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Oh-my-freaking-gosh, no wonder I was exhausted afterwards!
In yesterday's post*, when I mentioned the long slow climb being not too bad, that was 7 miles from mile 14-21 which gained about 1100 ft over 7 miles.
The short steep climb that I mentioned was the little peak in the center that gains about 350 ft in about 1.5 miles. Aye carumba! Whatever grade that works out to be is enough to make me go so slow that I nearly fall over. I knew we were almost at the turn point. I was also certain that if I stopped I wouldn't be able to get going again and would end up walking my bike. I really didn't want that to happen. I just kept repeating to myself "Don't stop. Don't fall over. Almost there." I'm convinced that it was nothing more than stubborn persistence that got me to the top.
With a little stubborn persistence, sometimes we can do more than we think we can. What is it that you are training for that will require stubborn persistence?
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*Oh, and I should have added one more lesson to yesterday's post: Cycling tan lines are not sexy. You're welcome.
OMG, that's a crazy hill. Makes my little ones I complain about nothing. I talk to myself all the time! It helps me though. Still training for my 1st half at the end of this month. Come on already, I'm ready to get this over with. The nervousness is killing me. Great Job in pushing yourself!
ReplyDeleteOUCH.... that makes me want to cry! Awesome job!
ReplyDeleteI have always said that endurance athletes are the mist stubborn people out there
ReplyDeleteI see your bike tan and raise you a ref's tan :-) sexy sexy!!
ReplyDeleteWHOA! That is an insane hill!!! I'm hurting just looking at it!
ReplyDeleteHOLY CRAP! i totally would have fallen over. lol! great job sister.
ReplyDeletemy Miami Marathon training plan is all about stubborn persistence. ;)
OMG, that's a mountain!!!! You killed it :) Good job :)
ReplyDeleteBeginning - cough cough - to train for a tri. With my sucky swimming it will require a ton of persistence.
ReplyDeleteay carumba is right! My word you are a LEGEND for staying on that ride (instead of wimping out like I would have done)
ReplyDeleteGreat job Lisa (and hubby)! You don't have to tell me about bike short tan lines. :-/
ReplyDeletecongrats on your bike race. wowza, now that's a CLIMB! nicely done. and for now, i'm not training for anything that takes persistence, i'm taking a big ol' break. but i've been there, during marathon training.
ReplyDeleteI hate those hills where you're going so slowly you feel like you're about to fall over. Gaaa!
ReplyDeleteGood job getting up and over those.
As for my training goal, I need to out-stubborn my stubborn brain! I have realized the past few weeks that my mind is what's holding me back. My legs, lungs, heart, etc. are fine. My brain tells me "no, you can't!" and I believe it. Must fix that.