Trying to get back into this

[Crankin]

Molly, I might never ride again, if never said "I never want to do that again," after a ride... seriously, I usually always think that after a challenging ride, but it's followed by a feeling of being proud of my accomplishment. I just read an article that endurance athletes have a particular kind of amnesia about suffering, that allows them to go back and do the same thing over and over, despite the suffering quotient.

[NoNo]

Woo hoo! Way to attack that crag! Seriously, that makes me excited, and kind of wanting to climb now, lol. I hear you about enjoying the moment. I think I got too wrapped up in the numbers when I used to ride. I may have to drive to places and unload the bike to see new areas. Thankfully, I live on the shore, so there's plenty of scenery to get lost in!

[MollyJ]

Crankin there are two forms of "I never want to do that again", I think. There is the form you experience when your body is not prepared but you do some form of exercise and you spend days recovering from it and the thought of doing it again causes revulsion. That's the one I seek to avoid. Then there is the "cannot wait to get off of this bike feeling" I had when I came home against the wind (bad planning) for a 42 mile ride, the longest I have done in a while. And yes, that one is all about bragging rights, knowing you pushed yourself a little or a lot and that you can keep "going further".

I remember vividly thinking during labor with my son, "How could I have been talked in to doing this?" and then hours later, looking at him bundled up in his crib thinking, "I can't wait to do that again!" and just laughing at myself because of the 180 degree turn in thinking.

[Crankin]

I don't avoid the first kind, because sometimes, I have to do rides that take a few days to recover from. And besides, I give myself alittle slacking extra recovery time, as we all know, that's one of the benefits of aging.

[Catrin]

Woo hoo! Way to attack that crag! Seriously, that makes me excited, and kind of wanting to climb now, lol. I hear you about enjoying the moment. I think I got too wrapped up in the numbers when I used to ride. I may have to drive to places and unload the bike to see new areas. Thankfully, I live on the shore, so there's plenty of scenery to get lost in!

I hear you about getting too caught up with the numbers, I do that as well. I think that's one of the reasons I like hiking in the woods, kind of hard to get caught up in the numbers. It IS part of competitive kettlebell lifting so I can't leave the numbers completely behind.