So I'm not a climber

[Catrin]

Here is the real key and it is so simple, but so hard. When I compare myself to myself, I am really proud of how far I have come, and much I have improved. When I compare myself to others, I become really unhappy. They key is not to worry about others and concentrate on your own stats and improvements.

Bingo I am learning how to do this on the trails, as a new MTBR who has only been riding a bike period for a little over a year, it is a lesson I am taking to heart. When I stop comparing myself to others I have a lot more fun than when I start doing that...

[Geonz]

I love all of you :-) I'm not so fast on the flats but I realized on the TOMRV ride's significant hills that I'd pass people on the up and they'd go by me on the down...
I did get a whole lot better at climbing when I focused on making sure I was getting as much of the full circle going "round and round, not up and down" on the pedals.