Tonight's run could have been categorized as miserable for some...It was cold, windy and the rain/sleet mix didn't help either. Sure I was a little cold, but instead of whining about it, or turning around, I just used added a few more hills and cranked up the pace - Turned out to be a super fun workout!
In 2001, Nike forked out a bit pocket change to make a movie of Lance Armstrong in his bid to win his 3rd Tour de France...The Road to Paris. If you haven't seen it, take the time, and watch it (regardless of what you think of Lance). There are some pretty cool insights into the world of racing.
One of the scenes that stuck with me was in the clip above - if you fast forward to the 7 to 8min mark - you catch up with Lance as he heads back down the hill for another 10km (down, and back up) of riding in nasty weather...Johan says: "That's what it takes to win the Tour".
For whatever reason, I find myself repeating this saying every time I train in shitty weather. "This is what it takes to win the Tour"... I usually follow that up with a big grin...
In 2001, Nike forked out a bit pocket change to make a movie of Lance Armstrong in his bid to win his 3rd Tour de France...The Road to Paris. If you haven't seen it, take the time, and watch it (regardless of what you think of Lance). There are some pretty cool insights into the world of racing.
One of the scenes that stuck with me was in the clip above - if you fast forward to the 7 to 8min mark - you catch up with Lance as he heads back down the hill for another 10km (down, and back up) of riding in nasty weather...Johan says: "That's what it takes to win the Tour".
For whatever reason, I find myself repeating this saying every time I train in shitty weather. "This is what it takes to win the Tour"... I usually follow that up with a big grin...
Get out there...
4 comments:
Very cool footage.
where is that photo? Bowness?
if you wanna win you have to increase your couch time. i'm still winning or top 3 of my age group in a lot of races out west here and couch time is key! :p
vacation is nice too ... a few dos equis and a hammock on the beach are as good as couch time and that's prob why you're doing so well running in that pic...
crap - somehow the link to your blog has gone awol from my site! i'll remedy that and then get back to my couch...
ok - i'm drunk .. it was there all along! what the hell? back to the couch...
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