always ride a mountain bike on the pavement but a road bike wasn't going to be very happy on a mountain.. Life happened and for more than 6 months my bike's sat abandoned and lonely. Last friday I decided it was time I did something about being horribly out of shape, and that I actually use my beloved bike that I was bouncing off the walls about when I first got her. so....somehow my mountain bike has begun a double life, when she's unused she looks like a pretty little specialized rockhopper. Then I cajole her into her secret life as a roadbike. So far she's been much more accepting of it than my body has.
I road ten miles and wanted to die. my sit bones hurt. I spent most of saturday and sunday standing.. Monday I went for a 5 mile ride and was pretty sure I'd survive and not fall over dead immediately. It was pretty great. I decided I needed to ride a century!
So, now my boyfriend thinks I've lost my mind... I rode ~10 miles tuesday, wednesday, thursday, and today. Tomorrow I'm going to sloth and Sunday I'm hoping to survive 20 miles.
So far I feel great other than being exhausted. No joint pain, no bad pain, just tired cranky muscles, which makes a day of slothing Saturday seem divine. Just trying to psych myself up. So far, week 1 has been wonderful. I hope my attempt at a longer ride, for me, Sunday goes well, and that week 2 treats me kindly.
Guess I'm just hoping people will wish me luck and be encouraging ;) I feel sort of like I've lost my mind from thinking I'm going to die after 10 miles to wanting to do a century a few days later. But I'm really enjoying the time I spend on my bike, and for some reason it's important to me to do this.