"Enough with this Sunday stroll...let's hurt a little bit." — American Flyers
Everyone is asking me when I am going to race...my answer is ambiguous...I am not sure...I have to admit I am scared...the training rides are hard...riding in a group is hard...riding in a group fast is hard...riding in a group fast with everyone trying to get in front of you is even harder...I want to at least be able to finish...I do not want a DNF as my first race statistic...I want to be ready...So I want my first race to be in June...preferably in 2011 (that was a joke)...after much mental torture I decided March 23rd would be as good a day as any...racers are telling me that the best way to prepare for racing is to race...fine...I have 4 weeks to prepare...first thing I realized is that my riding to this point was at a recreational pace...that would not cut it...so now each ride has a goal...determine before the ride what the point of the ride is...keep the HR in the correct zones...if it is a recovery ride, recover...if it is tempo or above, it better feel like it. No more Sunday strolls, unless of course it is Sunday.
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- Ernesto
- just a guy entering the time in his life where he desperately wants to do something that will hide the fact that he is entering this time of his life by taking up bicycle road racing. It is cheaper than a sport car and safer than a motorcycle (I think).
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