Too hyper to sleep!

[OakLeaf]

Hahaha, been so long since I'd been on an evening ride I forgot about this one.

Yeah, me too. Didn't get to sleep until past 11 last night, even though the ride was over by 8. If you read about sleep hygiene, one of the things they always tell you is not to work out at night. Well... if you want to ride a bicycle outside during the week and you work during the day, or ride with people who do, not much choice.

I'm with you on the other part, too. It was supposed to be a recovery ride, but the ride leader had come up with a fairly ambitious distance for the amount of daylight we have this time of year. The four slower riders turned around within 10 miles, realizing they wouldn't get in before dark if they finished the route. The rest of us stayed together - didn't exactly hammer, but it was definitely a harder pace than I was planning on.

Ah well. This won't kill my taper, but it's definitely given me a clearer picture that the threat to my taper is cycling, not running.

[staceysue]

LOL Oak Leaf! I could never even consider exercise that late and expect to sleep.

[malkin]

Sometimes if I can't sleep, I'll get up and have a stretch and then go back to bed and turn on the BBC.

If that doesn't put me out then it's time to fire up the Alan Watts tapes.

If Alan Watts doesn't put me out, probably nothing short of general anesthesia will, so I'll just listen and relax and be ok with that.

Otherwise, I follow my gramma's rule:
If you can't sleep, get up.
If you can't stay awake, go to bed.

[Ritamarie]

Otherwise, I follow my gramma's rule:
If you can't sleep, get up.
If you can't stay awake, go to bed.

Love that! I'm a terrible sleeper too. Honestly, I wish I could get by with 2 hours sleep a night!