"Idiots doing really hard shit" was was a description of cyclocross I heard a while back. Racing flat-out for an hour on a what is essentially a road bike in the freezing cold, getting caked in mud, through puddles, plus jumping over barriers and carrying the bike while running up stairs getting soaked and a bit hypothermic from wearing only a summer-weight skinsuit - all seems pretty stupid. Infact, the original description is pretty much on the money. It's 'hard shit'.
But to the cross racer, the attitude is: the harder the better. Plucking up the courage to fight those tough conditions and to hurt your legs, lungs and later, your washing machine.
I don't think it's idiotic. It's hardcore. And awesome. And cool. But yeah, ok.. a little bit stupid.
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