December 2nd, 2023 marked a year to the day that I found myself in the ER with a collapsed lung. This was after 40 hours of focusing on nothing more than taking the next breath. A year removed, I found myself with tears of joy as I completed the last few miles of a century bike ride.
It had been a long, long, challenging journey. A 100-mile bike ride had been a goal of mine for several years but due to injuries, bad weather, bad planning, and then the collapsed lung, I started to question if I would ever complete it. This proved to be a greater block than the collapsed lung, once I was cleared to resume cycling late spring. Training was hard. My lungs were noticeably struggling. It wasn’t fun. I had lost my endurance and my passion. I started questioning if I really had the mindset anymore (I have always prided myself on my ability to eventually overcome whatever I set my mind to).
Eventually, I was able to join my riding partner on some training rides. The way he talked, there wasn’t any doubt that I could and would do the century ride. He wasn’t even giving me an option. His faith in me and having him to ride with again helped kickstart some serious training.
The next few months, I took better care of my body than I’ve probably ever done in my life, and I took the training seriously. However, I had a few training ride setbacks and then some nagging injuries- hamstring, knee, back- you name it, it was hurting.
As time for the big ride grew nearer, I started compromising with myself. Ok, if I can do 80 miles that would be awesome (that was the longest I had done to date), and I can use that to build on. Doubt was overtaking my mind and body, and it affected every area of my life. Note to reader- doubts and fears are the biggest health issues we will ever face. They really do affect every area of your life.
My body was killing me. While my training had been good, I felt that I had started too late to get my milage up to where it should be. I think the longest training ride was just over 50 miles, followed by 30 the next day. (And I was going to ride 100 in one day?)
Then I had important people in my life that thought it was stupid that I was trying to do this. “No one will care if you say you can’t do it, it’s ok.” or “Why would I do this to my body” (hello you’ve known me forever, don’t you get me??? I silently screamed). But I also had a few people in my life that believed in me and supported me. One of the turning points was when I started focusing more on these people vs the people not in my corner.
On the eve of the race, a lot of riders got in an easy training ride just to check the bikes and the course. I was miserable and after 10 minutes I thought this is stupid. This ride isn’t’ going to make me or break me. I’m going back to the house and get in my compression pants and ice and heat. That was probably one of my best decisions. A last-minute ride wasn’t going to help me.
Something happened that night and the morning of the ride. I had kicked out the compromise- I wasn’t going to give myself something to fall back on. I wasn’t sure if I could really do this, but I didn’t let those thoughts linger. I stayed focused on preparing my bike, my supplies, myself. I was zoned in completely to the task at hand.
There are so many factors that played into my success. If you’d like to hear them so you can apply them to your journey, I encourage you to watch/listen to https://bit.ly/3tyVVe0 (start at 5:00 mark).
The important thing to remember your mind is the strongest or weakest asset you will ever have. If you really want to accomplish something, it starts with your mind. Your thoughts create your reality.
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December 2nd, 2023 marked a year to the day that I found myself in the ER with a collapsed lung. This was after 40 hours of focusing on nothing more but taking the next breathe. A year removed I found myself with tears of joy as I completed the last few miles of a century bike ride.
It had been a long, long, challenging journey. A 100 mile bike ride had been a goal of mine for several years but due to injuries, bad weather, bad planning, and then the collapsed lung, I started to question if I would ever complete it. Once I was cleared in late spring to resume cycling, it was a greater block than the lung had been. It was hard. My lungs were noticably struggling. It wasn’t fun. I had lost my endurance and my passion. I started questioning if i really had the mindset anymore (I’ve always prided myself on my abiltty to eventually overcome whatever I set my mind to).
Eventually, I was able to join my riding partner on some rides. They way he talked there wasn’t any doubt that I could and would do this. He wasn’t even givign me that option. But his faith in me and having him to ride again with helped kickstart some serious training.
The next few months, I took better care of my body than I’ve probably ever done in my life and I took the trainingf seriously. However, I had a few training ride setbacks adn then some nagging injuries- hamstring, knee, back- you name it, it was hurting.
As time grew nearer, I started compromoising with myself. Ok, if I can do 80 that would be awesome (that was the longest I had done to date) and I can use that to build on. Doubt was overtaking my body and it effected every area of my life. Note to reader- doubts and fears are the biggest health issues we will ever face. They really do effect your life, mind and body.
My body was killing me. While my training had been good, I felt that I had started too late to get my milage up to where it should be. I think the longest ride was just over 50 miles (and I was going to double that???) with a ride of 30 the next day.
Then I had important people in my life that thougth it was stupid that I was trying to do this. “No one will care if you say you can’t do it, it’s ok.” or “Why would I do this to my body” (hello you’ve known me forever, don’t you get me??? I silently screamed). But I also had a few people in my life that believed in me and supported me. One of the turning points was wehn I staretd focusing mroe on these people vs the people not in my corner.
On the eve of the race, alto of riders got in an easy trianing ride just to chekc the bikes and the course. I was miseralbe and after 10 minutes I thought thsi is stupid. Thsi ride isnt’ going to make me or break me. I’m going back to the house and get in my compression pants and ice and heat. That was probably one of my best decisions. A last minute ride wasn’t going to help me.
Soemthing happened that night and the morning of the ride. I had kicked out the compromise- I wasn’t going to give myself something to fall back on. I wasn’t sure if I could really do this but I didn’t let those thoughts linger. I stayed focused on preparing my bike, my supplies, myself. I was zoned in copletely to the task at hadn.
There are so many factors taht played into my success. If you’d like to hear them so you can apply them to your journey, I encourage you to watch/listen to https://bit.ly/3tyVVe0
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On the eve of the race, alto of riders got in an easy trianing ride just to chekc the bikes and the course. I was miseralbe and after 10 minutes I thought thsi is stupid. Thsi ride isnt’ going to make me or break me. I’m going back to the house and get in my compression pants and ice and heat. That was probably one of my best decisions. A last minute ride wasn’t going to help me.
Soemthing happened that night and the morning of the ride. I had kicked out the compromise- I wasn’t going to give myself something to fall back on. I wasn’t sure if I could really do this but I didn’t let those thoughts linger. I stayed focused on preparing my bike, my supplies, myself. I was zoned in copletely to the task at hadn.
There are so many factors taht played into my success. If you’d like to hear them so you can apply them to your journey, I encourage you to watch/listen to https://bit.ly/3tyVVe0