BRAINDURNACE IS REAL

I LIKE DOING EPIC RIDES AND RACES. Bunch of miles, lots of time, long periods between reloading nutrition and hydration, throw in some dirt or crazy climb... ... and voila, me happy. It wasn't always that way, it took... ... a special kind of training. Where you wrap your head around the idea of going longer than you ever thought possible. My first real bike ride was 6 miles. The next day, I got crazy and went 12 miles. Six weeks later, my roommate and I rode 125 miles and about 10,000' of climbing. It was so hard. Our nutrition strategy consisted of water and whatever we could find at the country store... ... mainly Snickers and popsicles. We... bonked cramped sunburned ... and decades later, were still charging. Over time, I cracked the code to doing epic rides mainly by... ... doing a lot of epic rides. Ludicrously long, turned into that sounds fun. Normal. The mysteries were solved... rest pacing nutrition hydration ... and my brain, which controls my body, adjusted to the demands of the effort vs. freakin' out. Sure, we gotta do the miles to do the miles, but... ... don't discount the mental gains being made. Braindurance is real. --- 163.98 hrs sleepPullUps and PushUps30 minutes recovery 60 minutes reading + Journaling 103Strava Get the blog, and special offers, delivered to your inbox.