Today I did my weekly long ride and was on the phone with a friend who was doing his at the same time. During that call, an idea hit me.
Last year, I did my first two triathlons and my first marathon, and I have insanely good memories from those hard challenges.
That got me thinking about what challenge I want to give myself this year.
I can’t (and don’t want to) do a triathlon right now because I’m recovering from a running injury. So I thought: why not pick a pure cycling event?
That’s when the “Ötztaler Radmarathon” came to mind – a 225 km cycling event with more than 5,500 vertical meters.
I only thought of this about two hours ago, and I’m not even 100% sure I’ll get a spot yet (they do a draw for places), but I’m already super hyped to train for something that big and see how much I can grow from it.
Now I’m curious: what’s a big challenge you’ve set for yourself this year?
It doesn’t have to be sport-related – just something that feels big for you right now.
And if you haven’t set a challenge yet, maybe this is your sign to pick one.
Those are the moments where we grow the most and learn a lot about ourselves.