Why We Ride. Mark Barnes, PhD
with our dilemma. But, in situations wherein riding to safety is a better risk than stopping, it’s useful to know how to manage the distractions of pain, discomfort, and fear.
What works for one person doesn’t necessarily work for another. I trotted out all my examples while gently insisting that Dylan remount and complete the trek back to the truck. I thought that there was no viable alternative but to strap him on my back and return for his bike later. Dylan didn’t think the situation was quite that drastic; however, he didn’t like any of my suggestions about what to focus on for the twenty minutes more he needed to ride. So I left it up to him to find something on his own through trial and error; after all, that’s how I learned what worked for me. At least he knew he needed to focus his mind on something—something other than how much his hands ached and his face burned and how raw and weak his whole body felt.
He finally crept down the mountain and out of the woods, repeating a mantra he’d heard years before at many a bedtime reading. He filled his helmet with the words like protective insulation, not only from the cold but also from despair: “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can . . .” It was enough to lever his attention out of the ditch so his body could follow. What’s your way?
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