Saturday, October 13, 2007

On Persistence

stubborness. endurance. persistence. 99.9% slow-twitch muscles.

There have been two rando rides recently, where riders generally much faster than me have started, but not finished. It has been mentioned, "well, if Lynne can do it..." with the unspoken subtext "anyone can do it" or "it can't be THAT hard".

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Now that I'm getting close to completing my first season of this thing called randonneuring, I have to agree that a lot of this seems to be mental. Turning the cranks, even climbing hills, that's the easier part. Keeping the cranks turning over a very long distance without letting your head play games with you, that's the more challenging part for sure.

I have to admit, though, that watching someone faster than me -- like you, for instance -- pedal smoothly away as I round the bend in the road -- well, it's impressive. Happy pedaling!