Just noted to myself, because of another thread on climbing, the key, the importance of mind set...
We all speak of cycling hard, at our highest effort/level as a form of 'suffering', and that is true, to some extent.
but thinking about it and how I am actually 'feeling' in the moment of hardest effort. I'm not really thinking about the 'suffering'.
In the moment I'm trying to find/develop the 'determination' to keep it going or to find 'more' in myself. When the 'Determination' collapses, so do I.
IE - watching races, we often see a rider/riders out front, fighting mightily to stay in front, but after long, extended DETERMINED effort, they are caught by a strong chasing group.
Often they are caught and passed, and often that same rider/riders fall off the back of the catching group - lose of determination...
Sometimes the caught riders join onto the passing group ... continued determination...
I don;t think 'Determination' can take anyone above their potential, but it does take you to the best of your potential. Without Determination, I don;t think we can get close to our potential. In climbing or anything. (Reminded of that on yesterday's group ride...)
Ride On
Yuri