http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/first-day-depression/ Bicycle Touring Pro Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/first-day-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-9668 Bicycle Touring Pro Fri, 14 Jan 2011 22:40:09 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/first-day-depression/#comment-9668 Lowell, Setting a goal for the first day is a good idea. The problem most people make is that they set too large of a goal for the first day. And by setting too large of a goal they push themselves to the extreme on the very first day and then think that every day on the road is going to be that difficult. That is why I always recommend that people set a very SMALL goal for themselves on the first day. I usually don't ride more than 20 miles on my first day of a long bicycle tour. Anything over 40 miles, I think, is pushing it for your first day on the road. Lowell, Setting a goal for the first day is a good idea. The problem most people make is that they set too large of a goal for the first day. And by setting too large of a goal they push themselves to the extreme on the very first day and then think that every day on the road is going to be that difficult. That is why I always recommend that people set a very SMALL goal for themselves on the first day. I usually don’t ride more than 20 miles on my first day of a long bicycle tour. Anything over 40 miles, I think, is pushing it for your first day on the road.

]]> http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/first-day-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-9667 Lowell Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:56:22 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/first-day-depression/#comment-9667 I've never done a long ride (>1 week) but plan on it this summer (3 months across the country). What do you think of setting a goal for the first day? If you know of a place you want to end up, you can simply focus on getting there and it will give you a goal that once you reach, may perhaps eliminate fear of failure. I’ve never done a long ride (>1 week) but plan on it this summer (3 months across the country). What do you think of setting a goal for the first day? If you know of a place you want to end up, you can simply focus on getting there and it will give you a goal that once you reach, may perhaps eliminate fear of failure.

]]> http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/first-day-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-7540 Douglas Straight Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:02:06 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/first-day-depression/#comment-7540 Well said, Bro. Well said, Bro.

]]> http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/first-day-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-4078 Eight Days In Aruba: My Cycling Adventure | Bicycle Touring Pro - Inspiration For A New Generation Of Bicycle Travelers Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:17:08 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/first-day-depression/#comment-4078 [...] The first night in Aruba was not a good one. I was running on about an hour’s worth of sleep and I was depressed as hell. In fact, I wrote an article about the depression I was feeling and posted it on my bicycle touring site here. [...] [...] The first night in Aruba was not a good one. I was running on about an hour’s worth of sleep and I was depressed as hell. In fact, I wrote an article about the depression I was feeling and posted it on my bicycle touring site here. [...]

]]> http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/first-day-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-3154 Colleen Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:37:19 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/first-day-depression/#comment-3154 I've got a question. You talked about getting depressed on the first day. What about later on in the ride? I did a tour with a friend this last summer. We were on day 12 of a 13 day tour when she basically hit the wall. She was ready to quit with only one day to go. I tried to talk to her, but nothing I said seemed to help. She did finish (partly because we had no cell service at the park we were at) and I think she was proud of herself, but I'm not sure she will go again. Any ideas of how to bring someone out of that despair? I’ve got a question. You talked about getting depressed on the first day. What about later on in the ride? I did a tour with a friend this last summer. We were on day 12 of a 13 day tour when she basically hit the wall. She was ready to quit with only one day to go. I tried to talk to her, but nothing I said seemed to help. She did finish (partly because we had no cell service at the park we were at) and I think she was proud of herself, but I’m not sure she will go again. Any ideas of how to bring someone out of that despair?

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