{"id":26493,"date":"2017-06-27T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.trainerroad.com\/?p=26493"},"modified":"2017-06-26T20:16:25","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T03:16:25","slug":"getting-faster-for-reasons-beyond-the-podium-spotlight-on-pete-morris-of-team-clif-bar-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/getting-faster-for-reasons-beyond-the-podium-spotlight-on-pete-morris-of-team-clif-bar-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Faster for Reasons Beyond the Podium \u2014 Spotlight on Pete Morris of Team Clif Bar Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Ninety percent of the time Pete Morris lines up at a race with priorities greater than crossing the finish line first. When it comes to riding his bike, the humble powerhouse who races for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clifbar.com\/athletes-events\/our-athletes\/tcb-cycling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Team CLIF Bar Cycling<\/a> has other measures of success.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RCXmil-lfsA\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you would have told Pete Morris eight years ago he\u2019d be racing the events he participates in today, he would have called you crazy. The rider who\u2019s known for his striking resemblance to Thor, started out his cycling career racing locally. Every Tuesday night was an opportunity to make an impression on his own little pond. Today, he travels the country racing with criterium-focused Team CLIF Bar Cycling, leaving an impression on hundreds of cycling fans.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Pete Trains Hard to Get Faster<\/h2>\n<p>For Pete, putting in the hard work behind the scenes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/?utm_source=TrainerRoad%20Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog%20Post%2FPete%20Morris%20Winner%20Story&amp;utm_campaign=TrainerRoad%20Blog%20Content&amp;utm_content=%22TrainerRoad%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TrainerRoad<\/a> has little to do with racking up personal race wins. Instead, it\u2019s all about showing up fit and ready to ride fast so he can support his teammates and, as he likes to say, \u201cgive the fans a good show.\u201d One of his favorite post-race activities underscores the latter. You\u2019ll often find the long-haired, 200-pound source of power surrounded by kiddos eager to snag an autograph before and after big crit events.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26507 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pete-story-blog-img2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pete-story-blog-img2.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pete-story-blog-img2-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pete-story-blog-img2-768x465.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 825px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 825\/500;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Engaging with the crowd and giving back to the community with Team CLIF Bar brings about the same level of satisfaction and appreciation for the sport as standing on the podium. That\u2019s where Pete sets himself apart from the rest. He\u2019s the farthest thing from a puffy-chested poor sport. Pete\u2019s demeanor is best described as oozing with gratitude.<\/p>\n<p>Although Pete\u2019s perspective on racing is not commonly shared among athletes who race for themselves, it does not nullify hard work. In fact, it stokes Pete\u2019s fire all the more to train hard. You can\u2019t be a good teammate if you don\u2019t put in the work, just as you can\u2019t win the crowd if you\u2019re slow due to cutting corners in training.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26510 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pete-story-blog-img3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pete-story-blog-img3.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pete-story-blog-img3-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pete-story-blog-img3-768x465.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 825px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 825\/500;\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThinking about a win never makes you train harder. You train hard to be a strong teammate, to be helpful and do what you need to do at these races.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>The Honor of Racing in Athens<\/h2>\n<p>This past May, when Pete lined up beside his teammates in Athens, Georgia at their biggest race of the year, the Athens Twilight Criterium, his goals were the same: support his teammates and give the crowd a good show. Both objectives were accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people lined the streets to watch the 2-hour criterium race, making the energy of the night indescribably palatable. Justifiably, Pete\u2019s performance was impacted by it all. For those who were there, they witnessed \u201cThor\u201d in his element.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26509 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pete-story-blog-img4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pete-story-blog-img4.jpg 825w, https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pete-story-blog-img4-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.trainerroad.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pete-story-blog-img4-768x465.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 825px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 825\/500;\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThis is the race where you get extra fitness just by being here.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Pete provided strong support for his team up until the final eight laps and the race concluded with an action-packed finale featuring one of his teammates, Michael, in a three-man break. With that, knowing they accomplished what they set out to do, Pete and the rest of Team CLIF Bar left Georgia feeling the way all athletes hope to feel after a weekend of soul-baring riding: <em>successful.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ninety percent of the time Pete Morris lines up at a race with priorities greater than crossing the finish line first. When it comes to riding his bike, the humble powerhouse who races for Team CLIF Bar Cycling has other measures of success. 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