Just Do It. Biggest line of bullshit since “You Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter”. WE ALL KNOW IT’S NOT BUTTER. But I finally did it – I raced. I knew it would click, I just wasn’t sure when. The effort needed to race at your highest physical potential requires a type of mental fortitude that comes from either complete ignorance, …
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World Cups of Tea and Toast
World Cups, CdMs. On American soil no less! This week has been looming over me for quite some time. This summer I was furious with anticipation. I was beyond worried that I would not get a bid in to races. Knowing I was not in the top 50 of the UCI rankings (64th) meant I was not auto-qualified and would …
Mud-festivus For the Restofus
I just finished up two of the most muddy weekends I have ever encountered in my short CX career. Bottom line: for every bit of added fun, your muscles are sadder the next day. The mud giveth, and the mud taketh away. Jingle Cross in Iowa City, Iowa was a three day event: Friday night (a C2 race) was a …