A couple of low key days have been the order recently. I’ve been letting the legs rest up before the last round of training to come prior to next Thursday’s Sea Otter kick off.
I’ve been thinking about dreams or long term goals, trying to consider what value they really hold in our day to day lives. I’m realizing that they can be pretty huge, but only if we take strides towards actualizing them. Dreaming is one thing, but doing something about it is so much more valuable because this is when and where ‘life’ happens. Whether or not the dream is achieved someday almost becomes of secondary concern to the experiences we gather taking every step towards it. For me right now, ‘life’ involves toeing the start line with the sport’s best and gaining the experiences necessary for success in our sport. I don’t expect to win, but I do expect to learn how to race faster and to continually improve. For me, it’s all part of keeping it ‘real’ and enjoying the ride.
Needless to say I’m pretty pumped with the thought of racing with knobby tires soon. I may or may not drive down to San Diego for a race this weekend. I’ll have to see how things play out for that. It would be nice to get in a ‘tune up’ race, but things might go just as well by doing some hard rides without having to travel. Sea Otter will likely be the toughest field I’ll race in all year. Nothing like jumping right into the thick of things!
We’ve gotten some rain the past couple days and highs were about at 50 degrees, so by the sound of things, the weather in Wisconsin was actually nicer for the first time in a long time. Fortunately things dry up quickly around here so I can get off-road a bit before driving up to Monterey. It’ll be good to reconnect with some fellow racer-friends there. Later, -TJ
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