Wayne REALLY impressed me these last couple of days. the ride 2 Cheltenham is a VERY TOUGH ONE (180k with about 2000m ascent and we averaged 30kph in rubbish weather & into a head wind all the way). more so when u don’t know what’s coming up next or how far you've got left. whilst he'll be the first 2 admit he didn’t help matters with his fluid and nutrition, the darkness he experienced as a consequence will make him stronger mentally and the training itself with certainly be beneficial. all this not to mention a dodgy stomach bug that seamed to be draining him too.... i recon he's got a worm or something inside ha ha. i kept telling him that somewhere REALLY DEEP DOWN he was actually enjoying the suffering.... at the time he just swore at me, but i recon by Monday he was agreeing. Still, 2 keep rolling on both days when his body wasn’t working as it normally does took a lot heart and strength. I’m chuffed he won his battle and didn’t quit! 16 hours of training with a dodgy belly is no easy ride.
Sunday, April 16, 2006
2 days in....
well its 2 days in and I’m loving it. starting to remember how i felt back in 2004 when i was training full time. there's an enormous sense of satisfaction that comes (for me at least) from setting these kind of goals and following through. i feel a real personal empowerment from doing this kind of thing. it seams that the more i do it, the stronger i feel and the more i think i can do. i wonder how far this can go.......? I’d love to do a full 10 days of this to see what kind of empowering fatigue hole I’d get into then..... maybe one to find out later this year???
