It's been a hard day's night... and now I'm exhausted
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It's been a hard day's night... and now I'm exhausted
I'm working 6-7 days a week between my two jobs cycling roughly 150miles/week (+30-50 miles of group rides and general transportation). Last night I had my first real bar night in a long, long time and got pretty hammered between the two bars I was at. When I got home I ended up vomiting for a while.
This morning I woke up exhausted and hungover. I still felt a little like tossing cookies and could barely stand to take a shower. The cycling plan looked like a very dismal and punishing task. So I ended up borrowing my wife's van and drove the 4 miles in to work.
What do you fully car free folks do the morning after a tough day or tougher night when you need to be somewhere?
This morning I woke up exhausted and hungover. I still felt a little like tossing cookies and could barely stand to take a shower. The cycling plan looked like a very dismal and punishing task. So I ended up borrowing my wife's van and drove the 4 miles in to work.
What do you fully car free folks do the morning after a tough day or tougher night when you need to be somewhere?
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Sweat those toxins out, you would have probably been better off biking and taking a longer route.
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You soon realize that you can make it if you have to. My commute is also 4 miles (1 way) and I think that's a nice little ride to clear my head and get the blood pumping a little better.
I do take a recovery day from time to time. I accomplish this by doing only my commute--and taking it easy there. Four miles at a slow pace isn't even exercise--it's rest.
Another thing I do is walk instead of ride once in a while. This serves the same purpose as cross training in sport cycling.
I do take a recovery day from time to time. I accomplish this by doing only my commute--and taking it easy there. Four miles at a slow pace isn't even exercise--it's rest.
Another thing I do is walk instead of ride once in a while. This serves the same purpose as cross training in sport cycling.
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I haven't encountered it yet, but I'll probably use the bus for a recovery day. 7.5-8 mile commute one way at the moment. I am looking at a new place that is equal distance between work and school AND has a better bus line to go to work.
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Argh! It's snowing. I want to ride now so badly. I'm kicking myself for not manning up and riding in.
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After a heavy night, even if you've thrown most of it up, the morning after you're probably still drunk. I heard some statistics on it once, but I wasn't paying much attention. Bottom line is driving when you're not up to it, and if you can't ride a bike four miles you're not, is not a good idea.
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After a heavy night, even if you've thrown most of it up, the morning after you're probably still drunk. I heard some statistics on it once, but I wasn't paying much attention. Bottom line is driving when you're not up to it, and if you can't ride a bike four miles you're not, is not a good idea.
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I feel your pain....I couldn't ride in the first snow because I hurt my hand. Even worse, I was in the hospital when we were having tha gorgeous Indian summer weather last week.
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I'm pretty careful about alcohol. Not from any high motives, but because there are a *lot* of alcoholics in my family tree, and I don't want to go there.
I have been various flavors of just plain sick. If I'm too dizzy to stand or can't breathe, I stay at home. The roads are dangerous enough when I'm functional. No need to make things worse by biking while I'm very impaired. If I absolutely have to go out, I walk or take a bus. Running out of food is about the only thing that would get me out tho.
I have been various flavors of just plain sick. If I'm too dizzy to stand or can't breathe, I stay at home. The roads are dangerous enough when I'm functional. No need to make things worse by biking while I'm very impaired. If I absolutely have to go out, I walk or take a bus. Running out of food is about the only thing that would get me out tho.
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Ride further than 4 miles. The best thing is not to get too drunk to bike and bike home from the bar to help burn off some of the carbs before going to bed. Try to drink water too. Alcohol isn't really such a good thing for you anyway, its actually possible to go out and dance and carry on and have fun without having alcohol. We did it last Saturday night. I mentioned in another post that two weeks ago we went out and had a too much wine and saw a motorcycle wreck on the bike ride home. The rest of the story, from the paper is that the woman who swerved into the oncoming lane and killed the motorcyclist got charged with something called "DUI manslaughter". If the woman had been on a bicycle she would have had a much better night. A LOT more fun on a bike.
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If you still felt like puking in the morning, then chances are, you were still drunk. I'd rather ride drunk than drive drunk. That or just take the day off, sounds like you need it. And always drink a pint of water before bed, especially if you've vomited. Dehydration is the main culprit in a hangover, and a bit of water that night will do you wonders the next morning.
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This may seem harsh to some of you, but what is the point of making yourself sick like this? I've done it twice in my life, and I just don't understand the attraction to it. It's not like you couldn't predict what was going to happen.
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One of the effects of alcohol is to remove inhibitions. When you're sober, of course you're not going to get drunk, you'll just have one or two. Then, when you've had one or two, you'll just have one more... oh sod it, and another! Then, of course, the next morning, you swear you'll never drink again... until you do.
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Something alcoholism and cycling have in common.
My route to work basically follows the train line, so if I want I can transform my 12 mile commute into a 2-3 mile commute. It's only 5-10 minutes faster than riding, but it's definitely good for recovery. I like to start work around 6:30-7:00 though, and the earliest train doesn't get me there until 7:30. At least it's an option; I'm relatively new here and haven't looked into buses, but that could work too.
My route to work basically follows the train line, so if I want I can transform my 12 mile commute into a 2-3 mile commute. It's only 5-10 minutes faster than riding, but it's definitely good for recovery. I like to start work around 6:30-7:00 though, and the earliest train doesn't get me there until 7:30. At least it's an option; I'm relatively new here and haven't looked into buses, but that could work too.