Originally Posted by Mithrandir

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/120544044Another trick I use on these long trips is to tell myself how long I've got left using multiples and fractions. For example, when you go 20 miles, I say to myself, "ok, now just do that 4 more times". At 33 I say "do that 2 more times". At 50 I say "do that again". Then once you get past 50 you can switch to fractions; at 66 I say "ok now just do half of what you just did". 75 is "do 1/3 of that", 80 is "do 1/4th of that", 88 is "do 1/7th of that", 90 is "do 1/9th of that", and by the time you get to a point where there's 5 miles left, you no longer need to tell yourself anything, you're home free. And such was this trip; as soon as I was under 10 miles left it was just a matter of time before I made the goal.