The doldrums

Nothing really ever gets me down unless I can't ride. When UPS "blew up" after the pandemic started I was working way too much and all but lost my desire to ride on the weekends. Three months into that I had a shingles outbreak. At that point I was forcing myself to ride as I didn't want to lose the fitness I had built up. And now I'm on a 10 week stretch between vacations. I know, poor me. Fortunately the shingles are all but gone and I'm off next week. My attitude has pretty much returned to 100% positive.
 
I wouldn't call it doldrums, but I have found that I have taken more days off than usual. Mostly weather related, but some were just to get sh*t done.

The burning desire to ride, has been slightly extinguished by the big crowds of inside people invading the trails....I have been avoiding the Oaks for this exact reason, which sucks, cause it's my backyard trail.

I know the next week or so will be kinda quiet, but I'll still get out early over the weekend and get my miles in.
 
Friday through Sunday looks to be unpleasant riding weather to me.
Only place to I would want to ride would be Big Bear, and hecks no I'm not going up there on a holiday weekend.

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The Doldrums...:unsure:..they hit sometimes and and they got me!! This year of 2020 sucks in many ways as everyone knows, the working from home, uncertainty of job, reduced socializing, the subconscious and not so subconscious effect of the current situation/s all take their effect on me and I'm sure many others.

But I want to put as much of a positive spin as I can. So what rocks? I've been getting out on the bike a lot during the week!! Along with the usual weekends, I'm out 1-3x on weekdays. I'm hitting a quick 1 hour dirt loop in the late afternoons on weekdays. With all the extra riding I was thinking I should of been in tip top seasonal shape by end of May. But this year May came and went, June came and went, July a little bit.....I'm thinking WTF? Why does it seem like I'm still struggling and not feeling as strong as usual. Why don't I feel like I should? Who knows, but I do know that I'm not a young man anymore and that could be a big part of it, along with all the other Sh!t in 2020.
So the Doldrums hits....so I thought what to do? Ah, I'll mix it up on the dark side and road biking to change it up. Mtb is my first love ( don't tell the wife I wrote this), and road is way after. But you know what? It worked, I've got the bug to go going on. And then this week FINALLY I feel the strength I should this time of year :thumbsup:. Typical spin on the weekday dirt felt great, wasn't feeling the struggle and exhaustion that so permeated the summer.

Doldrum go F-yourself and let me have some fun, Mtb here I come!!!
 
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Danimal said:
The Doldrums...:unsure:..they hit sometimes and and they got me!! This year of 2020 sucks in many ways as everyone knows, the working from home, uncertainty of job, reduced socializing, the subconscious and not so subconscious effect of the current situation/s all take their effect on me and I'm sure many others.

But I want to put as much of a positive spin as I can. So what rocks? I've been getting out on the bike a lot during the week!! Along with the usual weekends, I'm out 1-3x on weekdays. I'm hitting a quick 1 hour dirt loop in the late afternoons on weekdays. With all the extra riding I was thinking I should of been in tip top seasonal shape by end of May. But this year May came and went, June came and went, July a little bit.....I'm thinking WTF? Why does it seem like I'm still struggling and not feeling as strong as usual. Why don't I feel like I should? Who knows, but I do know that I'm not a young man anymore and that could be a big part of it, along with all the other Sh!t in 2020.
So the Doldrums hits....so I thought what to do? Ah, I'll mix it up on the dark side and road biking to change it up. Mtb is my first love ( don't tell the wife I wrote this), and road is way after. But you know what? It worked, I've got the bug to go going on. And then this week FINALLY I feel the strength I should this time of year :thumbsup:. Typical spin on the weekday dirt felt great, wasn't feeling the struggle and exhaustion that so permeated the summer.

Doldrum go F-yourself and let me have some fun, Mtb here I come!!!
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:thumbsup::thumbsup: Great attitude, man.


Faust29 said:
I agree with @Danimal - F@ck the doldrums. Mini epic Thursday is calling and I think it’s time the single speed got the call up. :p
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:thumbsup::thumbsup: Same! You, Ross and co are killing me with these Gabes rides...want to join, don't want to join... :Barefoot:


It's ten degrees cooler than where I was last week. So WTF does this week's heat advisory mean to me? :unsure:
 
Danimal said:
The Doldrums...:unsure:..they hit sometimes and and they got me!! This year of 2020 sucks in many ways as everyone knows, the working from home, uncertainty of job, reduced socializing, the subconscious and not so subconscious effect of the current situation/s all take their effect on me and I'm sure many others.

But I want to put as much of a positive spin as I can. So what rocks? I've been getting out on the bike a lot during the week!! Along with the usual weekends, I'm out 1-3x on weekdays. I'm hitting a quick 1 hour dirt loop in the late afternoons on weekdays. With all the extra riding I was thinking I should of been in tip top seasonal shape by end of May. But this year May came and went, June came and went, July a little bit.....I'm thinking WTF? Why does it seem like I'm still struggling and not feeling as strong as usual. Why don't I feel like I should? Who knows, but I do know that I'm not a young man anymore and that could be a big part of it, along with all the other Sh!t in 2020.
So the Doldrums hits....so I thought what to do? Ah, I'll mix it up on the dark side and road biking to change it up. Mtb is my first love ( don't tell the wife I wrote this), and road is way after. But you know what? It worked, I've got the bug to go going on. And then this week FINALLY I feel the strength I should this time of year :thumbsup:. Typical spin on the weekday dirt felt great, wasn't feeling the struggle and exhaustion that so permeated the summer.

Doldrum go F-yourself and let me have some fun, Mtb here I come!!!
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Well done, my friend. Well done. :thumbsup:
 
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