after two weeks off the bike, lots of days of work, a bit of travel, I'm back out on the bike.
yesterday a mountain bike ride at Wissahickon, today, cx at Belmont.
It is a bit tuff-er to write about stuff, when it's not about racing, standing on the podium, being crushed, wobbled legged, poor performance day.
Most of the year for me is not about a race. Not racing.
All of the year I think a lot about racing, and what I want out of cyclocross racing.
I want a complete victory, to stand on the podium, finishing in 1st, but also, to be a good sport, a motivator, to fertilize the sport. To ride with the best, even if it means I never win.
It's Thursday December 21st. two days back out on the bike, and I am checking in on the course previews of Nationals Louisville. Planing out how to tweak my training. Looking at bikes, new bikes for next year.
To stay in the now, to enjoy and relish all of this as it happens.
I need to constantly reminded myself, to do.
To have a goal, and to realize that all these easy days, riding with friends days,
cold training days are the ones that bring as much joy as one race day.
and,
I've worked hard, and it's really paid off, I don't think I could have more friends #crossfamily, great foes, with many beautiful place to ride.
It is a long way off, my goal, of a simple top ten finish at Nationals.
There are cold days, afterwork trainer time, grumpyness, belly laughs, sunburns, gravel, pavement, sprints, and hill repeats.
I'll hang my head out the open car window, and hot air bashes across my face, and a joy, wild eyed dog look of happieness comes over me. I'll let the drool spittal, leak out, and trail off in that 70mph wind.
Thats what I'll carry into the starting grid next December.
Heave Hoe! dlowe
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