I still cycle regularly- at least once a week but often more than that. On long rides if there is a part I know I am going to struggle (mainly hills) then I tend to break the route up into chunks. For example my first target will be to reach the lamp post then once the lamp post has been reached I will then try and cycle without stopping to the next tree.
I will eventually get up the hill- it will just be slow. However my partner is able just to visualise the very end point and will not stop until he gets there no matter how tough the route gets or at how rubbish he feels. For me on long steep slopes to have no interest in getting to the very end and I think this is down to there being no consequence of me stopping before the finish. I think, 'so what if I do not reach the top, nobody is going to shout at me.' One could argue that I am cheating myself, however in an odd twist of fate the next time I try the same route I want to beat my previous time.
So long, where is the finishing line...
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