thebulls

Yes, but it's probably not as hard as you're making it seem. Just take small bites -- ride a 200, wait three days and decide if you're going to ride the 300, wait three days and decide if you're going to ride the 400. Then it's just one more ride to do the 600. On each one, it's impossible to do the whole ride all at once. Just ride to the next control and when you get there adjust your sights to the next one. When things are really bad -- as they inevitably will be at some time -- evaluate whether you are likely to cause yourself injuries that keep yourself off the bike for an extended period (e.g. two weeks or longer). If not, then slow down for a few minutes, eat something no matter how much you don't want to, keep in mind that if you quit, you'll always wish you hadn't, and most likely in twenty minutes you'll be feeling like this is the greatest sport in the universe again.