hmmmmmm.... smashing pumpkins rule - especially listening to them during a three hour training ride last night that started at 8pm. oh joy.
a friend asked me what i think about during a 24 hour race. here are some of them, in random order:
1. i'm hungry/cold/thirsty/wet/hurting/etc
2. try to memorize the line so you can hit the same sweet spot at night when you can't see two feet in front of you
3. i think i would like a hamburger when i am done
4. is that a snowflake?
5. have to stay consistant
6. fast transitions!
7. i wish others could see this (the moon during whistler 2004 solo worlds was friggin' cool!)
8. gotta speed up
all i have to say is that the type of racing i enjoy is an emotional rollercoaster. i have equated it to PMS for men because one second you are on top of the world, and the next second you are upset to the point of tears.
i enjoy every 86400 seconds of it...
in other news - my schedule is still not set, though i think i am going to hit up as many races that actually PAY OUT. so, NORBA enduros (other then snowshoe) are probably not on the list this year, though i would love to do them because they seem to get a lot of press for some odd reason. hmmmmm, no money but yet it cost me a thousand dollars to get here and race...
not a hard decision to make...
what is on the "list": Trans Iowa, Andrenaline (Georgia/Mass/Worlds), Granny Gear (Big Bear/NE/SE), Pando (8/12 hour races), Snowshoe NORBA enduro, Wilderness 101 and maybe a few others. If i can drive there, i will do it. but - this "list" may change. i change my mind like the wind, and i am having "issues" deciding which race to go/not to go to. race course features, cost of getting there, timing in relation to other races - it's giving me a headache thinking about it...
looking forward to the season - starts really early this year for me, much earlier than in previous years. should be fun!
ride your bike.
sologoat out...
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