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<\/a><\/p>\nMaybe John Lennon wrote his classic song, Starting Over, about me and my bikes?\u00a0 It seems that way, as a summer full of work and big deadlines forced me to mothball my 2014 riding\/racing plans in mid-July.\u00a0 Training, racing, and just enjoying being active became rare occurrences as my huge workload engulfed everything for several months.\u00a0 Both of my bikes sat there, looking at me longingly, just hoping I\u2019d have some time and enough energy for even a quick spin.<\/p>\n
Nearly four months and ten pounds later, I\u2019m in Starting Over mode.\u00a0 Just like the song, I\u2019m re-establishing the relationships with my bikes and my body.\u00a0 It\u2019s far more challenging than I expected.\u00a0 During this reboot process, I\u2019ve found that being sedentary is indeed addictive, eating too much is far too easy, and the voice telling me to get off my butt isn\u2019t loud enough.\u00a0 So, I chose a recent milestone (my birthday) as my fitness kick start, like a New Year\u2019s resolution.<\/p>\n
Each day, for the most part, I focus on the workouts Julie Young provides, using each one as a stepping stone from \u201cjust get moving\u201d to \u201cfull training mode\u201d.\u00a0 Some days, the \u201cget off my butt\u201d voice isn\u2019t enough to get me going. But lately, it\u2019s getting louder and I\u2019m listening to it more and more.\u00a0 The \u201cget off my butt\u201d voice has the assistance of a great coach who is giving me the structure and progression I need to make it out of the dark cave in a safe and sane way.\u00a0 Without the structure and the exercise progression, it\u2019s likely I\u2019d be letting my situation turn into a downward spiral.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m an impatient person by nature (I think it\u2019s genetic!), so having that guidance to be patient and focused on quality is equally as important as the \u201cget of my butt\u201d voice.\u00a0 Julie\u2019s calm nature reminds me that Starting Over mode is a journey that has to be taken one step at a time.\u00a0 The next step is to start laying out goals for 2015 that can form the basis of \u201cfull training mode\u201d.\u00a0 I\u2019m excited to start looking at myself as something like an athlete again.<\/p>\n