Sep 13, 2022

THE BIGGEST TEMPTATION

MY SEASON IS OFFICIALLY OVER and I'm facing the biggest temptation. It's one that could ruin everything next year. It's not that delicious chocolate twist I ate last Friday...

... something far worse and sinister.

You, of course, are far wiser and more disciplined.

I'm trying to be...

... my friends aren't helping at all.

Todd, you're so fit right now let's go do Barnburner.

Can't.

Bro, Masters Crit Champs this weekend. You're going right?

Negative.

Grizzly 100 is coming up, you're gonna slay it.

Nope.

Those are pretty easy to say no to.

They cost money
Involve travel

But, it's never the big temptation that gets ya.

The Devil leads ya slowly down to hell...

... one pedal stroke at a time.

It's the group rides, that can get carried away,
and the months away race where I want redemption, that can make we want to train,
or a PR I wanna get after one more time.

These little innocent efforts can add up and instead of rolling into 2023 chomping at the bit like the thoroughbreds we are...

... we could up old nags searching for the oat bag.

The difference between excellence and prettydarngood, in my opinion, is how fresh we are...

... not just physically, but mentally.

As the great Bon Scot said...

... It's a long way to the top, if ya wanna rock n roll.

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Part of getting to the top is mental, a big part.

Gotta stay fresh and organized so as not to waste any mental bandwidth.

Did you know we have Triathlon Specific RaceDay Bags™?...

... talk about a group with a lot of gear.