Reid in the zone

From Inside Triathlon magazine

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The man in the zone knows no pain

IT: You no longer had the spark to inhabit all this pain?

Peter Reid: When I was on and in a total zone, I felt nothing. I felt no pain whatsoever. When you're in the zone, your adrenaline is pumping, you're numb to the pain. All that matters is Who is up the road? I've got to attack! When you're going through the motions, there is no drive, no attack mode. Last year, all of a sudden, I remember going "This hurts! This really really hurts!" Once I was aware of it, I felt this was not a place I enjoy going to. Believe me, I thoroughly enjoyed being in that total zone. When you are racing that way, you don't see anything but what is inside that tunnel. But all of a sudden, I'm not in there. It's funny, but I don't miss it. Ultimately it was an easy decision