{"id":38451,"date":"2016-10-26T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/?p=38451"},"modified":"2026-05-20T22:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:35:57","slug":"sophie-radcliffe-calms-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/sophie-radcliffe-calms-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenge Sophie: Time to cool down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update March 2026:<\/strong> This article has been editorially reviewed and updated with current information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"evm-last-updated\"><em>Last updated: March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">NEWS<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Usually, I write about my latest adventures I just went through, or the next exciting trips I am about to take on my bicycle. But today, I want to tell you about something important that I just realized &#8211; and that applies to you as well.<\/strong>The year is almost over, and I swear to God is was a great one. I was able to go on some amazing journeys, pushed myself way beyond my limits and met lots of inspiring people. But now, being stuck in London&#8217;s traffic and\u00a0wading through a enormous bunch of emails made me\u00a0understand that it&#8217;s time to calm down a bit. No worries, I&#8217;ll always stick to my crazy challenges, because that&#8217;s just what I love the most: Going further than I ever though I was able to, writing about my passion, motivating others to go out and start doing something as big. \u00a0But now I also understand that in between the adventures, I need some time for myself. Otherwise, I won&#8217;t be able to get all the stuff done that I&#8217;ve planned already for 2017.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Your Expert\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\">Sophie Radcliffe<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In my opinion, this is an important piece of advice that needs to be shared. Cool down and listen to yourself from time to time. This way, you will see very clearly what you have to do next &#8211; and by that, I&#8217;m sure we all will be able to make the next year even greater that this one! <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Image source: Youtube \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3jaASZ8uwaE\" target=\"_blank\">Sophie Radcliffe<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h5>STATEMENT<\/h5>\n<p>Taking time to calm\u00a0down sometimes can be just as important as motivating yourself to go on awesome adventures. Don&#8217;t forget about that!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">GALLERY<\/h4>\n[custom-facebook-feed]\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">VIDEO<\/h4>\n<h4>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/h4>\n<h3>You might also like<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\">Germany s fastest 14-year-old Emilia in an exclusive interview with InspiredBySports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\">Trend sport plogging combining sport with environmental protection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbysports.com\/en\/action-sports\/\">These beach workouts will keep you in shape on vacation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>More from our magazines<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspiredbybeatz.com\/adele-in-muenchen-begeisterung-trotz-begleitender-misstoene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adele in M\u00fcnchen Begeisterung trotz begleitender Misst\u00f6ne<\/a> <small>(InspiredByBeatz)<\/small><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Usually, Sophie Radcliffe writes about the latest journeys she took on her bike. 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