Sorry for the delayed updateage....
After a summer of traveling all over the more eastern part of the US living out of my suitcase, working and racing at bike races, I was rethinking my love of the Sport. Superweek for me wasn't super in the good way, but a great learning experience still and a moment in my life that will always stick out in my mind. After my time there I greatly looked forward to time relaxing with my wonderful boyfriend and his beautiful family in Connecticut, DC, and NY. It was a fabulous trip to say the least and learned that I really love and am in love Alister Ratcliff.
But a week prior to returning to my beautiful newish home in the mountains of Durango, Colorado I was asked a question from our host at the Tour of Utah. She asked, " You love this sport don't you?" And I hesitated. I did... But then it really did come to me. While I watched sweet Alister suffer through the brutal stages of the Tour of Utah... In this sport it is all about how much you can suffer physically, one mistake or incident of bad luck with have you down and out of coming close to succeeding and then you blow. Lets just say its a good analogy of life. Like Rocky said. "Its not about how much you can get hit. Its about how hard you can get hit and hit back!" (its easier to think this when its not your lungs turning inside out and your body undergoing complete pain and stress) But yes. I love this sport for that reason. Because it has the endure the shit and pain in life and love the winnings and the work it takes to their sort of energy.
So although I am taking some time off of my personal racing and working the devils kitchen aka McDonalds to pay off my debts so that I can race my bike with less weight on my shoulders. Spend some time enjoying life thats not a bike so that when it is a bike... I can appreciate it more... Oh, and not to mention the great times I get to have with my friends and Alister.
