I think as a depressive loner type I could get better "returns" so to speak if I switched to cycling. With cycling you can do a lot longer rides (several hours) without much exertion and without being bothered by anyone. And you can cover a lot more ground on a bike, reaching much lonelier places, which is important to me as a depressive loner. Discuss.
Go join a club
I've considered it but I wouldn't know where to cycle for 50 miles or whatever without having to dodge roads and traffic. Also in running I am usually the top 1% so it is rewarding.
Go all in on triathlon. It incorporates the sacred triangle of loneliness and feels better on the body than running alone.
Why not just do whatever physical activity appeals to your mood the most on a given day?
Much better pain in running hard, biking is soft unless you crash.
Depressive loner cyclist costs a lot more money than depressive loner runner. Stick with running, loner.
Similar thing here. 14 min guy but I have trained alone since I started running and never had a coach.
I tried to join 2 running clubs. One was more of just a casual 'run club' where they did a weekly run. The guys there were the typical finance vaporfly bros who were talking about how they were gonna run a sub 20 min 5k soon, they were talking about the most stupid workouts and they were doing all their easy runs at like 4:20/km. These people were totally insufferable and I left after 1 run.
The other group was a genuinely good club which had a good bunch of 14-15min guys. Joined the long run but it was much too fast for a long run and pretty infuriating, I was the fastest guy there and it was still too fast for me. Left after this run because these guys didn't have a good grasp of training either.
Yeah I'm pretty lonely btw. Maybe I'm the problem but idk how to get around it.
So being lonely is what motivates you?
whats wrong with me wrote:
Similar thing here. 14 min guy but I have trained alone since I started running and never had a coach.
I tried to join 2 running clubs. One was more of just a casual 'run club' where they did a weekly run. The guys there were the typical finance vaporfly bros who were talking about how they were gonna run a sub 20 min 5k soon, they were talking about the most stupid workouts and they were doing all their easy runs at like 4:20/km. These people were totally insufferable and I left after 1 run.The other group was a genuinely good club which had a good bunch of 14-15min guys. Joined the long run but it was much too fast for a long run and pretty infuriating, I was the fastest guy there and it was still too fast for me. Left after this run because these guys didn't have a good grasp of training either.
Yeah I'm pretty lonely btw. Maybe I'm the problem but idk how to get around it.
Maybe you should try cycling with a group. Wouldn't take long for you to think those "insufferable" runners were the greatest guys in the world. LOL.
Do both and switch it up when you get bored of one, or the conditions make one much more appealing than the other.
Sawhaaa wrote:
So being lonely is what motivates you?
Not so much the loneliness, as it is the potential of romanticizing my own loneliness. For example, running alone on a dark snowy evening, passing by the warm glow of happy families indoors and warm, would be like heroin to me.
The numerous logistical requirements of cycling afford more opportunities for loneliness outside of the activity itself- you can be lonely long after you've finished your ride by sinking many hours into waxing chains, investigating the cause of the weird rattle your bike is making, and figuring out routes on which you are less likely to be killed. The cumulative effect of this is ensuring no regular people will ever want to hang out with you.
On the other hand, cycling is more traditionally a group activity, so you run the risk of getting sucked into more unsavoury social pursuits. You might think you're a self-respecting lonely guy, but a seemingly innocent nod at a fellow cyclist can turn into group rides and coffee stops before you know it.
Nothingface wrote:
The numerous logistical requirements of cycling afford more opportunities for loneliness outside of the activity itself- you can be lonely long after you've finished your ride by sinking many hours into waxing chains, investigating the cause of the weird rattle your bike is making, and figuring out routes on which you are less likely to be killed. The cumulative effect of this is ensuring no regular people will ever want to hang out with you.
On the other hand, cycling is more traditionally a group activity, so you run the risk of getting sucked into more unsavoury social pursuits. You might think you're a self-respecting lonely guy, but a seemingly innocent nod at a fellow cyclist can turn into group rides and coffee stops before you know it.
Loooooool.
OP, have you considered mountain biking? There’s much less people on the trails.
Nothingface wrote:
On the other hand, cycling is more traditionally a group activity, so you run the risk of getting sucked into more unsavoury social pursuits. You might think you're a self-respecting lonely guy, but a seemingly innocent nod at a fellow cyclist can turn into group rides and coffee stops before you know it.
This is definitely a risk I didn't consider. I may need to rethink all this.
Definitely add swimming. Just you and the line on the bottom of the pool. No need or expectation of socializing.
*stipe wrote:
Definitely add swimming. Just you and the line on the bottom of the pool. No need or expectation of socializing.
I don't want to get stung by jellyfish. It happened to the girl that swam to Cuba.