The long road to success
Yesterdays effort left me with mixed emotions. Out of the 50 or 60 guys that lined up on the start line, 28 of them finished in front of me. The race was long, dusty, hot and needless to say really really hard. I paced myself almost to perfection for the 4 lap 2 hours and 45 minute ordeal but that just wasn't really good enough, or was it? I was great that i ran my body to the max, felt good about my effort, raced smart and better yet didn't crack. However, with all that said, thinking i couldn't have gone any faster, i still finished 29th. Maybe everyone else was just having a killer day but i highly doubt it. I think this is just a wake up call that even though i wake up and train everyday, pretty much without much thought to the weather, its still going to take some time to be up there with the big boys. Weather its just more time i need, or maybe I'm just waiting for something between my bike and my body to click. While it might seem like a bad thing to feel, I have found it unusually hard to watch those around me continue to excel. Almost like I'm getting left behind. Its not that I'm really that jealous of them but more frustrated as to why i can't be doing the same. But if its one thing i have learned during this whole bike racing lifestyle, its that everyone excels at their own speed. One day I'll be in the pro ranks bump'n elbows, but I'll just have to wait a little longer. Congrats to Tyler Jewell, long time friend who just received his Cat1 upgrade! Thats a huge success that many don't achieve. Also keep your fingures crossed for kiel who is over in Europe mixin it up with the top dawgs. I know he is over there supporting John Devine. Can't wait till your home buddy! Today is the Pro race. Same distance as we did yesterday but the course has to be worse and the temp will be hotter. Good luck to Bart the yardman, Bryan and all my friends racing in the big leagues. I'll be out there in the feedzone, cya out there.
ALSO!!!! BBQ at Bart's house tonight. I think it starts around 6pm. Everyone is invited, bring your own drinks. Call me or something to find the directions.
posted by blakeharlan at 8:33 PM
4 Comments:
Nice ride today. You forgot to mention the fact that it was HOT which probably made the 4 laps feel like 8. Heck, I went through 3 bottles myself just sitting in the feed zone. Way to hang in there and finish strong.
you're still young dude. don't get too frustrated. You want to do well so of course you'll be mad when things don't go so well, but in the end you have to let the worries go and just spin. Just stick to the plan you have (you have a plan don't you?) and ride.
--c$
I guess it's time to hit the dope. Hell, everybody else is doin' it!
Well said Blake... I think you articulated what a lot of us are feeling/thinking!
Since I honestly couldn't have said it better myself I'm going to quote you on my blog.
If you'd rather not be associated with blog-world riff-raff such as myself (ha, ha, just kidding... but really.)just say the word and I'll take it down.
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