Getting "it" back

I'm working on getting "it" back. Over the past two years it's not an unknown fact that I pretty much stopped riding my bicycle and eating way too much.  The result wasn't good.  I have had a time of thought and reflection and finally it's starting to make sense.  My Dad passed back just a few days before Thanksgiving and even today I felt a tear in the corner of my eye as I opened the birthday card my Mom had given me on Saturday to find it saying "Love, Mom".  I don't know, I guess I just always thought she would write "Love, Mom and Dad".

I got back on my bike on Sunday afternoon and rode for the first time in about a year.  I may have ridden 6 times maybe in the past 2 years.  I used to be on it everyday almost but the honest truth, I got burnt out.  I did so great rides, huge rides but somewhere along the way I just got bored and burnt.  Boy did I have a new attitude on Sunday.  I had a blast and woke a sleeping giant.

I thought to myself, Ok I need some motivation to keep me going so I signed up for the CARTI Tour de Rock on June 9th.  I'm just going to go 50 (half-century) sense I just feel I would be pushing it to pull a century (100 miles) so soon back in he saddle.

I will be out riding on  Monday and Wednesday evenings and then either Saturday or Sunday.  Once I get my legs back I'll ride Saturday and Sunday but I'll ride to the river from the house like I once did.

Yes I'll still be posting photos.  I'll figure out some way to ride with a camera safely stashed away.

It's hard to believe that 3 years ago I was getting off my bike at 9am having completed a 24 straight ride.  Oh the place you go!

Life is good!