O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 1 Then, at 10,500 feet, having ridden alone for some time now, I am forced to
deal with my own failings. I suddenly want nothing more than to quit, to
turn around and freewheel back to the bottom. How liberating that would feel
- that wheee! Who needs to reach the top, anyway?
What's happening is that the climb is bringing to surface a piece of my
character I regret and keep buried: a lifelong tendency to bail out at the
exact wrong time, whether it's going for a header in high-school soccer, in
my work, or in relationships. Too often, I pull back at the exact point when
I need to go harder. Riding a bike has been a way of training myself not to
give up. Now, here on Trail Ridge Road, I am about to find out how
successful I've been. Or not. I pedal on in a fierce, private war.
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I am starting to develope a slight crush on her - never mind the happy
marriage and two kids she's told me about. That's something else neither
science nor logic can explain about gravity but which any cyclist knows: A
really great climb peels back your emotional defense, leaves you vulnerable
to whatever feelings drift into your head on the mountain air or bubble up
from deep inside.
Note: The author was riding on Trail Ridge road, a stunning climb in
Colorado when he came across Kelly who happened to be riding at the same
pace up the mountain. They rode together for a good part of it before the
author peeled off later. | m******r
发帖数: 9604 | 2 老大不会是被引起共鸣了吧？俺很少爬山，对这种感觉领悟不多，这个月爬柠檬山的时
候一定好好体会一下
vulnerable
【在 O****e 的大作中提到】
: Then, at 10,500 feet, having ridden alone for some time now, I am forced to
: deal with my own failings. I suddenly want nothing more than to quit, to
: turn around and freewheel back to the bottom. How liberating that would feel
: - that wheee! Who needs to reach the top, anyway?
: What's happening is that the climb is bringing to surface a piece of my
: character I regret and keep buried: a lifelong tendency to bail out at the
: exact wrong time, whether it's going for a header in high-school soccer, in
: my work, or in relationships. Too often, I pull back at the exact point when
: I need to go harder. Riding a bike has been a way of training myself not to
: give up. Now, here on Trail Ridge Road, I am about to find out how
| p********r
发帖数: 3799 | | O****e
发帖数: 3290 | 4 哈哈，I wish ...
【在 m******r 的大作中提到】
: 老大不会是被引起共鸣了吧？俺很少爬山，对这种感觉领悟不多，这个月爬柠檬山的时
: 候一定好好体会一下
:
: vulnerable
| i*********k
发帖数: 596 | 5 这个坡有点长。海拔也有点高。
http://app.strava.com/segments/732482
【在 O****e 的大作中提到】
: 哈哈，I wish ...
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