So turns out there is something to be said for specificity training. Therefore, if at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again. And never stop learning.
Winning the battle… against me
The final PBP qualifier (the 300km) ended up being more of a mental battle than I thought it would be. But misery is a choice. And I have trained for toughness. Today I proved to myself, yet again, what I am capable of.
Road to PBP 2019 Part 2
So what does riding 600km in the wind actually look like? It looks something like this.
Fight the wind or go with the flow
To Jump The Gun (def): to do something too soon, especially without thinking about it. (aka: what could go wrong). Leads to saying things such as "It's fine." Sounds like a perfect combination for my 600km qualifier for PBP.
Road to PBP 2019 Part 1
And at the end of [Sydney to Melbourne] I said to Max โI will never do that again... everโ...โ
And then I got a phone call ๐