Exact same way I quit smoking: I want to be a faster rider more than I want to ______. That doesn't apply to everyone. Some people (take Keith and Brad for example) can smoke and still be fast - I can't. After I realized that last year it was easy to make a change since there was "a good thing" waiting for me if I did. Same goes with stretching. I've been on rides where my back is just killing me. If I can do something to prevent that then it's all the motivation I need to take 30' out of my evenings and roll around on the floor for awhile.

I was at Patty King this morning (spicy beef patty avec coco bread) and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" came on ... which then of course got stuck in my head and then I found myself sprinting down Spadina to "AND I NEED YOU MORE, THAN EVER!" ... which was odd/motivating/even odder to say the least. It was the skate video effect gone horribly wrong.