Originally Posted by
Tomo_Ishi
Hey,
I think you may want a resting stop. The common symptom for noob quitting runners/jogger is not knowing it is perfectly OK to rest-stop or "walk it." I think the same applies for bike-commuting.
P.S. You know I regularly stop to worship sexy bicycles. I think you can call that rest-stop too.
+1 on the sexy bike watching.
There's this one particular spot on my route which overlooks a farm and sometimes the cows come up near the fence. There's a large rock, and I stop there every morning to take a drink of water and stretch. Just thirty seconds, you know, but it really makes me feel better. You can do this without even getting off the bike. Just remember to take a minute and breathe, collect yourself (long stoplights are good for that).