THE GREAT LIE OF RACING

WELL, MTB NATIONALS HAVE CONCLUDED.  I went there with two objectives:  get in a really hard ride as I prep for the summer's quest...

... and see how I stacked up against my peers.

One of those is a great reason, one of them notsogreat.

How did I stack up? 

I got a Silver medal.

It's cool.

But, ultimately meaningless.  I mean, I'm not gonna throw it in the river.  I'm also not gonna cry about being first loser.  I'm gonna keep it as a reminder of how I stacked up...

... on that day, against those racers.

The quest for the summer is to see if I can do the ridiculous: go sub-8 at Leadville.

To me, PRs are and always will be the measuring stick.

What am I capable of?

That's the question that spurs me, inspires me, haunts me...

... in everything I do.

The only one that matters.

A Gold medal doesn't mean I'm my best...

... only that on that day, against those guys, I was the best.

So why race at all?

Because racing shows me what's possible...

... there's always somebody better, faster.

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