The "official" tour is just about over...
Well, here is the last "mobile" post about this year's BTC (www.bicycletourcolorado.com).
I've landed at the airport, all my checked luggage is in hand, and my bike will be sent out of Durango towards Ojai in tomorrow's FedEx shipment!
So, just a few reflections on the trip:
- I really enjoy this sport... Sitting in the saddle, watching the landscape roll by at 6-27 miles per hour is stunning.
- Interesting thoughts come together when there is "space and time" to put them together. (I wrote about that extensively a few days ago).
- The mind can help or compromise performance. I know I knew this, but cycling (especially a 3.6 mile climb at a 16% grade - pictures to come) proves it beyond a doubt. Just try and loop into a stressful, negative or tiring thought process and see what happens to your own performance!
- There is more to life and work than "doing." I read through two very powerful books in the past 10 days - both of which make a sound case for slowing down, and being in the being of now.
- And, finally, I am more than adequately inspired to begin speaking publicly about the intersection of personal and professional performance (after competing as a triathlete for 8 years, earning a personal fitness trainer designation, and spending +200 days on the road each year speaking on "workplace performance") I realize now more than ever, it's possible AND it's necessary to speak on these topics.
* these topics are: Fit and Effective
Comments ALWAYS welcome!
What are the two powerful books you read?
Posted by: Leigh Bost | July 03, 2008 at 01:04 PM