So, a while back I posted a long blog about expectations and racing and how they do not mix. It only took me 8 weeks of cross season to figure it out for myself.
I realized something a couple of weeks ago. I was not having any fun. I was so wound up about racing, my place on my new team and my own expectations that I couldn't race right.
Anything that could go wrong would. No matter how hard i tried to say it was bad luck it all comes on me. A flat on the last lap, my fault cause I had no finesse. My hood slipping and triggering the brake, do some bike maintenance. Etc, etc, etc. There is always an excuse right. At some point though, you know you gotta take the blame and when you are not riding for fun, you will have problems.
So over the last couple weeks, I have put on a smile and had some fun. Fun with the mud pit at Schoolyard, the snow today and the singles are always a blast. So I have relaxed and relied on my training. So far, so good. I won the single today. Small field, but a win is a win.
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