What I learned after riding 100 miles this past weekend

What I learned after riding 100 miles this past weekend

Embracing the suck

15 to 20 mile per hour headwinds for 90 minutes straight.

My quads were burning and my calves were starting to cramp, but I kept pedaling. “Just keep the wheels spinning” I thought to myself.

IT SUCKED.

The first 35 miles was cold and wet, it rained for most of that first couple of hours.

This was mile 35 to mile 55, it was the toughest part of my 100 mile ride, where my legs were complaining every minute and the thought of stopping crossed my mind multiple times. It got so bad at one point, I had to pedal downhill because if I didn’t I would roll to a stop due to the wind...

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Cheers,

Howie

Tanya Alvarez

Founder: $0 to $1M in 1st Year | Helping B2B Owners Work Smarter, Live Fuller | Mom to 2 | Endurance Athlete

5mo

Howie Chan Wait you are in Minneapolis!! Are you up for another century ride?

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Nihar Chhaya, MBA, MCC

Executive coach to global CEOs and CXO’s | Recognized as one of the world’s top 50 executive coaches by Thinkers50 | Harvard Business Review Contributor | Wharton MBA | Master Certified Coach (MCC)-Int’l Coach Federation

5mo

Keep up the good work there! Thank you for sharing this story, Howie Chan.

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Anna Chernyshova

Recruitment leader 🦄 Top Job Seeker Expert | Ranked Top #2 HR LinkedIn Creator in USA | Advocate for Positive Work Culture & Leading with Empathy

5mo

wow love this Howie Chan

Mehdi Pirooznia

Startup Growth Architect | Unlocking Digital & Global Market Potentials | Guiding Leaders to Success

5mo

Nature's own resistance training program. Your quads and calves must be made of steel by now.

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