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Old 09-05-12 | 01:33 PM
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nun
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Originally Posted by AsanaCycles
ya, you got me on that one.

when I'm on a tour, i use the opportunity to somewhat pummel myself
i'm pretty sure its an old army throwback for me.
I like pushing myself to a degree of exhaustion.
tapas if you will.

I like being in that space. its a unique opportunity for me to focus like that.

often times, before i set out, I've already started to "tighten" my scope of living while still in town. sleeping directly on the floor and tapering off of things like coffee, etc...
spend more time doing a bit of yoga here and there, and meditation.
I can roll for a bunch of days, over and over like this.

my strategy is to refrain from laying around in camp as much as possible.
That's way too hardcore for me. I'm a wuss and I go touring between towns on main roads mostly. I like the cycling and climbing hills, but as I've said before I like to finish the day early and visit art galleries, museums etc and I'll default to a motel if one is available. Still, whatever style of touring you enjoy it's good to lighten the load.
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