Quote Originally Posted by Grits View Post
It is so easy to get caught up in comparison to the point that riding is no longer fun, but I agree that it is very motivating!
This is very true! This happened in golf with DH and I and began to in cycling as well. Now we are mixing it up and doing triathlons and some marathons (I do the half--no desire to do a marathon) and that keeps us from getting so focused on one thing. You can get carried away with any activity and lose your perspective. Pretty soon it gets to be work and it's not fun anymore.