Originally Posted by
Garfield Cat
How about some solo rides with the expressed intention of not going fast? Sounds counter intuitive. Bring along your digital camera, make sure you stop along the way. Plan some destination type riding, where the place you're going has an objective and not just a place to freshen up and turn around.
Some of my most fun rides have been when I've decided to do a BF>50 travellogue when I take my camera and try to conjure up a story about the ride. You can't generate fast times stopping every 20 minutes to snap a picture of horses and stuff.
I loved this picture even though it will never win me any awards. The horse had an attitude that the photo couldn't convey:
As a fellow depression sufferer, I know it's hard to know sometimes when you have to back off and let your battery recharge, and when you have to give yourself a good swift kick in the butt. It would be easier if I could tell the difference everytime. But such is life.
I'm in such a time now.
Hang in there.