Wed- 26 miles- Queer Ride
Thur- 36 miles- Thurs Night SR
Friday-26.7 miles- Random Ride to Rocket
Sat- 51.2 miles- Ride to Andice
Sun- 0 miles- Rested and Complained about Pain
Mon- 3 miles- Ride to Get the Car
I wondered out-loud lats night why it has been so hard for me to bike anywhere anymore. Is it my back hurting or am I just getting worse at cycling or maybe I'm not eating properly? For some reason, the 50 mile ride on Saturday was extremely difficult and I couldn't figure out why.
Yesterday, my bf kindly explained that it was very cold outside, pouring down rain, I was in a bad mood, didn't eat breakfast and had cycled long rides leading up to that ride. If you put all of those factors together, it's a big deal that I actually finished that ride in one piece.
Yes, it was very cold and raining and my stupid self didn't eat a full breakfast. Eating breakfast on a ride that starts at 8am is probably the most important thing. Also, eating and drinking water as much as possible to provide energy (which I didn't do either). I wasn't prepared, I just thought I would show up and ride it and didn't consider how much I would suffer from not being prepared.
It was an emotional 50 mile ride for me, because the week prior just wasn't good at all. Every thing was against me, I was against myself too. I felt very out of place and pretty much cried the entire second half (good thing I was by myself pretty much the entire way back).
I called in to work on the Thursday before the long ride, (for personal reasons), and didn't go to work until today, (Tuesday). I guess weeks like this happen, and I should consider all the factors involved and just keep on trying. I have considered giving up because I woke up one day and started sucking at riding a bike, but I will blame all of this on the weather and just wait for Spring to show up.
