Cycling is a Drug

[Keith]

I'm not talking about drugs in cycling. Cycling is a drug.

For me this is a rest week. No illness, no injuries. With a few days rest now, no fatigue. I'm rested and ready to go, but this is a rest week.

It was easy this morning - wet roads and rain. Now the sun's out, the roads are dry and the forecast is good. I could do with a fix. But I'm choosing not to ride.

I've had plenty of spare time (I've had the day off work today), but still it's a rest week.

The bike is serviced and ready to go. Heck, I've even serviced a friends' bike (Cervelo RS), and that's ready to go, with a pair of my pedals, just so I can check it's OK. No, it's a rest week.

I'll just have to get my fix next week.

I feel a full-on week coming up.

[Andrew G]

Know how you feel, I've got yet another infected insect bite on my arm so have been having to commute by train as it looks like Popeye's and hurts like Hell. I've had one a year for the last three years and it's a tad annoying.

Wish Michelle all the best for me, I really can't imagine what she must be going through [img]http://www.clochette.co.uk/style_emoticons/default/console(1).gif[/img]. It makes a midgy bite pale in to insignificance.

[Keith]

[quote="Andrew G"]Wish Michelle all the best for me, I really can't imagine what she must be going through . It makes a midgy bite pale in to insignificance.

[Antloony]

I can ride when I want but never do, such a lazy so and so...though recently have been doing a 5 or 6 mile loop home after work, a lot of start stop stuff so giving it plenty away from traffic lights racing the traffic. The old sprints coming back to life. Shame about the rest of my riding...

echo Mr G's wishes to Michelle.

[Toks]

Yeah I know what you mean Keith. I spent most of the late nineties and early noughties playing for an managing a Sunday football team which was very addictive. However, my frustration at not being able to play 50% of the time because of injuries was immense. In contrast, bar the odd bit of knee pain (sorted through cleat adjustments ) six years of cycling has been brilliant and addictive on a ridiculous scale... I never have rest weeks though. On an average of 8-9 hours riding per week I find it's not necessary especially when I factor in colds, work, family, mechanicals, crash recovery time and occassional social events.

[Marcus]

Don't think I'm addicted yet but if I go 3 days without riding it feels like a month and I feel guilty.

[David.Hilbert]

Interesting.
Why do you have 'rest-weeks'?
Is it because you are doing so much training and racing your body is just run down and needs recovery?
Wouldn't just a couple of days off the bike do the same thing?
Why do you need a whole week?
Just wondering, that's all.

[Keith]

[quote="David.Hilbert"]Why do you have 'rest-weeks'?

[quote="Keith"][quote="David.Hilbert"]Why do you have 'rest-weeks'?