checked my ego @ the door

I heard this expression last winter. I really like it cuz I used it this morning.

I went out for an early morning ride and I didn't use the big ring. I stayed in the small ring the entire time and just spun the legs out. I felt great! I remember my high school cycling coach tell me that learning restraint is one of the hardest things to do with endurance training. Basically it was knowing when to take it easy even though you feel like you can and should go hard all the time.

So I have learned this morning one way to go easy is to just not use the big ring.