Originally Posted by lrzipris
Here's a guess: it's not just the long hours at work, but the sum of all the stress and drain of full-time schooling added to the repetition of the physical labor. As a long-distance cyclist, you may be used to pushing yourself on grueling rides--but in your broader life, when do you recharge? Surely you are aware of the need for recovery--physically, mentally, emotionally--and take some days off from riding. Between cycling, work and school, you may feel so exhausted because you don't allow yourself time to build up those stores of energy?
From your recent thread about teaching overseas, am I correct that you've just recently gone back to school? Maybe you are still figuring out how to balance riding and work with the newly-added demands of school.
Hmmmmm ... some VERY good points!!! Yes, you are correct that I've recently returned to school (last September), and I am still trying to balance it all. At the moment I don't take any days off ... days that are completely mine with no exercise, no work, no school, no homework. I haven't taken a day like that since sometime last summer. I know about the need for recovery, but it's hard because if I'm not doing something ... I feel guilty. If I'm not doing homework (because there's not much to do), I feel like I should be getting ahead or something. If I have an evening without much planned, I feel like I should be working and making some money ......... I'm like that in life in general, never mind when I've actually got stuff to do! I guess I'm not sure
how to relax!!