Here it is almost the end of May, and this year I haven't really ridden my bike at all. I gave it up long about October 2010, because the weather turned nasty and cold, and it honestly hasn't improved a lot since then.
Today, however, I got a comment from a new reader (hi, Charlotte!) and that made me re-read some of my old entries from last year. I had forgotten what enthusiasm I had, and how hard the challenges were when I first began biking, and what a wonderful feeling of accomplishment I got with each new milestone passed.
So now I am inspired to begin my 2011 Bike Training in earnest again. I still have not purchased a motor for my bike (though I still think that'd be an awfully smart idea) so I'll still have to tackle all these big hills on my own. It's on my to-do list, though. One of these days I'll get around to upgrading my bike, and then the hills will not kill me anymore and I'll have a much greater range of biking possibilities.
Though I haven't been biking, I HAVE been walking. I generally walk about three times a week, for about 20 minutes at a time. So that's been pretty gentle exersize. Just enough to warm up the system and remind my body that winter hibernation is over.
There's something discouraging about biking again, just because I know I won't pick up where I left off. I won't be able to just ride straight to the store without it being a struggle. So what I need to do is go back to those beginning entries from last year, and gauge myself by that. This year I'll see how long it'll take me to re-gain the condition I'd won last year, and try to earn it back faster. That will be my victory.
Today, however, I got a comment from a new reader (hi, Charlotte!) and that made me re-read some of my old entries from last year. I had forgotten what enthusiasm I had, and how hard the challenges were when I first began biking, and what a wonderful feeling of accomplishment I got with each new milestone passed.
So now I am inspired to begin my 2011 Bike Training in earnest again. I still have not purchased a motor for my bike (though I still think that'd be an awfully smart idea) so I'll still have to tackle all these big hills on my own. It's on my to-do list, though. One of these days I'll get around to upgrading my bike, and then the hills will not kill me anymore and I'll have a much greater range of biking possibilities.
Though I haven't been biking, I HAVE been walking. I generally walk about three times a week, for about 20 minutes at a time. So that's been pretty gentle exersize. Just enough to warm up the system and remind my body that winter hibernation is over.
There's something discouraging about biking again, just because I know I won't pick up where I left off. I won't be able to just ride straight to the store without it being a struggle. So what I need to do is go back to those beginning entries from last year, and gauge myself by that. This year I'll see how long it'll take me to re-gain the condition I'd won last year, and try to earn it back faster. That will be my victory.
Any updates?
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed reading your blog. I hope you are getting on well.
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The bike was a great purchase. Hopefully, you will write some more posts for us all to read.