July 18, 2008
I am going through a severe motivational crisis about bike racing. There are some other things I would like to do with my free time and cycling is taking up too much of it. I enjoy achieving higher levels of fitness and the endorphins from exercise, and also the social aspect of the sport. But I would like to get back into playing piano, spending time with my nieces, and doing some work on my house and garden. I am somehow turning cycling into a source of stress (feeling obligated to ride a certain number of hours a week to follow a training schedule) and my heart hasn't been in it lately.
Nevertheless I am racing this weekend and will see how I feel afterwards.
I have been resting after MBA school but am getting more interested in starting something entrepreneurial. I have a lot of ideas but haven't decided what to follow through on. Anyhow, if I come up with something, then cycling hours will have to be cut anyway so that I can pursue a new business goal.
Posted by megabeth at July 18, 2008 11:20 AM
It is probably a good thing that I never tried any hard drugs. I tend to routinize everything into an addiction. I've done it with reading, writing, and running. What was once an activity performed for pleasure turned quickly into a form of joyless duty. At times, I have been able to break the routine and rediscover the happiness I derived from the activity. I run now not for some imagined perfection, but because it leaves me feeling better. I'm slower, far less ambitious, but no less a runner.
Posted by: chris robinson at July 20, 2008 12:35 PM
Changing your goals can bring enjoyment back into an activity. If I think of cycling for fitness rather than for competition, it becomes less stressful and thus more enjoyable.
Posted by: megabeth at July 21, 2008 10:58 AM
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