The racing season began for me last Saturday. Somehow over the winter months training I was expecting to come out of the blocks with Lance like Power. Well it didn't show. Actually given Lance's recent performance, maybe my wishes did come true. So what did I learn, or more importantly re-learn, forgetting all the nonsense about comparing power/hr/recovery, I learned that in order to make things happen, you have to be willing to risk everything. I am not as fit as many others with more recent racing experience, nor is my team as deep as Discovery Channel, but If I want to win, I am going to have risk being dropped and be a bit more aggressive at getting into the move that I know will be the winning one. So let me write up my next race report starting now.
I saw the move being made by ____ and ______ and felt this was the one to go with. I hung in there with them and did as well as I could. I was totally spent after the race, which was a very good feeling.
While that may not seem upbeat it sounds a lot better than the one I could have written for the last race, which is much like every race I participated in last year.
I saw the move, didn't go with it and did ok in the field sprint.
Its time to change my behaviour.
All this work is toward my year goal of doing well at the Master's Nationals. I must get used to not only being in the right moves, but causing the right moves, and to suffer while doing it. It won't be easy I know.
On an upbeat note, I have been cooking a few things that may turn out as real winners. More later when I am ready to do show and tell.
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