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The Road to PBP 2019—Entry #13—End of the Road

5/28/2019

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The Wildwood 400K this past Saturday was run in near-perfect conditions—sunny skies, mild temps, flat roads, light and mostly favorable winds. All the planets were aligned to give any rider (who managed to avoid an accident or mechanical failure) a terrific adventure with record time in the bank. And such was the case with me. All cylinders were firing in perfect synch; I felt strong, was keeping up a good pace, had no physical issues at all (aside from the normal sore points of contact with the bike—feet, hands and butt). 

Perfect conditions have a dark side, too, though. They remove all excuses and show you your true level of preparedness. By contrast, if I were to go out and suffer through a rain-plagued, flat-tired-epidemic of a ride, and do poorly, I would extrapolate (and compensate) in my mind: Well, if conditions had been better—and surely the next time they will be—I would have been fine. 

Saturday's ride showed me the best I could expect—from my body and from the Brevet Angels. And I judged that, given how I was feeling and performing on such a perfect day, it just wasn't good enough when one factored in: triple the distance (at PBP), the likelihood of some rain and flats, lack of sleep—PLUS hills, hills, and MORE hills.

So with the stats gained from Saturday's ride, I have decided to put PBP off for another 4 years. Watch this space.
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10/27/2019 04:17:40 am

This is not the end of the road, this is merely the beginning. I feel like there are people who do not understand this too much. Well, personally, I feel like as long as we are okay with it, then we can get past anything. If you feel like giving up, then just think about the life that you have built for yourself. If you do not try hard now, then the opportunity for you to do it will truly close.

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