I haven't updated my blog for a while, and I need to! A couple weeks ago I received my plaque for winning the 2014 New England Endurance Series. This season did not go ANYTHING like I had hoped, but it proved that if you persevere, things can go better than you expect.
In every race this season, with the exception of one, I had a HORRIBLE performance. In my first race I had 2 flat tires. After that, I had my 2 accidents. I missed about 6 weeks of training, and once I started training and racing again I did so very delicately, getting off the bike and walking anywhere I felt I was a fall risk. I wasn't being a wimp, I was simply being aware that it would be very easy for me to undo all my healing. It's been over six months and I'm still in pain every day, and I can't lift my arms all that well.
So, while I was rather embarrassed about all of my performances, added together they equaled something. I thank God I was able to race at all. And I'm very grateful that I have one race where I could be pleased. Placing second out of approximately 30 women in the bike portion of the Maine Adventure Challenge is the highlight of my year. I was able to do well in this race because I had gotten back in to relatively good shape, and the course is non technical. I never had to get off because of a risk of falling.
I'm looking forward to performing ten times better next year! Let this be a lesson to not let anything stop you!!
In every race this season, with the exception of one, I had a HORRIBLE performance. In my first race I had 2 flat tires. After that, I had my 2 accidents. I missed about 6 weeks of training, and once I started training and racing again I did so very delicately, getting off the bike and walking anywhere I felt I was a fall risk. I wasn't being a wimp, I was simply being aware that it would be very easy for me to undo all my healing. It's been over six months and I'm still in pain every day, and I can't lift my arms all that well.
So, while I was rather embarrassed about all of my performances, added together they equaled something. I thank God I was able to race at all. And I'm very grateful that I have one race where I could be pleased. Placing second out of approximately 30 women in the bike portion of the Maine Adventure Challenge is the highlight of my year. I was able to do well in this race because I had gotten back in to relatively good shape, and the course is non technical. I never had to get off because of a risk of falling.
I'm looking forward to performing ten times better next year! Let this be a lesson to not let anything stop you!!