WILL WE EVER SEE THIS CAT AGAIN?

THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, and I fret for those who go this route.  Cat retires (in this case) or gets laid off or starts working remote, and decides there is no need to

... meet at 630am when it's cold.

I get it.
But, most don't fully comprehend the danger.

'Cause here's what happens almost every time...

cat skips those cold mornings,
shows up in the Spring when it's warm,
gets shot out the back...

... decides the ride has somehow gotten too fast.

No, sucker...

You
have
gotten
slower.

Because...

You
have
skipped
the hard rides.

Oddly, this does not seem to happen to those who are laid up due to illness, injury, work, family or other more pressing matters because those cats...

... would be there if they could.

There's a difference,
in mindset.

When those cats come back, 
they know what they're in for...

... but, I think it's more than that.

They never left,
in their heads their I'd be there if I could mindset...

... gives them the wherewithal to withstand
those initial kicks in the lycra when back
to the regularly scheduled drubbing.

Set your alarm clock,
set your mind,
dress warm,
stay fit.

Ain't nothing gonna replace meeting the gang at the corner at 630am.

... and before you tell me Zwift is the replacement... yeah, I know and I'm not worried about you.  You get it.

The key is the weekly checkin, 
heartrate revving ride,
chasing friends...

... weekly, all year long.

Still reading?

This is exactly why I have no intention of retiring,
that kinda thinking scares the shift outta me.

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164.9
7 hours
pullups and pushups
20 minutes recovery
60 minutes reading + Journaling