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    wendi.williams

    Hi there! I've just started recreational cycling in order to lose some weight and get in shape... but I'm such a total newbie! My longest distance is about 8 miles (getting off to walk some portions, huffing and puffing all the way), and I average two or three miles per ride.

    So the bad news is: I suck. The good news is: I'm really loving it, sucking or otherwise, so I want to continue and get better.

    I'm considering signing up for a charity bike tour at the end of July, an average of 50 miles per day, for two days. I have absolutely no idea if I can realistically reach this goal in that amount of time.

    So my question is, how do you all stay inspired? Who or what encourages you to keep going, even when you don't think you can?

    I have lots of anxieties... including my cheap, crummy bike not being as pretty or cool as those belonging to the serious cyclists in the tour; my spandex bike tights ('nuff said); my below-par technique; and my spandex bike tights (hey, it deserved a second mention).

    Any ideas for ways I can stay motivated, and forget my silly insecurities? Any help is appreciated!!

    • CommentAuthorFree MemberFloridan
    • CommentTimeMay 2nd 2008
     
    Floridan

    Check out this Thread: Motivation Gallery

    A couple of days ago I started the above thread. It has a couple links to some youtube videos that have inspired me. I think that you will especially like the one about Kyle Maynard. I will post more in the days and weeks to come.

    I've also gotten a lot of inspiration from reading the book, Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes.

    Watching my waistline shrink also keeps me going!

    Just remember: Speed doesn't matter. Distance doesn't matter. You are alive and that matters!

    • CommentAuthorFree MemberFloridan
    • CommentTimeMay 2nd 2008 edited
     
    Floridan

    Sorry about the 2x post. No way to delete it that I see.

    _______________________________________________________________________ Floridan
    • CommentAuthorFree Memberregs5
    • CommentTimeMay 4th 2008
     
    regs5
    i hear ya- my spandex tights( they were hand me downs)  hold no discrimination though and don't care about the other fancy smashy outfits- they do care about me moving in them- sometimes for me it is as simple as just seeing the trees, or smelling the air, or seeing where the sun is at what time of day- shifting my focus from what I didn't have to what I do have has made  a difference- I do the best I can- sign up for the bike challenge- it keeps you focused, and  most probably - you WILL finish it, you can do it. Always thinking forward- you are doing more than you did last month- step- by step...keep the bike in forward motion.....and maybe well have a spandex bike apparrell line one day!
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    runninggirl81

    The good thing about just starting is that it's easier to get better!

    When I started running I thought: "well, this can't get any worse".... Every training I get better!

    I try to run early in the morning, before I go to work. At first it's hard to get out of bed, but after the run I feel great! ok, not after the run, but after the shower after the run I do... I like the fresh air AND the fact that hardly anybody gets out at that time, so i don't see a lot of people :-D

    Do keep in mind not to start to fast... A lot of people start really enthousiastic but get injured or over-trained.

    How are your trainings doing now?

    • CommentAuthorFree Memberkarlyjaye
    • CommentTimeSep 10th 2008
     
    karlyjaye
    I recently tried motivating myself to get back in shape.  I was a college athlete and after college just let myself go.  I've never been comfortable in spandex my any means.  I continue to wear them just with a pair of gym shorts over them.  I started out on the bike, riding 8-9 miles at a time. The best way I stayed motivated to keep doing that was to would chose different routes each day.  After about a week of that I decided to train to run a 5K.  Since I'm fat and out of shape I found a 5K training workout online.  I set my goal just to finish the race without walking, I'm not trying to win it by any means.  I stick to that training which consists of running 3 days a week, and the other days I try to get on the bike.  In order to stay motivated I made goals for myself.  Everyday I wake up and just go. I can't try to talk myself out of it.  Create a goal for yourself and stick to it.
    • CommentAuthorFree Membervictor83
    • CommentTimeOct 15th 2008
     
    victor83

    My motivation is to not look so damn fat in the mirror.  I've finally told myself enough!

     

    So far, I'm doing OK.  I want to lose 20 pounds in thirty days.  3 days into it, I've moved into the 3% range on the completion bar.  It's nice to watch it move.  I hope I don't plateau before the end.  I'm limiting my calorie intake to 1500 (Crap, it's HARD!), and I jog/walk every other day for about a mile (more, as I get used to it).

     

    I'm happy so far, and I've got a long way to go.  But we can do it!

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