i've gone crazy (sort of a whine)

[crazycanuck]

Ok, crazycanuck has joined the nutty brigade and am wondering what to do...

I love to bike (hence why i'm here) however have started a tri training course and haven't been able to do as much. Not only that but my head's been spinning all week (and it's only tuesday) thinking about what i plan to do each day in terms of exercise but it hasn't materialized.(pounding headache, the need to stop for a moment, running partner slept in) I've been depressed and upset all night about not being able to go biking...

Please assure me i haven't gone crazy..(it happened to me before when i felt i was making my bike my friend in a way and just couldn't get away from my bike) I somehow feel that taking a few days away from it all is a bad yet ok thing..

THis is so hard to explain but it makes so much sense...

complaint over

cheryl

[DeniseGoldberg]

Cheryl -
It's perfectly OK to take a break from cycling and training. I know it's hard to stop - me too! - but I also know that allowing myself to take a break helps me to focus again. Take a break, think about your goals, and think about how (and where) your training fits into your every day life. I've found that just taking a break can revitalize my cycling.

Something else I've found that helps is varying my rides. It sounds silly, but I easily fall into the habit of riding the same routes over and over again. Some of that is because I commute to work by bike in the warm (and daylight-supported) months. And some of it is just habit. I find that throwing my bike in the car and going someplace completely different to ride helps a lot too. I live in eastern Massachusetts, so it's a relatively short drive to starting points for rides along the coasts of New Hampshire and Maine - and soaking up the views along the coast from my bike helps me.

--- Denise

[pkq]

Cheryl -
It's perfectly OK to take a break from cycling and training. I know it's hard to stop - me too! - but I also know that allowing myself to take a break helps me to focus again. Take a break, think about your goals, and think about how (and where) your training fits into your every day life. I've found that just taking a break can revitalize my cycling.

--- Denise

She said it best so what she said.

[crazycanuck]

Hello ladies,

Thanks for the support! Also Denise if i'm ever in your area, i'll take ya out for coffee!

c

[DeniseGoldberg]

Hello ladies,

Thanks for the support! Also Denise if i'm ever in your area, i'll take ya out for coffee!

c

Hey thanks! A bike ride too...
Seriously, I'm glad it helped.

--- Denise

[MightyMitre]

Hi CC

I guess it's all about balance. They talk about work/life balance, well I think it's the same for sport/life balance.

My brother does triathlon and has been training for the Floridor Ironman. When I spoke to him a few weeks ago he was starting to wonder why he was doing it. He said the training had totally taken over his whole life -from the minute he gets up , to what he eats for lunch, to filling out training diary and fitting it all round his job as a life guard with its irregular hours. It's very easy to get very obsessed, very quickly.

BUT - he really enjoys it. I think the fact that you can recognise you're in need of a break is a very good sign. It means you're listening to your body and mind and are aware of what's going on, so the chances of over training and totally frying your brain are minimal.

Maybe you could schedule in a rest/ v.light day of training every 10 days when you just do something totally fun and different. Otherwise Good Luck - I have much admiration for people that can achive in 3 different sports all at the same time.