No Excuses

Posted by on Dec 29, 2011 in Blog | 5 comments

No Excuses

You have no idea how many times I’ve meant to sit down and write this (or any) blog post. There was always something more important, or easier, to do. The same could be said for my riding the last couple of months. I’m full of excuses and virtually none of them are worth anything.

I rode great from January through October and then things just kind of went south. I got sick, work picked up a lot, the holidays arrived, the youngest had Christmas play rehearsals, sucky weather, family was in town, etc., etc., etc. You get the picture. In fact, I bet many of you dealt with a lot of the same stuff but were more dedicated than I was.

Many of you reached out to me to ask how things were going and I sincerely appreciate that. It means a lot. Some of you asked why I wasn’t posting here. Some of the same excuses could be given but it all boils down to being lazy. I haven’t checked Twitter in I don’t know how long. I neglected several comments that were left here until just a few days ago.

I’ve literally sucked over the last few months and owe each of you an apology.

At some point I just had to look in the mirror, kick myself in the butt, and start doing something. Whether it was riding and/or posting. I guess this is step 1.

I hope each of you had a good Christmas and got lots of cool cycling gear. Mine was better than I deserved. I’m looking forward to the new year and setting some new cycling and weight loss goals.

Happy New Year!

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  • Mildstallion

    As the saying goes, “A bend in the road isn’t the end of the road.”  For sure you don’t owe me an apology, and it sounds like the look in the mirror was what you needed.  It’s the first one back that takes the biggest effort.  Whether or not you post, I just hope that you get back on the bike.

    Hope you had a great Christmas.

    • Anonymous

      Thanks Al.

  • http://www.sinebotchen.blogspot.com/ Sine Botchen

    Every day as I leave work I run the calculations in my head: 15 mins to get home, 15 mins to get ready, so that leaves me X minutes to ride – which is usually less than an hour.  So, I end up blowing off the after work ride since 10 or 15 miles isn’t worth my time/effort.  However, I’ve been inspired by your daily tweets (which I just realized had suddenly stopped) and lately I’ve been riding when I can, even if it means fewer miles. I’ve now adapted the attitude that *any* ride is better than *no* ride. Hope you get back on the bike soon – it also helps chase away the “blah” feelings that naturally come with winter slackness.

    • Anonymous

      Sine, I like your new attitude of ‘any’ ride is better than ‘no’ ride. The 10-15 mile ride was my staple over the last year. You would be surprised what you can do in that amount of mileage/time. Especially when doing intervals.

      Thanks for the comments about my tweets. I’ll try and get back into that habit.

  • harry

    Congratulations on your first blog back !I have a blog as well and sometimes a few weeks go by that I have nothing to write and then suddenly my writing picks up again.Anyway lots of people miss your posts and that must make you feel better.I am looking forward to your goals for 2012 and that means I have to come up with some of my own.
    Just wondering if it is possible to put my blog under Friends.
    It is called “Wherearehennyand harry”.

    Canada eh ! 

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