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

<p>In this episode, Tom shares his journey behind training for his first bike race (and it&#39;s a big one!) </p><p>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.</p><p>Ben&#39;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. </p><p>We dive deep into the importance of boundaries, processing anger, and the importance of protecting your energy.</p><p>And of course - Tom dips into the jar of Great British Misadventures to regale a story from his own misadventures.</p><p><strong>Support the podcast: </strong></p><p>Get a whopping 65% off your first Gousto box at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.gousto.co.uk/raf/?promo_code=TOM42277653⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gousto.co.uk/raf/?promo_code=TOM42277653⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Join the mailing list:</strong></p><p><a href="https://substack.com/@tombryanyeah?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠https://substack.com/@tombryanyeah?utm_campaign=profile&amp;utm_medium=profile-page⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Get in contact:</strong></p><p><a href="⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tombryanyeah/⁠⁠⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/tombryanyeah/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/greatbritishadventurespodcast⁠⁠⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/greatbritishadventurespodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@tombryanyeah" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@tombryanyeah</a></p><p>Chapters:</p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>03:48 Checking in re: Tom&#39;s mental health</p><p>06:18 Deleting people from your life</p><p>10:38 How you express anger</p><p>16:38 &#39;If&#39; Poem</p><p>22:37 Solo ski tour in Banff</p><p>37:09 Two months off with exhaustion</p><p>53:57 Ben&#39;s new addition</p><p>58:55 Tom&#39;s first bike race</p><p>01:19:39 Cycling&#39;s culture problem</p><p>01:29:43 The most wonderful Wednesday</p><p>01:37:58 Tour de France in the UK</p><p>01:40:47 Great British Misadventures</p>