It's been 90 days or more since my last bike ride.
Where did those months go???
I have been LUDICROUSLY busy.
I plan to hop back on my trusty frame and wheels tomorrow, however.
If I get knocked off my routine, I must remember not to beat myself up, and just get back in the saddle and ride.
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| Freddie Mercury Ridin' |
But here's some other stuff I've been up to:
Several years ago, 2009, to be exact, I was introduced to the wonderful sport of Ultimate Frisbee. I played 6 days a week for about a year, then off and on again in the summer/fall/spring when the weather was nice.
Where I live, there are many ultimaters, but organizing everyone has proven to be a challenge. I have tried to regroup everyone every summer for the last 3 years, once I moved back to this area.
This year, it's finally taking off. I credit my friend Sam and a regular practice schedule to the success.
In any case, I started the community club up again June 1st, and it has been pretty great. The turnout is pretty regularly great, and the people are fun to play with. No big egos, no swearers, no negative Nancies.
I play around 5-6 hours during the week. I've also taken up a new martial art: Wado Ryu from a friend who has been teaching for like 20 years. Also a great group of people.
Both Ultimate and Karate cut into biking time. They both begin at 6pm, which would be very difficult to bike 22 miles, followed by pretty intense workouts, then bike home. Maybe I'll work up to it, but I doubt it. For now, I could only bike Tuesdays and Fridays.
Which is my plan.
I would be doing something active every day.
It's no secret I am an anxious individual, fraught with panic attacks, general anxiety, and a stress disorder. Sometimes, depression.
After seeing a counselor, she told me of the three pillars, the three things my mother always told me I needed, but somehow always forgot. My mother has told me so many important things, I guess it's little wonder I should forget them. However, what she told me to practice, she also did NOT really practice, so I guess "Monkey see, monkey do. Hey, MONKEY! Do as I say, not as I do..."
It's a chimp, not a monkey, but eh.
Anyway.
the three pillars are:
1. Eat
2. Sleep
3. Exercise
All three I was somewhat lacking last year. I can't believe it's been a year since I began biking, but the two posts before this one were only 4 months ago. I thought I had posted those last. year. I don't even REMEMBER biking in March and April. It's like I just forgot several chunks of my life.
No wonder.
My fiancee and I were looking at houses, bought a house, moved into house, got married, went on a honeymoon, got a dog and all the accompanying activities and massive amount of time all of those take rendered my brain a slick slope for memories, I suppose. We did it within 1 month. But there were a couple of months of buildup.
Sh**
What a year.
With all this going on, for the past year, I had not been regularly eating, sleeping, or exercising.
I'm getting better, though. And I'm also regaining some muscle tone that I had lost. I'm going to sleep at a regular time, drinking more water and eating when I feel anxious. Eating makes me feel better. Usually that's why I feel extra anxious, because I'm hungry.
You'd think I'd be gaining weight by eating when I'm anxious, but I'm actually losing weight. I've lost about 6 pounds in the last month.
Anyway, back to tomorrow's ride.
The weather has been freaking fantastic. Highs in the 70s most of June and now, in July, highs are still only maybe reaching 80. It's been solidly in the 70s and absolutely perfect. Tomorrow, I will have such a nice ride. It might rain a little, but that's okay.
Also, we live fairly far North, so it's light until 9:30pm or so, so playing Ultimate after work is easy.
Lots of good things.
A bit of a rambling post, but aren't they always?
Can't wait to feel that wind on my face tomorrow.
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