n. A period of extreme suffering or discomfort brought on by intense physical exertion.
2014
A hundred years ago, when Robert Falcon Scott set out for Antarctica on his Terra Nova expedition, his two primary goals were scientific discovery and reaching the geographic South Pole. Arguably, though, Scott was really chasing what contemporary observers call a sufferfest. …
But perhaps the real reason to court a sufferfest — to explore or adventure, or whatever you want to call it — is that it makes a person feel alive.
But perhaps the real reason to court a sufferfest — to explore or adventure, or whatever you want to call it — is that it makes a person feel alive.
2013
O'Grady, Australia's most-experienced rider, said: "It will be really, really nasty. When it's 35-plus it's hard; over 40 is downright ugly and there's no way to acclimatise for it. It's going to be a sufferfest."
1999 (earliest)
Next, we go to Tour Of Redlands, so that's why I have been training down here. I've been doing 'Suffer Fest' for a month or so, getting my fitness ready for Redlands.