Would you leave a country where you can see this everyday in 75 plus degree weather?
Saturday, May 28, 2011
I will live on islands
Would you leave a country where you can see this everyday in 75 plus degree weather?
It's been a long winter and nothing much else but a routine of working and working out. I have been contemplating whether I am interested in riding for MS again; which I don't mind because it is truly a wonderful ride down the cape but sometimes I just get the feeling that the team just doesn't go with my personality (uh...don't you have that problem all the time?) shut it!
Teams are a really great way to stay motivated and meet lots of people while keeping in shape physically and mentally but you need to choose a team that is just right for you. Think about it, would a 50 year old man enjoy riding in a team of slender 20 somethings who are bent on breaking every charity record there is? Ok, bad example, but you get the point, it's about what you want out of the team. When I joined TVR I didn't want anything out of the team. I just wanted a way to stay active and helping out a good cause just happened to be part of it. I was fortunate to meet some truly dedicated and interesting people with more heart than a cardiac unit and I guess that may be why I didn't get much out of it. I didn't have their motivations. Now that I've ridden with them I get more of a sense of my kind of team. For starters more diversity and I don't just mean black. Although I like charity work I am not bent on saving the world and curing all diseases. Last I checked only Jesus could do that. (Oops I said the word Jesus. There goes my blog!)
A bunch of people who are balanced and enjoy riding while having fun and occasionally fundraising where the word competition does not factor into the event, is my kind of cool. Age is not necessarily a factor. Every age has something to offer, but let's face it, if you're 16 you have less to talk about than that 50 year old guy. I may just be thinking unrealistically but it's not just because I can't keep up (I've managed clocking 50 mind you) but riding on a team should be enjoyable not intimidating. You should feel like one of the pack and not like prey being circled upon. Ok, that may be an extreme euphemism.
Teams are a really great way to stay motivated and meet lots of people while keeping in shape physically and mentally but you need to choose a team that is just right for you. Think about it, would a 50 year old man enjoy riding in a team of slender 20 somethings who are bent on breaking every charity record there is? Ok, bad example, but you get the point, it's about what you want out of the team. When I joined TVR I didn't want anything out of the team. I just wanted a way to stay active and helping out a good cause just happened to be part of it. I was fortunate to meet some truly dedicated and interesting people with more heart than a cardiac unit and I guess that may be why I didn't get much out of it. I didn't have their motivations. Now that I've ridden with them I get more of a sense of my kind of team. For starters more diversity and I don't just mean black. Although I like charity work I am not bent on saving the world and curing all diseases. Last I checked only Jesus could do that. (Oops I said the word Jesus. There goes my blog!)
A bunch of people who are balanced and enjoy riding while having fun and occasionally fundraising where the word competition does not factor into the event, is my kind of cool. Age is not necessarily a factor. Every age has something to offer, but let's face it, if you're 16 you have less to talk about than that 50 year old guy. I may just be thinking unrealistically but it's not just because I can't keep up (I've managed clocking 50 mind you) but riding on a team should be enjoyable not intimidating. You should feel like one of the pack and not like prey being circled upon. Ok, that may be an extreme euphemism.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)