Racing for a National title

I arrived in Augusta GA yesterday afternoon after a 7 hour treck from home in NC.  For my part it was an uneventful journey as I kept a steady stream of positive and motivating vibes going!

I road out on the course late yesterday evening and I have to say my cycling coach Dan Shelby nailed this peak right on the money, I had some lingering fatigue in my legs but I could turn up the power as needed.  The hills I thought were problem areas back in April just didn't seem all that much.  Thats more positive vibes on my side. Today there was no fatigue and I felt awesome!

With the exception of the camping trailer ( which is an new addition ) everything I planned on doing and milestones I wanted to reach have been attained.  Last December I used a program called mind map now called mind jet ( I have no stock in this co ) to fully in great detail plan getting ready for this event.  In the beginning some of the areas were blank but I put a need in there and looked for some one or something to fill it, in the end only the results have to be filled in.

Isolated away from the madness of the minions of riders that are here for this race I can prepair mentaly and spiritualy in a totaly amazing setting!  I can't say I am not nerveous or scared for that matter, there very well could be some big things on the line and a holla ba lou if I can pull the win off, it will be the classic out of no where underdog win.  It will take the ultimate ride of my life and each day I train on the course I feel the ride of my life coming to the surface.

This is an excelent time in my life, one of many but this one was a long time coming and I put allot of myself into this allot, I feel for what I did and the magnatude of this event I kept a fair ballance maybe not much futher than my close family circle but I tried and I think they know.

Its a big adventure on the road racing a bike and loving it so for the 27 min of racing 365 days have been put into the bank account of the past, so here goes, I am taking a lump sum withdrawal

The more things change the faster one adjusts

Well I am suposed to be at training camp in CO right now and things that are way outside my pay grade have decided that wasn't to be so, after all the President does say we can all do with less so others can have more, however I am the guy working hard staying focused and making sacrifices so why does someone else think they should benifit  from my labor?  Ok thats another rant.

The Nationals are 14 days out now and I will be giving the performance of a life time or I can simply stay home.  Overcoming obsticals and maintaining drive and direction this is the essence of being better than good, its not an easy game for sure you are up you are down things cost money and its all out of pocket while the pretty boys and the chosen ones get life on a silver platter but its like Rockey Balboa says:

Life ain't all sunshine and rainbows, let me tell you something you allready know no one can hit as hard as life, it will hit you and hit you and knock you to your knees and keep you there if you let it.  But it ain't about how hard you can get hit, its about how many times you can get hit and keep getting up, , , THATS HOW WINNING IS DONE!

Sick as it very well may be I think like that, so many things jump out at you as you reach the pinical of any endeavor like summitting a mountian, its not that things are bad or good we all know that God looks out for our best intrest but it is that compressed space, that compressing of time where each moment each step becomes more critialy important than the last and your mind is in a hyped state of clarity you are in the RED zone.

Two things are decided in the red zone winning and loosing, life or death all the base instincts of human nature blossom forth the reptilian brain activates and it is you against then.

It is also a lonely time as any warrior is an island all into his or her self each fighting for survival even if part of a team the key is to channel focus.  Leave out everything that does not bring you one step closer to victory, have no regrets as you line up ready to do battle.

Ahhhhhhhh such an exciting time too bad we all at dome point and at every level have to return to the lives of mortals