This blog could have a thousand titles, but I have settled on Murphy’s Law: if something can go wrong, it will. My last race was Charm City in Baltimore. After Charm I had a weekend of rest and training, with emphasis on the rest because I got a head cold that didn’t take me out, but I couldn’t push through …
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Consistency Before Supremacy
The Rochester race weekend has been the traditional opener for the past few seasons. This year a few of us had a UCI race under our belts already, but that doesn’t change the nerves as we gear up for the first C1, getting to grit our teeth against some stiffer competition before we head into the world cups. For the …
Sliding into the Season in Roanoke
*Don’t forget to check out the audio version of the post below if you don’t have the time to read!* And just like that, the cyclocross season has started. One race weekend down means we are even closer to the US World Cups, after which fall-like weather will set in, and then we are looking to hit Continental Championships and …
New Again
/*NEWS: I am now doing a “podcast” which is a fancy way of me saying that I am recording my blogs to mp3 for those that are too lazy to read and hate cool hyperlinks and great photos. Scroll to bottom to seeeee*/ It’s that time again, #crossiscoming is very soon to intersect with #crossishere and I am very happy …
If a Little Bit Is Good, A Lot Must Be Better
It’s not that I am lazy, but I had been dealing with some overtraining, burnout, and anxiety that kind of kept me in a shell for a while – hence the lack of updates. With cross coming I knew I had to find my way into the light, and then, the saving adventure arrived. Barry Wicks asked if I wanted …
It’s Like America, but Different
The trip: December 13 – December 29 The races: World Cup Namur (pl 34), Waaslandcross (pl 17), World Cup Zolder (pl 31), Azencross at Loenhout (pl. 18) The conclusion: Not quite what I had hoped, yet more than I expected. One of my biggest failings this season is that I did not set any goals. The only rule I set …