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What’s Your Mantra? Real Life Shred Girls Share Their Favorites
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I talk to a lot of cyclists, and all of the best ones have one thing in common: They all have a great mantra that they repeat to themselves when the going gets tough. Here are a few of my absolute favorites from Real Life Shred Girls!
“Happy watts!”
“Happy watts!” One of my former teammates would always tell me how much faster you are when you are relaxed and having fun on a course. For someone who is known for getting very anxious and stressed before and during races, this advice was always super helpful for me. It gives me a little mantra to think about when I’m in the middle of a race or just a hard interval session, and reminds me to always just enjoy the ride. –Real Life Shred Girl: MTBer and Cyclocrosser Lily Peck
‘I can, I will, I will not be denied.’
“My coach in high school taught me a mantra: He said to ignore the negative thoughts in my head and just chant, ‘I can, I will, I will not be denied.’ All the other voices in my head were like, ‘you suck,’ ‘you’re not good,’ and my coach said if I started using this mantra it would crowd out the negative thoughts. And it did.”
‘I can, I will, I will not be denied.’
“No matter how good or bad you feel, it’s not going to last. I tell myself that in long races—even when I’m feeling good, I tell myself, keep eating, keep drinking, don’t get too excited. And if I’m in a hole, I tell myself that it’s not going to last, I can pull myself out of it. And if it’s really hard for me, it’s really hard for everyone else too.” –Why You Need to Be Kind to Yourself (in Cycling + Life) with Rebecca Rusch
It won’t be easy but it will be worth it
I just had to keep reminding myself that What goes up must go down. Every time I got discouraged I would say “Elissa, You are biking the Continental Divide, enjoy it, it won’t be easy but it will be worth it.” –Shred Girl Elissa Cummings Talks Bikepacking the Continental Divide, Part 2
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And from other Shred Girls…
lindsaydawnb: “I love hills” and “pain is temporary” 🤘🏼😊
shbcxrun: “Smiling gives me power”
