TCR winner James Hayden and TransAM winner Lael Wilcox explore what it means to suffer in two of the hardest endurance r | dG1fb3hnS3UwWnp6VWs
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00:00 I am the fastest woman to ride around the world.
00:04 18,000 miles, 124 days.
00:08 First place.
00:09 The Transcontinental Race, a 4,000 kilometer race across Europe.
00:12 I had the Guinness World Record for the fastest crossing of Europe.
00:16 Across the US, from Oregon to Virginia, 4,200 miles, 18 days and 10 minutes.
00:22 I hold the Guinness World Record for the fastest circumnavigation by bicycle.
00:27 Two and a half months of racing, from four in the morning until half past nine at night, every single day.
00:33 It's that headspace that splits a rider from an endurance rider.
00:38 The cool thing about endurance is it takes me across continents.
00:45 It takes me around the planet.
00:47 I like the fact that every day is different.
00:49 Endurance cycling is everything for me.
00:51 It's the time I have to think and breathe and feel.
00:54 The better you are off the bike, the easier you'll find the riding.
00:58 It can be finding yourself without food in the middle of nowhere.
01:03 You don't know where you're going to sleep that night.
01:06 You are going to be overwhelmingly tired.
01:09 Your cognitive function definitely slows.
01:11 It was all support crew. I had to fix things with duct tape and zip ties.
01:15 I was just fixing my third puncture.
01:17 I could tell something wasn't right.
01:19 My number one aim is getting home safely.
01:22 All right, Ferris, don't eat me!
01:24 I've got a security escort with me.
01:27 You will encounter pain and suffering.
01:30 Without a doubt, the stupidest thing I've ever done.
01:33 I'm in so much pain right now.
01:35 You always feel colder than you expect.
01:39 Your hands go numb.
01:41 You cross the Arctic Circle, it then got really, really cold.
01:45 You can't be pretending it's wonderful.
01:47 You almost end up seeing the road in front of you like a roller coaster.
01:50 That is all in your head.
01:52 It doesn't matter how strong your legs are.
01:54 If you've given up, you've given up.
01:56 Ultimately, it's about can you suffer it.
01:58 [Explosion]
02:01 [Music]
02:07 (music fades)