Whoa...this Coronavirus thing... White Mountains 100 was cancelled, my favorite racing Supercross (dirt bike racing inside stadiums for those who aren't aware of what this is) has all but cancelled much of the remainder of the season, people aren't supposed to get within 6 feet of each other and for some weird reason people are hoarding toilet paper. Steve McQueen had a saying:
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting."
But this is ok. There's no hurry. Sometimes the trail is slow, sometimes it's fast. It's just something that you learn to accept. I've decided to adjust my racing season some now. I wanted to partake in an Idividual Time Trial of the Arizona Trail 300 but I think that might not be a very good idea. So I'm adjusting and will just start working on getting stronger in the weight room and building my aerobic speed. :-) |
| Just outside of Skwentna. I'll take a snowcat trail when I can get it! |
I had an opportunity to participate in ITI again. The quick and dirty version of this race report is this:
Tyson, Kurt and I pulled out to a huge early lead and held it the entire way over the rest of the pack. In the last 50 miles Kurt attacked and neither Tyson or I could reel him back in.
I'll touch up the race report at another date. There's a lot of story to give and I'm having a hard time processing everything.
I'm going to work on a bike/gear post. Keep in touch y'all.
Clint, I can relate so well to your loss of Sachi! I’ve had many dogs over the years and loved them all, but my Sam—o got him as a free puppy at 6 weeks old. We journeyed together through runs and hikes, a divorce, career change, cancer (his), and so much more. He was my soulmate. Losing him was devastating. For weeks , I would curl up in his bed and cry. Maybe Sam helped Sachi over the rainbow bridge.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Sam did, after so many years Sachi finally warmed up to other dogs. She spent a long part of her life being antisocial with other dogs but eventually she let the need to dominate/fearfulness go.
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