Could not sleep last night. Should I still ride?

[Soup890]

Try being a middle-aged menopausal woman and you will see what lack of sleep is! I seem to get by on about 4 hours per night and have been cycling 30 - 50 miles most mornings recently, so get yourself out there.

Fair play I can't argue with that at all.

 

[Banjo]

I cycle home from night shifts completely knackered sometimes and feel much better within first 5 minutes of the ride.

One thing I dont do is ride when angry or upset about something. You really are an accident (or a fight with a motorist) waiting to happen in that condition.

If you want to cycle off aggression find a quite hill nearby and keep doing reps up it until you fall off with exhaustion, by then you will have forgotten why you are pi$$ed off.

 

[fossyant]

It did mate, I made it to work with a can of monster drink

Monster

 

[potsy]

To be fair Soup is in Monster's target audience of 15-19 year olds isn't he?

 

[Soup890]

Monster

I need to stay alert. I'm sat on a chair all day looking at a PC screen.

 

[Soup890]

To be fair Soup is in Monster's target audience of 15-19 year olds isn't he?

Nope extreme sports too

 

[potsy]

Nope extreme sports too

Cycling 11 miles to work is classed as an extreme sport?

 

[fossyant]

I need to stay alert. I'm sat on a chair all day looking at a PC screen.

So am I. Monster is very bad for you. The 11 miles should have woken you up !

 

[fossyant]

Cycling 11 miles to work is classed as an extreme sport?

It is to 95% of the population !

 

[Soup890]

It is to 95% of the population !

Your right, I need to learn to push myself.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

[QUOTE 3046035, member: 30090"]The day I'm too tired to cycle into work is the day I take off sick.[/QUOTE]
Hey, you stole my motto, give it back! I know that if I'm not physically capable of riding to work, then I'm definitely too sick to work.

 

[Soup890]

It is to 95% of the population !

Your right, I need to learn to push myself.

 

[ayceejay]

11 miles back AND 11 miles there now there's the rub. The 11 miles back is no problem but lying awake thinking about the 11 miles there and what happens when you get there IS a problem. If I am correct and this is what gives you a sleepless night I suggest you concentrate on the riding and blank the bit in the middle or change your job.

 

[fossyant]

You will generally feel much better after a ride. I've been through a long period of time with very poor sleep, post surgery, but still rode to work - felt much more 'human' at the other end.

 

[subaqua]

it must be Friday. all the best forums have a Friday Ruck