What is Hardcore?
Our sports have long heralded rating systems that let us know just how we’re doing. We may bicker over their ratings, but we return to them again and again. They help us set goals, and push ourselves harder. But what happens when we go beyond the limits of these systems? How do you measure fatigue, thirst and mental reselience? When these elements merge together, we begin to enter the mythical realm of hardcore. Today, Brendan Leonard dives in with some simple ideas on who and what are hard core. How do you measure up?
Music: Climbing Trees by Kites Sail High • In the Middle by Ill Cill • Life Passed Me By by Super Stereo • All I Need’s a Little More by Chikita Violenta • Whats Hardcore? by K’Naan
Music provided by IODA Promonet.
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Does it matter if someone is hardcore or not, the title is irrelevant. The action is. People aren’t hardcore they just occasionally do hardcore things