Originally Posted by
dennis336
There are some days where I don't feel enthusiastic about going for a ride but I feel I "should" either to keep up with my conditioning or if, for some reason, the next few days look like I may not get out (weather, schedule, etc). What I'll sometimes do is just go for a ride, mentally giving myself permission to cut the ride short if I'm not enjoying it. Invariably, once I get out, the endorphins, or whatever, get flowing, and I end up doing the full ride I targeted.
I do that some, too. But to an extent, if I'm going to ride less than 31 miles, I should just head out my door and deal with all the urban interruptions of the greenway. While if I want to go for a "real" ride, I should spend 45 minutes to an hour on trains to get to the start of the 49-mile rail trail. That time on the train, the muddy first mile of the trail, etc hardly seems warranted if I only end up doing a 20 mile ride on it.
Originally Posted by
RidingMatthew
just do it or don't... don't beat yourself up for whatever you decide.
I'm in the office, feeling like I took a day off from riding to work.
At least the code that wasn't working yesterday is now, though figuring out how to make use of it is still a mystery.