Check out this sweet video from the Xilinx cross race this weekend. Hint: look for the guy in the BKB kit.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
New season. New approach
It's been a long time since I've last posted and I'm sorry. To give a quick recap of last season: I was over-trained, over-worked, over-tired, and over-invested. All of these factors resulted in me under-performing. I raced hard through July and was continuously placing in the top 15 but never had a good couple of weeks (or even a good day) where I could ride away from the competition.
There were a lot of factors contributing to my lack of success this season, the greatest of which was my approach to the sport. I lost sight of why I do this whole cycling gig: because it is fun. I was so focused on my training and focused on performing that it became a second job for me. Come the end of July when I realized that I would not achieve my goals I was able to step back and reevaluate my situation and what I want to make of my riding. My goals for this season: ride, train, and race to simply enjoy it. With this approach I believe the results will follow.
I have also decided on a new approach for my blog. My previous entries have been blow by blow accounts of races and I hated writing those almost as much as I'm sure you hated reading them. My new approach for the blog this season will be to detail more about cycling culture and the places I see and people I meet in traveling and racing. I will also be talking about the cool and funny things that I come across in the process. My last plan is to be adding more photos. I never got a chance to take any during the road season but now I'll have more chances since cross races are in a centralized location and my races will only take an hour out of my day there.
Here's one to get it started:
This is the new bike for the season. Pretty sweet, right? HUGE thanks to Ubikes and Specialized for aiding me in my desire to promote our shop and brands on the cyclocross course.
Hopefully some of you are still following this blog after my 3 month hiatus and will be excited about some new posts.
There were a lot of factors contributing to my lack of success this season, the greatest of which was my approach to the sport. I lost sight of why I do this whole cycling gig: because it is fun. I was so focused on my training and focused on performing that it became a second job for me. Come the end of July when I realized that I would not achieve my goals I was able to step back and reevaluate my situation and what I want to make of my riding. My goals for this season: ride, train, and race to simply enjoy it. With this approach I believe the results will follow.
I have also decided on a new approach for my blog. My previous entries have been blow by blow accounts of races and I hated writing those almost as much as I'm sure you hated reading them. My new approach for the blog this season will be to detail more about cycling culture and the places I see and people I meet in traveling and racing. I will also be talking about the cool and funny things that I come across in the process. My last plan is to be adding more photos. I never got a chance to take any during the road season but now I'll have more chances since cross races are in a centralized location and my races will only take an hour out of my day there.
Here's one to get it started:
This is the new bike for the season. Pretty sweet, right? HUGE thanks to Ubikes and Specialized for aiding me in my desire to promote our shop and brands on the cyclocross course.
Hopefully some of you are still following this blog after my 3 month hiatus and will be excited about some new posts.
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