We've all had the experience of a mass start field sprint for the finish line.
We grab a wheel that looks good for the lead out and then something interesting happens.
A shoulder wide gap opens at the right distance/time and:
Without conscious thought we are through the gap and fully committed to an all-out sprint for the line.
So, what's going on here?
An old teammate with a powerful well executed sprint and many wins says:
The sprint itself is a Zen experience: Mindless-Mindfulness as Action.
Be in the moment.
My Evil Twin Skippy believes that:
When presented w/ a discrete stimulus a well conditioned subject responds w/ a specific conditioned response.
If presented w/ A, then B will result. Conscious thought not required or desired.
Train like you race, race like you train.
I think the adrenaline/hormonal Fight or Flight autonomic system kicks in with the danger of the herd at full-chat.
We just Flee for the line trying to keep from being trampled and prove our Alpha herd status w/o conscious thought.
Fear is the automatic reptile-brain motivator: Flee and fight like a beast.
So, what do
you think?
D.T. Suzuki, B.F. Skinner, David Attenborough sprinting or something else?
-Bandera