No cyclist wants to be riding indoors. I think it’s safe for me to say that we’d all rather be outside enjoying the scenery. We like to know that we’re actually headed somewhere, that we’re actually covering some distance. Even in the extreme cold cyclists will dress warm and go out there and ride…even when it’s so cold that the water in their water bottles is freezing as they pedal along.
Riding indoors is the unideal situation. It’s a “I have no other choice so I’m going to do it” situation. It’s my current situation.
Because I’ve been unable to eat like a normal person I have no energy, no energy in me or in my energy stores…it’s abnormal, I’m typically the person that you can’t get to sit down and stay still for any amount of time. I’m also moving, always energetic. But that’s just not the case right now…
Because I have to go with the flow of things, moving my bike into the house is the best I can do to make sure I’m riding to some extent. I can’t ride long, I get worn out quickly, but I can at least ride. I went three weeks this year without riding because I was pissed that I couldn’t ride outside. I was pissed that smart friends pointed out that I didn’t have the energy (which I confirmed) and going for a ride would probably land me on some trail passed out where no one could easily get to me. I was so pissed that I moped around pissed instead of doing anything proactive.
So, this is me being proactive, again, it’s not ideal, but it’s what I can do…and it’s what I’m doing. It makes me sad that I was only able to ride 8 miles, but 8 miles is better than nothing…
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