Work all day, come home, pass out on the couch. I can't figure out my energy level arc, but it's definitely lowest between 2 and 7PM. It's been like this for at least ten years. It wreaks havoc with work and personal life. I lose several hours of productive nine-to-fiver work, then get home, put my bike shorts on and go full REM on the couch for an hour.
During other times of this is fatal for doing anything healthy after work. I was determined to do something tonight, so I got my shit together and headed out to the McDade trail at 7:40 PM. Yawning the entire drive, I was content with going from the Riverview trailhead to the park headquarters and back. A little over four miles round trip but with 400 feet of ascent. The Google Maps link is here, and here's an embedded version below.
I finished the ride after sundown and had to toss the bike on the tailgate of the truck and jump in immediately due to clouds of mosquitoes scoping out my truck. Yes, they are back folks. We have arrived.
And now, while I feel like I have more energy than I've had all day, I have to convince myself I have some kind of "normal" circadian rhythm and attempt to get to sleep by midnight. If only to bank more energy for more rides or hikes, that is! Take that, normal life! Ah, I'm trying.
[gjn]
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