Feb 08, 2023

THAT LOOKS NASTY, LET'S GIVE IT A FEW WEEKS

I'M ALWAYS SURPRISED BY MYSELF AND NEARLY ALL MY FRIENDS, right after a terrible outing we all say the same thing. Never again. Once in a lifetime experience...

... with the idea of never repeating the same mistake.

But, time heals all wounds.

Inevitably, after a few weeks we start replaying how things went and realize we could do better...

Training
Recon
Logistics
Bike set up
etc

... and those wretched memories of terrible cramping or bonking or strategy or hotel are no longer nearly as tender like cactus thorns in the knuckles.

Then, the promoter sends out their schedule for the following year.

Months have passed.

Like a prize fighter who was knocked out, we are ready to take another crack at the champ who beat us.

We put down our money and register.

At that point, we realize just what we've done.

We're mad.

Embarrassed.

Even, ashamed.

And, here is where we can really screw it up...

... we forget how we got knocked out in the first place.

So, for all of us contemplating returning to the event that laid us out...

... don't get mad, get even.