Ah yes, I miss those spontaneous 35-50 mile rides. Post chemo stamina isn’t what it used to be, but it’s coming back slowly. My oncology team keeps reminding me that I cannot expect it to return immediately….it “takes time”. The mantra I came up with for myself is “Be patient with the process. Celebrate the progress.” I have to remind myself regularly of this.
I was never forced into sports. I “tried” basketball in junior high….nope. “Tried” cross country…..loved the aspect of just running long distances “alone” (as I was prone to do in my youth…not for “fitness” but just to get from point a to point b), didn’t love the competitiveness of it. I, too, had lots of solo adventures exploring the neighbourhood woods and such. I am for letting one’s children decide for themselves if they want to compete in sports or not. Two of my girls decided they wanted to run track and cross country, one other “tried” soccer, and my son “tried” tee ball and middle school track and field. Two kept at their choices, two chose not to. I was supportive in all the cases.
Was just coming on here to say basically the same thing about Lu.