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One of the best things I learned from my bike racing days was how to handle "you can quit any time". Once you accept something like "this is the part that suck
by jhayward 10y ago
One of the best things I learned from my bike racing days was how to handle "you can quit any time". Once you accept something like "this is the part that sucks, if you just keep pedaling it will at some point not suck" it all gets better.
In other words surrender to the moment, quit worrying about it, and just keep riding.
Lots of life is like that.
- b_emery 10y agoThis comes up a lot in the accounts of navy seal training that I've read. The strategy is to just make it through the next few moments without letting your mind go to the future pain and suffering.
- kelvin0 10y agoI would like to read about that, can you suggest any links or books?
- zimpenfish 10y agoSame with marathons - my first (solo, unsupported, few escape points) was a lot "easier" to get through than the subsequent non-solo/supported/lapped ones purely because I just didn't have the (easy) option to quit.