September 18
Why is it that everyone always wants to beat the guy or girl in front of them? You out riding and you see a distant spec on the horizon. This is an immediate call to arms. You immediately start doing intervals to see if you can whittle down the distance.
I might point out that this happens to almost everyone I know. I once had two ladies (not girls - ladies) latch on a short distance behind and they killed themselves trying to pass - which they did and soon turned off onto another road so they could breathe.
It took me about 30 years go get over this. It was a fight but gradually reasoning took over my hard wired reaction. When dogs bark, it’s not necessarily because they choose to. They can’t help it. Show a dog a squirrel and show me one that doesn’t go nuts. For dog’s there’s normally not a lot you can do but I would like to think we are a step above.
I ride because I want to ride for the next 30 years. Not to beat myself up.
It makes no sense to let someone else control your ride just because they are there. It’s not easy but work on this and you will be a lot happier as you see yourself literally take control of them because they have this burning desire to beat you. When they do that they loose control and you are the master. Think of it that way and it’s fun. “These crazy humans are all the same. Like programmed lemmings.”