stoics

embrace the suck

September 19, 2023
cycling
cx, races, training, stoics

“Embrace the suck”[^1]

As a cx rider this ethos means a lot. In cross you’re often racing in bad weather, cold weather, slippery weather. The courses are designed to make it hard for you to go quickly, not like a road bike race. All the twists and turns and lack of traction can make it so the fast people don’t get to use their speed, and craftiness, technique comes to the fore.