Sleeping In

You've got to love the weekends.  It's the time I catch up on my sleep.  Even if I sleep in until 6 am, that's still two hours longer than normal and I still get an early start to the day.  Last night I spoke with a fellow 4:48 am rider.  Every morning he is perky and talkative, wishing everyone a good day.  But he admitted to me on our ride home that he is in a constant state of exhaustion.  And I thought it was just me.  In fact, I thought I would get used to these long hours but he has been doing this long commute for several years now and said it really doesn't get any better.  You just get used to it, he said.  There was one glimmer of hope in his comments though.  He told me it took him nearly a year before he was able to sleep on the train.  Now, he says, he does it with ease.  I think he does it because he's just exhausted.  So I guess I haven't reached that point yet.  In the meantime, though, I will continue to practice and hope I keep constant exhaustion at bay.