Sarah - you are simply amazing. Incredible tale! Thank you for sharing! I enjoyed every word, seriously! I have done some endurance events - nothing like your 600k at all, but some, and two lines really stood out for me:
- Things that hurt now may not hurt later. Keep riding.
- It is ALMOST all mental. Your body can keep going (granted not at its highest level) for a very long time. It's your mind that it going to talk you out of or into it.
I TOTALLY agree!! I think the only caveat I would add is that we can do so much more than we think we can - and that goes for anyone - not just us cyclists. I learned this the hard way when I first start cycling. I'd do out and back trips. One day I ended up going out a lot further than I thought I would and had to get back. Well, the only way to get back was to ride it. I did. And learned an invaluable lesson.
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05-14-2010, 02:37 PM #16
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