Professionally, I always come out of the championship meet inspired and ready to go. I see what I want to fix and how I want to fix it and I am ready to institute it the next day. I've learned to relax a bit though. Usually, the kids need a week or so of down time to be ready to go again. Luckily this year that week was finals week. We took it easy, many paired back their workouts and some missed a bunch in order to achieve in school and to refresh their minds. This week I was ready to go, unfortunately, not many of them were. Ben and Liam both had surgery and the rest seemed more concerned with sleep than practice. It has been like pulling teeth trying to get them going again. I am hoping next week is better, but I feel myself walking the line of berating them too much and having them shut down. I have to let it out from time to time, but I have to let them be kids. I just hope that I can get across that this is when their dreams are made.
Personally, I love Christmas, but I tend to go through a bit of the same dilemma with my training and racing. Cross ended a bit anti-climatically for me with no state. However, I felt like I mad progress this year. I sat down and talked with Neal Henderson (Boulder Center for Sports Medicine) about the next year and really feel great about it. I was even able to log a solid 17 hours on the bike last week and then...Christmas. Now don't get me wrong, its great to be with Breeze's family, but I want to be riding, to be lifting, to be mounting tubular cross tires and be talking shop with Allen and Cam. I want to start losing weight, but who am I kidding, I am a cat 2 cross racer not Allen, I am eating ice cream and drinking beer. When I get back, I will get back at it. I hope.
Some great gifts this year. Got TIVO, a new TV...that will help the trainer hours. Also, busted out a Canon Elph Sure Shot and am saving for a G11, mostly on Allen Krughoff's advice. Check out his site at www.hardcastlephotography.com and then hire him. He really does some great work. Also, we all scored some new Breeze Bars gear. Lookin gooooooood!
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