Notes
I know I talk about "Fred doesn't have speed" a bit, but this was kinda rediculous. I'm not slow, but dang all 3 reps I was either hangin on the back or off of it. And I don't think I was going too slow?!? Diemer asked me about it afterwards and I just said that I thought I was doing them appropriately. He said I had a lot of pop in my legs on the cooldown, which is a really good thing. I told myself that I race better than I workout. I shouldn't be having workouts take my legs out, especially when theyre non-strain. I'm looking forward to this weekend. Looking at the field. There are a lot of battles I NEED to win. This is my last guaranteed XC race, and being realistic, 90% chance this is what I end on. I HAVE to be mentally prepared to go to war. No excuses, no parachutes, no "I'm not as good" statements. Those are guaranteed ways to have regrets. The pain of a regret lasts a lifetime longer than the pain of a race. This time, a late race move pulls me in, I need to make the conscious decision to fight it through, they are hurting too, maybe as bad, maybe less, maybe more. None of that matters. What matters is I fight for my boys, I use other teams to better my position, and I finish like I'm worth a damn! At the end of the track season, I said "next time I'll stick." Well, this is the next time. "Fred doesn't have speed..." well... he does. It comes from the heart. My speed comes from a desire to put mind over matter, to give my all at the end of a race knowing that it is reciprocated by my teammates. That's it.