By that I mean rides without some kind of training or exercise objective. I had one like that today. Nearly two weeks off the bike due to long work hours. Seems like every ride lately had to have some kind of "goal" attached to it.

Today I had a few hours and just decided to ride just for fun. Didn't worry if my cadence was a little low. I didn't attack any hills at all. I coasted when I felt like coasting. I took breaks when my body said to. I stopped for a candy bar.

It was just what the head-doctor ordered. I could literally feel the stress sloughing off. I was just a guy out riding. Just about brought tears to my eyes, it was so fun.

I'm gonna schedule a few more pointless rides for sure.