Funny that this thread came along today. I have not had any lag in enthusiasm this year until last night. I just plain didn't want to ride. There was not one part of me that wanted to get on the bike. Period. But I did. It was ok. Not great. But ok.

Usually if I'm struggling with riding, it's because I'm feeling guilty about starting dinner, doing laundry, you know stuff that has to be done to keep the house running and it wears off about the time I get warmed up and the ride turns out to be awesome. But not last night - I couldn't get into the groove.

Normally I'm right where Annie is with riding - love the sweat dripping while climbing - and I feel soooo much better afterwards . My family even comments - "Don't you need to go on a bike ride?" they can guage my moods based on whether I've been riding or not!

It's raining today so I don't have to make the decision "to ride or not to ride". So I'm going shopping - need a couple of new jerseys and I'll be anxious to try them out, which means I have to ride! See how that resolved itself?