Granted, Texas isn't Michigan, but....

I'm having a tough time getting motivated as well. My new commute is 17 miles each way, 10 miles longer than it used to be, and with the coldish days (40s and gray a lot this week), it's tough to get motivated, knowing that I start in darkness and end in darkness and with the cloudiness I don't even get to see sunrises or sunsets. Also, I picked up a pretty good head cold this week.

I've had to realize that I can't ride every day without it taking a toll on me. I hope once things warm up the ride will get easier and my endurance will improve. (Endurance isn't the right word... it's just that, on the days I commute I'm spending 10% of the day in the saddle.) I'm just trying to keep the thread going by riding at least once a week in the hope that things will get better eventually.