Originally Posted by datlas

I had an interesting discussion with one of my club-mates on today's ride.

I was commenting on how I wish I was faster and mentioned some of the stronger guys in our club.

He said that the main difference between me and them is not strength/fitness but just the ability to suffer and keep going.

I am not so sure about that, I wonder if the ability to "suffer" matters as much as innate ability.

Any thoughts?