I didn't want to.. but I did it.

[LadyinWhite]

I woke up on the wrong side of the bike today - Woke up to work related b/s, chores, and just plan CRANKY. I finally clear my plate enough to take a short ride - I don't want to but I force myself so as not to skip a day. I head out and I am SO not feeling it.

I decide to do my short rolling hills loop instead of my not so short ocean view loop. At every intersection I want to turn home. At every hill my muscles are screaming at me. Every van that goes by feels the need to give me a toot, only adding to my annoyance and I'm thinking to myself constantly.. What was I thinking? Why am I doing this? This sucks - I want to go home and float in the pool..I actually wanted to apologize to the Girl for being in such a bad mood.

Then.. there it is.. that sudden realization that I've stopped complaining, my legs have stopped hurting and I'm in a groove. God I love that. I don't even know when or where it happened.. somewhere around mile 12 - hill #3 and I realize that I'm down in the drops, a long stretch of flat is opening up in front of me and damn if the MPH didn't drop below 20 for the next 5 miles.

Heaven

Got home - total 20 miles on the nose and a new personal best for my hilly loop - avg speed 14.1. I FINALLY broke the 13.7 mark.

Still a little cranky but - all in all, a productive morning was had. I love my bike.

T.

[fultzie]

...nothing like a good ride...

[Zen]

Half of that feeling is hormones (the good kind) the other half is mental.

I know the feeling...and I like it too!

[pooks]

I think you just motivated me to go get on my bike!

[Jiffer]

Awesome story! Thanks for sharing. And congrats on breaking your personal best.

[Scarlet]

nice one hun go get some
scarlet x