For what it's worth roughly this time last year I had absolutely terrible insomnia and anxiety due to it, awful diet, smoked/vaped, energy drinks throughout the day just to stay awake from the insomnia (would be dozing off maybe 10/11pm and waking up anywhere from 2/3 and this was for months on end) etc. One random sleepless night on the 30th July last year seemed like a nice morning so I got my old Orbea mtb out and did about 7 miles on the coast. Enjoyed it, kept at it, went through a couple different mountain bikes etc. Insomnia slowly started going away, quit smoking/vaping because it seemed pretty counter productive to be going out hammering myself on a bike up a hill then smoking, started eating much better etc. Built the Kona Blast I had and started getting up there to 50-60 mile days, really prioritizing nutrition and self care, got into running to supplement the days off the bike. Built the inbred, realized I needed something better for my riding so got the Bianchi, quick crash course into being a roadie, zone 2 training, intervals, 100 mile days etc. I'd imagine being on the younger side for an RB member definitely helped with all of that but the point is unless you're one foot in the grave (or underlying issues etc) chances are there's always time for you to get out there and smash it. This would've been one of the first rides last year:
And this was the last one before getting smoked by two cars anyway
Improvements always there if you chase it.
