The paradigm of climbing an endless mountain paints the picture of an athletic journey that at points will be fraught with endless comparisons to other athletes, and devastating setbacks with illness or injury. What if training and racing is more of an orbital journey? Your goal is one point of the orbit. At halfway, you can see your goal on the horizon.  For the full journey, listen or read the transcript in the show description on https://www.fasttalklabs.com/category/cycling-in-alignment/.