[Closed] Too bored to even ride today

I had toast for breakfast

What did you have on it?

nice long slow commute home................sorted

And the point of this thread is?

The sun is shining, i'm going out for three or four hours this afternoon 🙂

Ton... you aint slow muca but you are a source of wisdom 😀
I'm out tonight in the sunny darkness that is night riding Yahoooooo Weeeee Doh mind that tree.

sounds like someone needs a good poo.

Commute home is a possibility since I have to ride anyway, but traffic's always so crap in the evening.

I rode in from my new house today for the first time, 5 miles of near enough traffic free double track pedaling. Then went for a run at lunch, shame you missed it, it's a really lovely day out there today, mild, sunny perfect Autumn day.

You can sit in your sulk though, the rest of us don't mind!

we're bored because we can't ride. Severe weather in Utah forces us to eat/drink tea or coffee and watch crappy TV.

I feel like riding now actually, but I probably should run since I'm training for a 5 miler in November.

Great day for a ride!

My mates off work with stress so I took a few hours to go out on the mtb with him to help him chill, seems its just the tonic! We had a nice time finding new routes shooting down tracks off fire roads 😀

Riding is good only if you are in the mood for it. Which I usually am, but sometimes I am just too tired.

Well, I have to ride home - and it was slidy fun on the way in this morning 😆

But this morning's sketchy descent is going to be this evening's "no back wheel grip" uphill slog

Well I took the long way home and it was not bad, cheered me up 🙂 Still going to run tonight.

I have not been able to muster the get up and go to go out for a ride for the last two weeks.

I am not sure what the reason why is either.

One thing that is affecting my mood is the change in daylight hours, it really feels like we hurtling towards the dark part of the year at a great speed and I have to try and adjust to it.

It's a bit miserable, yes, but the rest of the week's going to be lovely so enjoy it one day at a time 🙂

to bored to ride today I think you need some I am so bored with the usa 8)

Mol - to get that "edge" you have to ride/train when you simply don't feel like it. That's the difference between "a little bit fit" and "properly fit."

On those rainy days, when you've got no energy, even if you feel a bit coldy. Oh and it'll lift you out of the dumps - I "used" exercise (as did Mrs Mat) as therapy when we lost a baby at 37.5 weeks in 2007. I reckon it saved me and Mrs Mat from plunging into depression - it's the best way to get out of the doldrums.

Hornwee.

Molgrips - you need a project. I've got 2 now.... but 3 is the magic number.

You need to set yourself a challenging target of engagement and fulfillment. If you set yourself a challenging enough target I will support you 100%, conducting as much research as possible to ensure you never know boredom again....

Either that, or you could just start smoking loads of weed. You'll be so stupified that boredom won't even be conceivable.

Mol - to get that "edge" you have to ride/train when you simply don't feel like it. That's the difference between "a little bit fit" and "properly fit.

Thanks for the pearls of wisdom mate!

Oh and it'll lift you out of the dumps

It doesn't. I've been doing this a looooong time! Ta for the encouragement tho 🙂

But for those who are interested, I was supposed to run Tuesday night, and ride today and Thursday for 2 hours, then run on Saturday and longer ride on Sunday.

Monday night the littleun kept us up for about 3 hours, so Tuesday was a massive battle and I was totally wiped. So today I had to choose between a run and a bike ride, and I opted for the run since my current training goal is a 5 mile fun run in under 40 mins on Nov 25th. In the end I did a bit of biking too 🙂

Lol@TSY btw 🙂

Molgrips - I'm also happy to offer fitness pearls of wisdom... you just need to ask!

Ok then, will I make my 40 minute goal?

5 miles in 40 mins... 8 min miles?

Some old bloke ran a 4 min mile. Your target does nothing to enthuse me!

However I reckon you've set yourself a realistic target so I'm going to say.... Yes.

Interval training is definitely your friend.

If you knew how I felt when I run, you'd think 5 8 minute miles was a pretty big hill to climb!

My run today was intervals.

First instance I reckon forget about the total distance.
See how quickly you can run 2 miles.
Aim to do 2 miles in 12 mins by the end of October at the latest.

Congratulations you are now project 3 and 4 btw 😆

2 miles in 12 mins - out of the question I reckon. I can keep up a 6 min mile pace for maybe a minute, if I'm fresh!

100m in 11s on the other hand, I'm your man 🙂

Don't make me post up Survivor's Eye of the Tiger video 👿

Anyway I have a coach, and a plan, so I'm sticking to it. Next week it's 3x5 min intervals.

How's the training going?

TSY you are freaking me out a bit, dredging up all my old threads!

Just did short intervals and felt like crap. Not going to make my target I fear.

😆 Sorry, I'm a little bored. Seeing as you had the top 3. I was trying to get you all 5 of the most recent threads.

I had top 3? Sweet 🙂

I appreciate your efforts on my behalf 🙂

I'll reply on a different thread then...

So I have to hunt for the reply to that?

Fat Smurfly Awesome! 😀

Haha, no, I've sobered up enough to play COD. My work here is done.

Well done though, I thought this place had turned in the molgrips show for a bit back then. 😆

I am sitting here hitting refresh more or less constantly.

@TSY

I saw it, but still don't believe my eyes! 😯

Was it sum prat?