Originally Posted by
rsbob
Anyone gone through this or something similar? Left and returned to cycling, the great time machine that it is?
I was off the bike for 15 years. After racing for 12 years, I hung it up in '04 to focus on being a dad, and got into some other hobbies during that time. My weight climbed by 60 lbs, and my health stats were starting to get concerning. In Dec. '19, I got back on the bike again, and dropped 40 lbs over the following 6 months. I am on the bike 3-4 times per week pretty consistently, with a goal of 100 miles/week. It feels good to be (moderately) fast and strong on the bike again. I'll never get back to the fitness I used to have, and that's fine. I'm doing a lot more rides for the fun of it - rather than the pain of it - than I used to.