Isolation
Lately I seem to be isolating myself more and more. The only time I train with any one else at the moment is spin class. And even then I somehow don’t seem to mix well (not sure if thats a good description or not). Its not like I don’t talk to any one, I do talk to whoever I am next to, but its not the same as having a long conversation about not much when you go for a ride with friends. You get what I am getting at? No probably not, its probably a Nadya thing.
I have been meaning to go to tri running club, but at the moment, running in the sun at lunch time seems more apealing to waiting to after work, being cold and dark. Blah, I need my sun.
Its just so much easier to train by yourself. Take tommorrow, I have a 3hr hill ride. I don’t really worry about doing by myself, and its so much easier to head out the door and do your own thing, than worry about other people. But still in someways, between work and training, I don’t seem to be a very sociable creature… not that I really am anyway.
So the point to this whole triade? Ummm nope no point, I should get better come spring, its easier to be more sociable come warmer weather.
On a separate point all together… 6 months!
“Thats all I got” or “I have to wait that long” till Challenge Wanaka. Just went to Jelly park this morning, my membership ran out today, so decided to get a 6 month membership, instead of my normal 3. Looked at the expiry date when she gave it back to me and it was 17/1/10. “Sweet”, I thought that means thats te day after wanaka, thats prefect timing (as I’ll be taking a break then and won’t want membership for a month or so). Then it dawned on me, that means theres 6months to go. In some ways doesn’t sound like much, in others it sounds ages away.. I want to get there quicker!
Training with others is overrated.
Funny you say that. I was discussing spin class next week with Mark this morning. I told him I dash out the door after spin and don’t get to say Hi to anyone. Next week I’m going to see if I can squeeze into the late class so I can hang around and have a bit of a catch up (if anyone will talk to me). I’ll have an early dinner and take the car, so no need to scoot away as quickly as normal.
I must admit to missing the bike rides with Emma, though right now I’m in no state to cycle with anyone who can a) bike a hill b) bike at any reasonable pace.
Yeah, winter certainly doesn’t help with the social side of things. Maybe you can come to the Bunch ride end of August.
There’s a great appeal to heading out training when it suits you, and in my experience it’s not easy to find people who are doing the same type of training as you that want to leave at the same time.
Don’t feel as if you’re excluding yourself, I don’t think you are. Right now it’s more important that you enjoy the training when you’re doing it, rather than begrudgingly going to the Thursday Tri run in the dark. Though I’ve got to say it is nice to stand around nattering, and it’s usually fun, or at least has some funny parts to it.
I was thinking about you after saying hi at spin the other day cos I realised all I did was say hi!! And thats been the sum total of our conversations lately
We need to catch up!!
Anita – no need to run away so quickly, plenty of folk have a bit of a chat after spin, even after the first class, you might be surprised how many people are still lurking in the carpark well after 6pm!
I’m sure they do. It’s just that I have to ride home still. It’s close to 7pm when I get home as it is. And I guess I’m just a bit selfish, I’d rather get home and tea eaten before 7:30ish. I suppose in a way I see it similar to stopping for a coffee during a ride. I just want to get home
But not next Wednesday. I can hang around – yay!
Read the Press today? You’re an introvert and it’s OK to be one! You’ve got your father’s genes there!
Oops didn’t change the email address!
phew… I was wondering why anybody would want to pretend to be me