Misadventures 5 - Training to Race Across Europe - Burnout, Healing & The Courage of Solo Adventures

In this episode, Tom shares his journey behind training for his first bike race (and it's a big one!)

After a period of burnout, mental health struggles, and being forced to step away from life for a short while, this episode is more about what it really means to rebuild - physically and mentally and how “pushing through” doesn’t always work (Tom found out the hard way.

Ben's been on a solo ski tour outside of Europe and gives all his tips and advice for travelling further afield for some good times.

We dive deep into the importance of boundaries, processing anger, and the importance of protecting your energy.

And of course - Tom dips into the jar of Great British Misadventures to regale a story from his own misadventures.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

03:48 Checking in re: Tom's mental health

06:18 Deleting people from your life

10:38 How you express anger

16:38 'If' Poem

22:37 Solo ski tour in Banff

37:09 Two months off with exhaustion

53:57 Ben's new addition

58:55 Tom's first bike race

01:19:39 Cycling's culture problem

01:29:43 The most wonderful Wednesday

01:37:58 Tour de France in the UK

01:40:47 Great British Misadventures