Commuting - Break time

I feel like taking a break from riding tomorrow. Does that make me a "lame-o?"

(Maybe all this "Speedy Gonzales" stuff is more than just a walk in the park...)

Will I lose my place in the, "Commuter's Hall of...Obsessive/Compulsive Guys?"

:confused:

Don't know, Pete. If I see any obsessive/compulsive guys around, I'll ask them. I have to drive tomorrow too....but I will get up early and do 20 miles before I shower and head for work! :D (Hmmmmm, wonder if that makes me obsessive.......naw!!)

Originally posted by nebill
I have to drive tomorrow too....but I will get up early and do 20 miles before I shower and head for work! :D (Hmmmmm, wonder if that makes me obsessive.......naw!!)

Now that's what I call commitment!:eek:

I'm obsessive compulsive, but that's because I have no alternative (apart from walking, which is how I do all my shopping). I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing, but I have never felt like taking a break from it tho.

Chris

Don't worry about losing your status Pete. :) Everyone has to do things they don't like doing from time to time.
I know that deep down inside you really want to ride and not take a break.

I had to drive yesterday because we were having dinner with friends and I had to get home as quickly as possible.

I know it's hard to believe, but my one human-powered bike isn't quite as fast as a 150+ horsepower car (except at a stop light).

But I rode today and feel better mentally and physically. :thumbup:

Now that's what I call commitment!

My wife, a non-rider, probably thinks I need to be committed! :)

Taking a day off once in a while to drive is not the end of the world...the important thing is having the desire to get back in the saddle!

The ride this morning went very nice, by the way! Left the house at 72 degrees, and virtually no wind. Rode 10 miles, turned around, and the winds started to come up. Two more miles and I was working into a strong headwind! Topped The Hill at only 10 mph, slowest I have done that in a long time! But, hey, people in the big City pay lots of $$$$ to get a workout like I did, and they don't get the sights, sounds ans smells that I enjoyed!

Have a great day!!

Pete,
I think it is better to take a break from something when you feel like it and hopefully come back refreshed and eager. I have been away the last couple of weeks. The first week was vacation. I took my new old bike. I had a beautiful riding situation - rural highway with huge shoulders and almost no traffic. So how many days did I actually ride? Exactly ONE. I really wanted to ride, but if I didn't get up really early to do it, I preferred just hanging out drinking coffee with Rainbabe. Then we were off doing other things. I took my bike knowing I might not use it much, but I'm still glad I did.

Don't you know, the very LAST day I met a guy on his bike at the little convenience store around the corner. Every day at lunchtime he rides his 20-year-old Raleigh 10-speed there from his office, about 8 miles out the same highway. He had an old Brooks saddle so we immediately had something in common. We had a great chat. Had I met him the first day, you can bet I would have arranged to either meet him at the store and ride with him to his office and return alone or ride out to his office to join him for the ride in.

The next week was business so no riding then. The point is, I didn't feel guilty or even too frustrated. But I sure was ready to get on my pony and ride when I got home. Yorick was just a little sulky because I left him all alone so long and had taken Dolce on vacation instead of him. He go over it.

So a break can be like a BC powder (you guys from up North and overseas may not understand, but Pete will), take one "and you'll come back strong."
Rainman

A break from riding at least one or two days a week is highly reccomended by every coach/expert I've read, talked to and worked with. You can't progress without taking time out to recover