Sunday morning was a Sunday morning like any other Sunday morning. Well, the dog got me up a half hour earlier than usual to be let outdoors, but that wasn’t a problem. That just meant I could have breakfast a little earlier, which would leave me some extra time to tend to the bike before our club ride. The chain needed lubing, and I would have plenty of time to take care of that.
I ate my scrambled eggs with gusto while reading the news on my iPad, another Sunday morning routine. When I finished eating, I sat back in my easy chair with a cup of coffee, and … and … and………z-z-z-z-z.
The dog barked to be let in. I jerked awake, momentarily disoriented. After letting the dog in, I sat back in my chair again, and this time, I caught myself nodding off.
If I was falling asleep so easily, I wondered how I would do on a 46-mile bike ride.
I tried to snap myself out of it. After all, we had a couple of B riders who had said they wanted to do the ride with me. I tried to concentrate on some of the more enlightening news sites.
Nope. It wasn’t going to happen. I emailed one of the B riders and told him I wasn’t going to make it. Then, I got out of my chair and headed for bed.
My wife, who was up by this time, wondered what was going on. I told her I was skipping the club ride. I was just too tired.
“Oh, that’s okay,” she said. “You can ride with me later. I want to do a Mopac loop.”
That’s her long ride of the week. It’s 13 miles. I told her I figured I could handle it, but I wanted to take a short nap first.
When I woke up, she was next to the bed in her bike clothes.
“Oh!” I said. “I’d better get moving.”
“Too late,” she answered. “I’m just getting home after the ride.”
I looked at the alarm clock. Three hours had gone by since I went back to bed.
“You were out cold,” said my wife.
I’ve never been one to worry about getting eight hours of sleep a night. Six is more the norm for me. Lately, that’s been down to a little over five. It’s obviously caught up to me. I’ll have to cultivate a new bedtime routine. A sleep deprived biker is no biker at all.
Sandra says
Sometimes you just have to listen to your body, eh? Glad you got some rest. My dog’s been getting me up 2-3 hours earlier (3:30 to 4:30am). Ugh! At least she usually goes back to sleep.
Sarah says
Get some rest!
Sarah
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