Just a newbie

[garwoodgirl]

Thanks Melissa!
I just got back from a morning ride and posted my info on bikejournal. That was really fun. I also entered my team as Team Estrogen. It was good to feel part of a team! I read my message from last night and realized that it sounded whiney Sorry to all that had to read that. I guess I was feeling a bit down. Any how, thanks again for your support
Barb

[Geonz]

We all get whiney :-)

I also use the "okay, dear, you certainly are exhausted, so just go out for 10 minutes" thing. It's so strange that I completely forget the exhaustion 95% of the time... that other time, yea, I go back in.

Keeping track of little bits of progress helps too. Saying "okay, I'm going to try to get to the next mph for ten times around the pedals" ... and then the next day, try to do that for 15 times around the pedals... or other little measures of progress ... it takes my mind away from whatever was cluttering it (or, it clutters it and distracts me from important stuff - but no matteR! the other stuff will be there at the end of the ride!)

Bikejournal is fun and of course you can *bound* up through the ranks at the beginning with every little mile!