May 31, 2023

DON'T LOOK BACK, BUT DO LOOK DOWN.

THE DRTY WDNSDY RIDE is one of my favorites. We meet at the corner, chase each other up the climbs, search out new and challenging downhills...

... what could be better?

The Assassin had gone to the front, and as the trail got a lot steeper, the pace stayed the same...

... I was afraid to look back.

If I looked back and saw The Gentlemen gapped off,
I'd probably drop anchor myself.

If I looked back and he was on my wheel,
I'd press on and blow up before the top.

Now, why do we do these rides?

Adventure, for sure.
Chance at coming home bloodied, that too.

But, there's something else.
Something bigger.

We're all training for A races in a couple of months. What we are doing now, is laying down the foundation:

Lots of saddle time
Riding trails much harder than we'll race

The Great Alex Hormozi shared a great and applicable story we can apply to base training.:

Two men set out to build a building.

One lays the foundation for a 10-story building and finishes the entire building in nine months.

The other lays the foundation for a 100-story building and it takes him the entire nine months just to build the first few floors.

The first “being ahead” mocks the second for taking so long. He decides he wants to build his building into a 100-story building to prove how good of a builder he is. So he tries to add stories on top. He gets to 15-16 stories and then the foundation begins to crack. He starts reinforcing things. But no matter what, he feels he can’t put anymore on top.

Over time, the second guy keeps building and passes the first man. Two years later the second man completes his 100-story building despite barely having his foundation finished by the time the first man finishes his entire building.

The first man, goes to a mentor to ask his advice on growing his building taller. The mentor tells him “you need to tear down this building or start another one new”

He says “and waste all the time I spent building this one? Can’t I just add it on top if I just knew how?”

The mentor replies “there’s a lesson here: The fastest way to build a 10-story building isn’t the fastest way to a 100-story building. Your desire to grow fast ruined your ability to grow big.

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All of us had on the Superlight Race Gloves...

... with the perforated palms, real leather and device friendly thread.

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