Thursday, January 12, 2012

Almonzo


In January it’s easy
to say yes to a 100-mile gravel ride in May.
...
When the weather is beautiful,
in January it’s easy
to say yes to a 100-mile gravel ride in May.
...
When training is effortless on 50-degree sunny days
when the weather is beautiful,
in January it’s easy
to say yes to a 100-mile gravel ride in May.
...
As temperatures plummet to single digits I mourn
when training was effortless on 50-degree sunny days
when the weather was beautiful,
in January when it was easy
to say yes to a 100-mile gravel ride in May.


-The just what-the-hell was I thinking?! Old Bag

7 comments:

Jim said...

Yes to the 100 mile ride... I'm not so sure about the gravel. But in January, I'd probably agree to anything!

WheelDancer said...

TOB, ... TOB,... Almanzo is calling you to join your partner, TOB,... TOB...

The Old Bag said...

Jim--I think I just need an excuse to get a 'cross bike!

Dee said...

May is so far away. I am being pressured to do some epic rides in July, and it is hard to stop and think about the reality. "no worries"

The Old Bag said...

Dee, that's exactly my concern: it all sounds great right now. There was a day when 100 miles on the road was a non-issue and 100 gravel miles just meant a slight upwards blip in my training. However, I'm just not the dedicated rider/racer I used to be -- 100 road miles actually takes some training, and 100 miles on gravel...well, even moreso.

It's easy to say yes w/o considering the reality. There is something intriguing about the idea, though, and that may be incentive enough.

Groover said...

You said Yes in January.

In May you'll be glad
You said Yes in January.

When the weather will be beautiful
In May you'll be glad
You said Yes in January.

;)

The Old Bag said...

Touché, Groover! :-)