Motivation

Monique Y. Mudama said:

That one little "You're crazy" gave me the motivation to get to the top
without stopping again. Yeah, I'm crazy! Yeah, I'm doing something
most people wouldn't have the guts to do! It feels good.

Funny how climbing gets into your system. Anybody can ride downhill, at
least on most downhills. There have been a few cases where people were
honestly shocked to see me going up a trail that most consider
downhill-only, and I always got some strange pleasure out of that.

I guess its just a personal challenge thing; I don't think anyone is maso
enough to say its "fun", but we just keep doing it. It took me about two
years to finally do that climb non-stop, though - and when I did finally
do it, I was so drained that I had no enery left to celebrate!

--
-BB-
To reply to me, drop the attitude (from my e-mail address, at least)

On 2004-07-31, BB penned:

Quoted message said:

Monique Y. Mudama said:

That one little "You're crazy" gave me the motivation to get to the
top without stopping again. Yeah, I'm crazy! Yeah, I'm doing
something most people wouldn't have the guts to do! It feels good.

Funny how climbing gets into your system. Anybody can ride downhill,
at least on most downhills. There have been a few cases where people
were honestly shocked to see me going up a trail that most consider
downhill-only, and I always got some strange pleasure out of that.

Plenty of bikes make it up this trail; it's not like it's a big deal
*for people who ride their bikes on trails regularly*. It's not even
terribly long. But according to the average joe, it's apparently crazy
=)

Quoted message said:

I guess its just a personal challenge thing; I don't think anyone is
maso enough to say its "fun", but we just keep doing it. It took me
about two years to finally do that climb non-stop, though - and when I
did finally do it, I was so drained that I had no enery left to
celebrate!

It's the feeling of accomplishment that you get from beating a
challenge. It's a rush. Not "fun," no, but a deeper type of
satisfaction.

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2004-07-31, BB penned:

Quoted message said:

I guess its just a personal challenge thing; I don't think anyone is
maso enough to say its "fun", but we just keep doing it. It took me
about two years to finally do that climb non-stop, though - and when I
did finally do it, I was so drained that I had no enery left to
celebrate!

It's the feeling of accomplishment that you get from beating a
challenge. It's a rush. Not "fun," no, but a deeper type of
satisfaction.

I got the same thrill today. I was climing up a ridge and passed some
newbie looking downhill riders who had gotten a shuttle up to the top.
We stopped and chatted. When I mentinod my starting point down in the
valley, their eyes widened, then they offered me some of their water.

Sometimes, you just climb for the feeling of accomplishment. It hurts
while you're riding, but feels great afterwards. If you're riding solo,
it can be an even better feeling, because you could have turned around
at any time and headed back down the mountain and nobody would know.

Justen

Monique sez:

Quoted message said:

That one little "You're crazy" gave me the motivation to get to the top
without stopping again. Yeah, I'm crazy! Yeah, I'm doing something
most people wouldn't have the guts to do! It feels good.

And it never stops feeling that way. Are you crazy? Hell, yes! Don't it
feel gooooood? :-7

T o m Dillon
Lakewood, CO
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On 2004-07-31, justen penned:

Quoted message said:

Sometimes, you just climb for the feeling of accomplishment. It hurts
while you're riding, but feels great afterwards. If you're riding
solo, it can be an even better feeling, because you could have turned
around at any time and headed back down the mountain and nobody would
know.

True. I have noticed that I'm more likely to finish a climb without
stopping for a breather when my group can see me. There's that point
where you *can* still do it; it just hurts a lot. It seems like it's
easier for me to live with the pain when people are watching.

--
monique

"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
-- Mark Twain