Gym vs Cycling

[Catrin]

I kind of like going between the gym to nature and back again. I need to be out in nature to connect to the world around me - but I tend to do those things solo. The gym rat half of me enjoys going for the range of activities and the challenges of group training, but I couldn't limit myself to indoor activities outside of recovering from something that keeps me off the bike. I need that outdoor connection.

I must admit that I am starting to get frustrated with the rate at which I seem to injure myself mountain biking, I can't seem to stay on it long enough to progress before injuring myself again I can't be the only one in this situation however, and I was warned this would likely happen before I improved. When it works it is so sweet though, just to be able to shut off everything outside of me, my connection to the bike and the woods around me. Hiking just isn't the same! As much I as I like riding the road, that isn't quite the same either...