I often get asked how I started doing long, exciting adventures like 10 days backpacking in the Alaska wilderness, the Leadville 100 mountain bike race, or the toughest one Race Across America (RAAM). Those that ask me don’t see how they could go from the small adventures they’ve done to something much bigger.
The answer is taking baby steps or pedaling with training wheels along the way. I had been racing nearly 10 years before I did a race over 6 hours. Even after doing 6 solo mountain bike races, I wasn’t sure I’d finish my first 500+ mile RAAM qualifier through the desert or California. I finished it and was fast enough to qualify for RAAM. I did another 3 qualifiers before taking the step up to RAAM.
If you dream of a big adventure but don’t think you’ll ever be capable of doing it, think again. It doesn’t matter if it’s climbing Everest, racing your bike across the US in RAAM or something smaller. Just find some fun, doable steps and start now. You may be surprised by what adventures you’ll have.
UltraRob.com has also grown much like my adventures. It’s grown from a small site with planned races, race results and a blog about training for RAAM into much more. Last month there were over 80,000 unique visits and 150,000 pageviews on UltraRob.com. Where will it go next? It’ll be a journey and I’m sure it’ll be baby step by baby step.
What adventure are you dreaming about doing or have already experienced by taking little steps?
– UltraRob
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