one step forward, three steps back

[IFjane]

I hear you, mbccasland! I, too, have EIA & ALWAYS sound like a freight train. I was talking about it on our group ride last night. The terrain here is hilly & I am almost always huffing and puffing as I try to climb. Everyone else - including one rider who says he also has EIA - seems to be able to ride without sounding like they are going to explode. I can't talk when I'm breathing like that, while everyone else cruises past me, carrying on a conversation while climbing a hill....grrrrrr.....

Add a headwind to the equation and I am also one unhappy camper!

I have to keep telling myself to just ride my ride and quit trying to keep up with the hammerheads. Hang in there & ride when it's fun!

[LBTC]

Beth, you've been off the bike for a bit, maybe you should take a few lighter rides first, before trying to keep up with a fast group like that!

I know what it's like to be off the bike for awhile. Not only take it slow, but be grateful for all the things you can *still* do, the surprise that, even though your lungs didn't cooperate, your legs feel fine - or whatever it is that is working for you. Patience and baby steps - you'll get back where you want to!

Hugs and encouraging butterflies,
~T~