tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801131347881693774.post1264640161932395361..comments2023-11-03T08:49:08.273+00:00Comments on crossjunkie: being a bike ridercrossjunkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038909994121091859noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801131347881693774.post-82580218000599569932009-08-07T10:14:33.554+01:002009-08-07T10:14:33.554+01:00is it just about the training and improving or is ...is it just about the training and improving or is it the fact a bike has a far more reaching significance with in us?<br />Watching Jack and Matt last night tearing round our garden locking up the back wheels as they dived into the coner before hitting the little jump and burm (it beats a water feature!!!)then pulling long skids in the gravel made me think about the shear joy and freedom a bike can bring. <br />Is it this connection arking back to carefree days of cycling that still keeps us in the saddle? <br />Are we really trying to improve or turn back the clock and relive the first rush of getting covered in muck and freedom the bike gives us??Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15046671213035833193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5801131347881693774.post-41531770891151222532009-08-06T22:30:55.293+01:002009-08-06T22:30:55.293+01:00It's not long is it. I've gone through a ...It's not long is it. I've gone through a stranghe denial process - probably related, - and deliberately not trained for a week. I was looking white as a sheet and probably doing too much (or maybe getting a bug) - but I feel better for it. I'm resolved to keep ticking over now and then hit it hard in another week or so. Keep in touch with how you're feeling though. A good 'play' on the bike does wonders for the morale and gives you a very welcome break from the training.Dave Haygarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607877685711932690noreply@blogger.com