Originally Posted by
ridethecliche
There's a difference between training, and losing touch with reality to train even when you know you're not going to 'make it'.
It's difficult as students since we don't have a family to support or a spouse to yell at us. Because of that and the fact that we enjoy it, we can get too easily enamored with it. It can be a 'disease' instead of a passion.
Balance in all things.
Yeah I really feel ya on this reply here as a student. It's easy for us to loose context.
Balance in all things? Come on man save that for when your old, grey, frail and meditating in the mountains somewhere!
JK though really I believe that part of living a complete life is being sick, diseased and unwell (literally and figuratively); it's part of life and it gives you perspective.
While we're young right?
I know someday Ill have a real job and a wife and children and they will be worth the sacrifices I once maid to be reckless with my involvement in cycling.