My perspective:
Feb 2013 Run Total = 237 miles
Feb 2014 run total = 4.2 miles
I miss running... The solitude... I'm an introvert and I really need that time by myself.
Cycling is great... I'm having a lot of fun... making new friends... but it's different. There are so many more stimuli to process... with the addition of a geared machine... other people... 25 MPH... Cornering... what wheel to follow...all the things that make cycling so much fun... it is really sensory overload... nothing else exists... except the ride/race.. for the hour or two that it's going on... a rush to be sure but...
In contrast, running, or to be more specific ultra-running is just the opposite... metronome feet... deep wandering thoughts... hours upon hours of being alone... sometimes without seeing, much less speaking to, another soul. It's even a different kind of tired... and I dig being tired... running tired is a "oh, it feels so good to just sit here" tired...
Cycling tired is a "I have a headache and I feel nauseous so I'm going to lay down" kind of tired.
All that said I'm going to stick to this trajectory for a while. I have some cycling goals to attain... and a plan to get there...
And Running... well... despite all the rest and rehab I still have some serious issues... but I'm going to begin again... starting with 6-9 miles a week... and maybe just staying there for a while.
2 comments:
It is good to change things up. I haven't run more than 20 miles a week in over a month...and I'm supposed to be getting ready for 4 100 milers this summer. yet I needed the break. just keep on experimenting...and enjoy the ride!
SOOOOO true about cycling. Too much too process vs a good run where you barely even remember what the last mile looked like.
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