107 km. Woo!
@Downes there must be more story to tell here? Do you have pictures? Did you need a rest day after that? Do you do great thinking on such a long ride - or just enjoy the clarity of the air?
@lauraritchie After the ride (and after I've recovered, rehydrated, showered), I am refreshed, rejuvenated. I'm thinking more clearly, I'm less worried about things. After a long ride like that I do need a day to recover; sometimes I'm productive (like when I wrote my Art article), sometimes I'm not (like yesterday), but it doesn't matter.
Where it's magical is on the breaks during the ride, eating some dry bread and eggs, hearing only the sounds of a forest or small town, thinking of nothing.
@Downes That's awesome. I love the clarity.
I have never got to grips with earbuds for anything. But the clarity of space and air, I love that. This morning I had nothing but raindrops on the sea for my 2 miles of running. :)
@Downes@mastodon.social@lauraritchie Earbuds were heaven-sent for me. I have a lot of noise in my head - internal monologue, tinnitus, breathing & heartbeat... earbuds isolate me from all that & give me an external world to focus on.