IS IT THE DOPAMINE OR THE SANCTUARY?
ON THE START LINE, it's impossible to tell what hoops were jumped through, which bars were cleared. Everyone looks mostly the same. Slightly panicked with a touch of optimism...
... hoping to replicated the highs that got us here.
Day after day.
What else can explain our passion?
And, our abilities to compartmentalize responsibilities...
... things we call life.
Take reader Bobby:
Three kids, 2 with significant intellectual and physical disabilities. So a lot of other stuff going on, for me the structure and predictable result is kind of a sanctuary of something that I can actually control. That’s the beauty of cycling I think, it can be so many different things to different people and in most cases provide you with what you need.
Sanctuary.
Our happy place,
where we receive our favorite release...
... dopamine.
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165
700 anti-oxidant level
8 hours sleep
no Upper Body: 75 push ups, 15 pull ups, gripper, heel & toe raises
no Lower Body: split squats, step ups
81/87/-7 per Strava