After such a fantastic few days with Amy and Ali at the start of the month, things quickly returned to the mundane.
The weather also took a quick turn for the worse, leaving us with very VERY wet weather. It was awful, it was either dense fog or heavy rain, making every day grey and miserable! Unsurprisingly, this meant I had very little motivation to get myself out on the bike and for the last few weeks I have been feeling very uninspired!
The arrival of the highly anticipated pink VeloCake jerseys, gave me a push in the right direction and to christen them we went for a very "quick" spin. (The jerseys didn't arrive until gone 5pm so there was very little daylight left and without any front lights - my front light has gone for repair - we were only able to do 7ish miles before dusk. The good news was that, as most of you know, the pink jerseys look super fly! ;-)
Unfortunately that enthusiasm vanished quickly; as work continued to wear me down and with no improvements in the weather. Plus the huge disappointment of the black VC order which had a number of screw ups.
Meh! I was feeling really stale. I was mentally and phsyically exhausted. I just didn't want to be on my bike anymore. Every ride was a struggle. I hated every moment and when I got home I was flatter (in mood) than when I'd left and more exhausted than ever. I decided I needed to go and see the Doc. Maybe I had a virus? Maybe I was becoming anaemic? Something wasn't quite right... Or maybe it was just a lack of exercise, leaving me really lethargic.
That week I epically failed my monthly target only managing a measly 26miles. Pfft!
The following week I knew I just had to pull my socks up and get out and ride, and just grin and bear it. So I forced myself out of the door, despite the weather, if it wasn't raining it was dense fog, and as always the wind was cold and strong. Most of the rides saw me armed with winter boots and jacket. Blergh! What happened to Summer? Somehow, I made my 50mile target.... It was miserable and all the rides were a tough slog...
... but I got there and I tell you something. I felt better for it. :-) I guess lethargy really does give you lazyitis!! :-)
1 comment:
I had a pretty lazy September as well. Basicallly two weeks off the bike after kielder, the odd two mile commute was all I did. But last week I extended commutes going into the office and I felt great. I think it's hard at this time of year as we've been used to summer, which if not warm etc is lighter. So keep on it and get your front light back!
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