I think I might be done with cycling. I feel like giving up and selling the bikes, including a new mountain bike I have only ridden twice. I was doing great with riding and training all through the winter. Then I was off the bike for 3-1/2 weeks due to vacation and illness. Next thing you know, I don't want to ride at all. I was training for a Century (or at the least a metric) at the end of April, but I don't think I'm going to go.

I just feel like a cycling wannabe. This is my fourth season and I'm still not a very good rider. It's so incredibly frustrating to keep trying and trying, to put in over 3,000 miles a year, and still get immediately dropped by anyone I ride with. My bike handling skills are poor and they're not improving. And I am totally embarassed about the extra weight I'm carrying around and how my legs looks in bike shorts. I used to be proud of myself for getting out there and trying, but lately I look at the bike and think "who am I trying to kid?"

So...enough whining I guess. I think I need to re-focus and figure out how to start loving my bike again. Have I completely gone off the deep end here, or have others had this type of sudden loss of motivation? And if so, what did you do about it? Please help me get back on my bike!

Wah