Finding Ultra: Rejecting Middle Age, Becoming One of the World's Fittest Men, and Discovering Myself
von Rich Roll
“Surrender is a beautiful movement in which you gracefully, willingly, languidly fall, only to find midway that you have been gathered into some unimaginable embrace. Surrender is letting go, whether or not you believe the embrace will occur. It’s trust to the hundredth power—not sticking to your idea of the outcome, but letting go in the faith that even the absence of an outcome will be the perfect solution.” Because she understood what I was only then coming to realize—that safety isn’t just an illusion, it’s a cop-out. I know it sounds trite, but there’s simply nothing like a near-death experience to remind one of the impermanence of everything. And living imprisoned by fear only to die with regret over dreams postponed was a life neither of us was interested in.
Because she understood what I was only then coming to realize—that safety isn’t just an illusion, it’s a cop-out. I know it sounds trite, but there’s simply nothing like a near-death experience to remind one of the impermanence of everything. And living imprisoned by fear only to die with regret over dreams postponed was a life neither of us was interested in.
Eventually, I utilized Web-based services like Strava to keep track of my progression on local climbs and share my rides with friends. And I began to rely on programs like TrainingPeaks, WorkoutLog, and Golden Cheetah, which lend meaning to the numbers by producing a dizzying array of graphs and metrics.
All my confusing feelings boiled down to one singular emotion. Fear of people. Fear of situations and institutions. Fear of economic insecurity, the unknown, and events that hadn’t yet and possibly never would transpire. All told, fear of everything. And there’s only one cure for fear.
Bliss in depletion. I finally got it. It’s that beautiful place of ascetic purity that is permitted to bloom only when the mind is stopped dead in its tracks and everything else is stripped away, leaving your soul—or who you really are—to forge a connection with the truth.
In other words, the typical amateur endurance athlete trains far too hard on the aerobic and active recovery days. But not nearly hard enough on the intense days. A certain level of proficiency can be achieved this way, but full potential is never realized.
"“Surrender is a beautiful movement in which you gracefully, willingly, languidly fall, only to find midway that you have been gathered into some unimaginable embrace. Surrender is letting go, whether or not you believe the embrace will occur. It’s trust to the hundredth power—not sticking to your idea of the outcome, but letting go in the faith that even the absence of an outcome will be the perfect solution.”"
"Because she understood what I was only then coming to realize—that safety isn’t just an illusion, it’s a cop-out. I know it sounds trite, but there’s simply nothing like a near-death experience to remind one of the impermanence of everything. And living imprisoned by fear only to die with regret over dreams postponed was a life neither of us was interested in."
"Eventually, I utilized Web-based services like Strava to keep track of my progression on local climbs and share my rides with friends. And I began to rely on programs like TrainingPeaks, WorkoutLog, and Golden Cheetah, which lend meaning to the numbers by producing a dizzying array of graphs and metrics."
"All my confusing feelings boiled down to one singular emotion. Fear of people. Fear of situations and institutions. Fear of economic insecurity, the unknown, and events that hadn’t yet and possibly never would transpire. All told, fear of everything. And there’s only one cure for fear."
"Bliss in depletion. I finally got it. It’s that beautiful place of ascetic purity that is permitted to bloom only when the mind is stopped dead in its tracks and everything else is stripped away, leaving your soul—or who you really are—to forge a connection with the truth."
"In other words, the typical amateur endurance athlete trains far too hard on the aerobic and active recovery days. But not nearly hard enough on the intense days. A certain level of proficiency can be achieved this way, but full potential is never realized."
"Dairy, it turns out, is linked to heart disease, Type 1 diabetes, the formation of hormone-related cancers, congestive problems, rheumatoid arthritis, iron deficiency, certain food allergies, and—as counterintuitive as it sounds—osteoporosis."
- →All my confusing feelings boiled down to one singular emotion. Fear of people. Fear of situations and institutions. Fear of economic insecurity, the unknown, and events that hadn’t yet and possibly never would transpire. All told, fear of everything. And there’s only one cure for fear.
- →In other words, the typical amateur endurance athlete trains far too hard on the aerobic and active recovery days. But not nearly hard enough on the intense days. A certain level of proficiency can be achieved this way, but full potential is never realized.
- →There’s a new path waiting for you, too. All you have to do is look for it—then take that first step. If you show up and stay present, that step will eventually become a gigantic leap forward. And then you’ll show us who you really are.
- →But the bulk of my training was spent on the bike. Because the body can ride many more hours than it can run or swim, it’s the optimal and most time-efficient way to build endurance fitness without risking leg and shoulder injuries.
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