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One thing I've always found amusing is the weird "unknown other" sense you always get on one forum when referring to other competing forums for a particular interest. It's basically verbotten to link to a road bike review thread, and it is the same way on other special interest forums. Or maybe I'm just imagining that.
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There is a social cyclists' forum, but it seemed that even posting a link to it would get your posting deleted and 2 demerits. Maybe BF is a little more lax, I noticed a link to rbr forum recently that did not get taken away.
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Maybe you guys can motivate me. Every Monday afternoon I resolve to go for a run in the evening. By the time I get home from work (around 6:30) and eat dinner and wind down, it's 8ish and I really should go for a short run but I feel tired. Anyone want to give me some tips for keeping myself honest this week? The easiest way to stay honest is to not plan to run, obviously...
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Maybe you guys can motivate me. Every Monday afternoon I resolve to go for a run in the evening. By the time I get home from work (around 6:30) and eat dinner and wind down, it's 8ish and I really should go for a short run but I feel tired. Anyone want to give me some tips for keeping myself honest this week? The easiest way to stay honest is to not plan to run, obviously...
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Maybe you guys can motivate me. Every Monday afternoon I resolve to go for a run in the evening. By the time I get home from work (around 6:30) and eat dinner and wind down, it's 8ish and I really should go for a short run but I feel tired. Anyone want to give me some tips for keeping myself honest this week? The easiest way to stay honest is to not plan to run, obviously...
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I hope my comment isn't misconstrued, because it is intended as a sincere compliment. This forum needs more newbs with his enthusiasm and resiliency.
#113
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RE: running... why don't you just do it before work on Friday? I've had so many evenings, even in my single days when no one cared where I was or what I was doing after work, where I would tell myself I'd go for a night run before bed but I'd almost never do it. Like maybe a 5% success rate.
If I wake up early, I'll force myself to do it because it makes me feel better the rest of the day.
#114
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I'm not. I'll have to read through it first, hadn't even bothered opening that one yet.
RE: running... why don't you just do it before work on Friday? I've had so many evenings, even in my single days when no one cared where I was or what I was doing after work, where I would tell myself I'd go for a night run before bed but I'd almost never do it. Like maybe a 5% success rate.
If I wake up early, I'll force myself to do it because it makes me feel better the rest of the day.
RE: running... why don't you just do it before work on Friday? I've had so many evenings, even in my single days when no one cared where I was or what I was doing after work, where I would tell myself I'd go for a night run before bed but I'd almost never do it. Like maybe a 5% success rate.
If I wake up early, I'll force myself to do it because it makes me feel better the rest of the day.
Regarding running, I think I should consider getting up early to run instead of doing it later. But that would put me in @Heathpack category of awakening at 4:30 or 4:45. I have to be out the door by 6:50 most days. Grrr.
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#116
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You can do what I do, which is probably the worst possible situation. I set my alarm for 4:45 and snooze it over and over again for at least an hour. I eventually roll out of bed and have my coffee/walk the dog, and I'm lucky if I get on the trainer by 7 (at work by 8:30). I feel like waking up every 8 minutes to silence an alarm is less restful than just waking up, yet I keep doing it. One day I'll learn.
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How about "Thank God for Bikesdirect.com..."
Regarding running, I think I should consider getting up early to run instead of doing it later. But that would put me in @Heathpack category of awakening at 4:30 or 4:45. I have to be out the door by 6:50 most days. Grrr.
Regarding running, I think I should consider getting up early to run instead of doing it later. But that would put me in @Heathpack category of awakening at 4:30 or 4:45. I have to be out the door by 6:50 most days. Grrr.
Not for everyone but if you can make it work, its a nice quiet time and a really great start to your day. For me, it really helps with the triple tasking and stress management.
I leave my house at 7:10, though, so I get where you're coming from.
Speaking of triple tasking, crazy morning for me. Full appointment schedule and three pick ups from the ER and another walk-in emergency in the middle of it all. One cerebellar infact and two dogs with cluster seizures. Plus a spinal trauma, dog who was hit by a car. I say it was a walk-in but that dog can't actually walk.
#119
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BTW, when I said another forum earlier, I meant another sub-forum other than the #41 .
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How about "Thank God for Bikesdirect.com..."
Regarding running, I think I should consider getting up early to run instead of doing it later. But that would put me in @Heathpack category of awakening at 4:30 or 4:45. I have to be out the door by 6:50 most days. Grrr.
Regarding running, I think I should consider getting up early to run instead of doing it later. But that would put me in @Heathpack category of awakening at 4:30 or 4:45. I have to be out the door by 6:50 most days. Grrr.