Motivate me please!

[mrbadexample]

Very generous of you Dave. I'll see how I get on!

Couldn't do the Cyclone though - TDF starts that day.

 

[mrbadexample]

No time for anything at the moment. Won't get chance today or tomorrow, and Sunday's doubtful.

I've got the bike booked in for its free service on Wednesday, so there'll be 26 miles in then as long as it doesn't snow.

 

[mrbadexample]

That was good motivation in itself. Got cross that I had no time so went out for an hour and did 15 miles.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

I don't mind going out for an hour or so, but after that I start losing interest.

I am the same after about 3hrs.

 

[DaveyM]

well done mate.

I haven't done a single mile during the week

Keep up the good work

 

[RWright]

well done mate.

I haven't done a single mile during the week

Keep up the good work

This is my fourth day in a row not riding. Going for at least 30 miles per day tomorrow and Sunday. I hate the fall time change. I have good lights but I am just not motivated nearly as much for night riding when it is cooler out. Since it is friday evening about a half hour after sunset here, I have not ruled out a ride tonight but....looking doubtful.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

This is my fourth day in a row not riding. Going for at least 30 miles per day tomorrow and Sunday. I hate the fall time change. I have good lights but I am just not motivated nearly as much for night riding when it is cooler out. Since it is friday evening about a half hour after sunset here, I have not ruled out a ride tonight but....looking doubtful.

Hi hope you get out I am not off out tomorrow, a bit bushed after this. http://app.strava.com/activities/27949722

 

[RWright]

Hi hope you get out I am not off out tomorrow, a bit bushed after this. http://app.strava.com/activities/27949722

Congrats on the metric century, with some good elevation in there to boot ! Very well done. I am walking out the door right now for a ride. It won't be anything nearly as strong as that one though.

 

[mrbadexample]

Greetings all. My PC is currently dead, so posting might be a bit sporadic for a while.

5 miles on Saturday was all I managed at the weekend, as I had guests and went to the Grand Slam of Darts on the afternoon. Needless to say, not much got done on Sunday.

Currently sat at the girlfriend's, so the 6 miles to get here took me past the 500 mark. I've got a few errands to run this week too, so I might even catch Davey up a wee bit if he's not careful.

Nice ton BTW Nigel.

 

[Old Plodder]

Greetings all. My PC is currently dead, so posting might be a bit sporadic for a while.....Currently sat at the girlfriend's, so the 6 miles to get here took me past the 500 mark. I've got a few errands to run this week too, so I might even catch Davey up a wee bit if he's not careful. ....

So, check your emails 3 times a day, 6 miles there, 6 miles back, that's 36 miles a day, one week equals 252 miles, 52 weeks = 13, 104 miles.
Be better if you don't replace the computer........

 

[mrbadexample]

Nice thinking fatmac!

Little bit disappointed with yesterday - had the bike booked in for it's free first service. I wanted to ride to the shop (13 miles each way), but it was just tooooo wet. I've got no really waterproof gear and I'd have been like a drowned rat by the time I got there. So, I put the bike in the car. I got soaked just putting it back in for the trip home. It was one of my targets but just not viable. I'll ride over another time to look at the shiny new stuff though.

A bit better today - went to have a towbar fitted to the car, so put the bike in for my lift home. Really strong headwind which made it pretty hard work, but the payback came when I went to collect it. Sailed back at about 20mph most of the way.

Round to the girlfriend's tonight, and that was easily the wettest weather I've ridden in. Roads were flooded all over the place. Got soaked to the skin, boots and all. I even had to stop at one point as I simply couldn't see. So much spray was getting in my eyes (and it must be acid rain round here because it was stinging like hell) despite my glasses. Still went up Sedgley Hill though.

Might get chance for a quick spin tomorrow, but away for the weekend so that'll probably be it until next week.

Hope everyone is going well.

 

[RWright]

Got in a 10 miler today even though it is Thanksgiving Day. That is a holiday tradition here that
our forefathers somehow convinced women that they should spend hours in the kitchen cooking huge amounts of good food for us guys to eat while we sit around all day and watch football on TV. However, about ten or fifteen years ago, I think the women started to figure out that wasn't such a good deal for them. Now, starting at midnight Thanksgiving, the ladies have a new holiday tradition called Black Friday, they shop very aggressively and nearly nonstop until the following Tuesday, spending billions of dollars.

All's fair I guess.

Happy Thanksgiving

 

[DaveyM]

Back within spitting distance again, I see

 

[Paulq]

Great thread lots of empathy here. No getting off my botty just yet just lots of empathy so I need to take the lead of fellow motivation-less cyclists and get out there.

Can anyone tell me what/where the 'rules' which are oft cited in this thread can be found? Just so I know how many I have unwittingly broken already :-).

Cheers.

 

[RWright]

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/