Quote Originally Posted by maillotpois View Post
I think sometimes we (I) have a way of blowing things out of proportion in our minds. If you just keep riding, nothing's ever as bad as you imagine it will be and nothing ever gets WORSE. In other words, there's a limit to how bad you can feel on a ride. It may continue to be bad, but it won't get worse.
So true! I biked to and from the store tonight and I dread the hill on the way home. This is a 0.8 mile commute one way! All I could think about while I was in the store was the dreaded hill home. And my mind had made it ten times worse than it actually was (and I'm probably getting a little more stamina as well). It's all about perspective.