So I've come to it again, status-post crossnats in Bend. I've decided I need a goal for the upcoming new year. Taking into account the failure of my previous years plans to compete in the Athena Queen of the Universe race at the Cross-nats Blowout Bash, I've modified my approach. BTW, those bitches were fast and it was way dark and they were downing PBR's at the start line! I would have crashed coming down the flyover in the first lap (a.k.a. ten feet from the start).
Not to say my inability to race cyclocross was an excuse for my failed training attempts, it was in fact a sidenote. My training was merely a focus for me, a way to channel my desires to get into better shape and be alot more bad ass. And let's face it, my vertical leap has never been anything close to impressive and the bar was too high for me to reach so this year I have opted for a more linear leap, a close analysis of my strengths and weaknesses and subsequent honing of these things and all toward a specific goal.
So here it is, I'm gonna race the Ashland Super D(or newly titled Ashland Mountain Challenge), I like the old name better and it will be henceforth referred to as that. Anyhow, we have gone to this race for the last few years and Erich has always raced. We go up the night before, Erich pre-rides the course, then we spend the night on top of mt. ashland. It's a great race and from what I here, a great course to ride. I'm gonna find out for myself! Why not? I have a badass yeti that is just asking to be ridden and I have never been in a race before. So this year, the thirty-first year of my life, I will race. I don't care if I win or even come close to it, I just want to finish and preferrably not severely injure myself. :)
As for training, I'm going to follow in the immortal footsteps of world champion dh racer steve peat. Drink beer and ride your bike. That's right folks, I have no intention of trying to cut out anything from my diet at this point, I'm just going to focus of getting fit. As it is, I eat rather healthy. It has been one year since I've eaten fast food (ok, in my book, the occasional in'n'out burger is a legal cheat) and it has been over a year since I quit drinking soda! I drink lots of water and try to cook as natural as possible. I'm not an organic only snob, I like my box of kraft mac'n'cheese on occasion, meat is delicious and I can't afford free-range organic so I eat the regular stuff. So Lord knows there is room for improvement, and room to be gained when trying on my favorite pair of jeans, but I will for now only worry about putting my foot on that pedal and making it up the hill. You gotta make it to the top of the hill before you get to go downhill. Damn, I hate going up hills. :)
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