My New End-Of-Summer Goal
Over this last weekend I made a decision. I cannot let this summer go by without me entering a race. At this point, I’ve only ridden my bike twice. That’s a far cry from my riding expectations this spring. No excuses, I just have been splitting my time with working on the computer in various ways, just hanging out & a little bit of “bike-time”. But that changes now… a goal has been set.
On august 27th, I will be entering a race, a race that I hope to go into with a “just for fun” attitude this time. No real pressure, but only to have a good ride, good time & a strong performance on my part. To achieve this goal, I will need to start riding regularly. This means about once a week of riding, and also making sure that I am exercising most days of the week & to start eating healthier again. This will put me in better physical condition for the race, plus it should make me more relaxed on the bike; allowing me to ride at a faster pace while maintaining control better then I currently do as well.
The race that I have chosen is a WI District-16 Hare Scrambles race outside of Hixton, WI. It should take about 2 hours to complete the race of all wooded trails. I am excited about it when I stop & think about it, but I also have memories of just going into survival-mode in my previous races. I know that doesn’t sound very heroic, manly or exciting… but before, that’s what all of my races ended up turning into. This is primarily because of my lack of endurance in that long of a race, my lack of confidence & aggression on the bike in an actual race. Going back to my goal that I have set for myself, I hope to make this race a different story. Its all about having fun without putting pressure on myself to excel, plus using these next 2 months to come into the race more prepared & ready to ride well & more aggressive for the duration of the race… riding more for myself & to have a good time.
Tomorrow night I begin my new attitude of riding at least once a week. It should be good, riding, getting exercise & balancing my time between my family, the computer fun & my new goal.