Well it was a decent weekend for me about 16 hours of riding most of which was easy. I feel like I am finally recovering from all the riding I ve done up here lately. I think my legs just need to get used to it. There are great people to ride with up here,(not many, but there still great haha) and I ve learned alot from them already.I got to go for a long ride with a one of Canada's top speed skaters, Jay morrision, It was pretty cool to listen to his experinces,the way he trains, and to get an idea of what it takes to be top 10 in the world at a sport. That's one of the positive things about being up in a smaller area, I probably would have never been able to have an awesome one on one converstion with someone like that in a bigger city. We got to ride around Fort St John which was pretty damn awesome, surprisinly. I always went by what other people told me "Fort St John is a dump" but it was again one of the best places I ve ridden. Super nice roads and very quiet no cars, beautiful farmland mountain views, and all that crap that we like. I guess I m starting to really learn dont just listen to what other people say , you really need to see it for yourself first.
When I first moved here I knew I wanted to stay in shape and ride my bike. But I m not stupid, in the back of my mind I did have a doubt that it may not work out and I may not enjoy it as much cause I would have no company or whatever.However as of right now I m stoked again. Its all I think about haha, Today I can say I ve never loved cycling this much, it does feel good to have something I love to do up here in nowhereland.
I feel like my training is going okay, I feel excited and ready to go race, Its almost the same feeling I had back when I played drums. I d practice, practice, and practice, and when I knew I was ready it felt exciting to show everyone what I could do. I think just like most people who are competive it always feels good to know you did as much as you could to get ready for a race. This weekend I am doing a race in Edmonton. It is called the Pigon lake Road race. It will be a mostly flat course, (not really for me) I seem to be better at hills for some reason. Either way, I may not do well at it, but one thing I will make sure of is that I go until I am competely red lined and dizzy, THATS A MUST. Really for me the rest dosent matter, that will all take care of itself.Being up here talking to famliy and friends, and having time to think.I realized what my goal is for cycling.To enjoy it and at the same time know that I did my absoulute best.Basically in 20 years from now I want to be able to say "that was the very best I could have done, when I trained and raced I put every once of energy I had into it". Wheather my best means it makes me come dead last in some bozo northern race, or wheather it takes me to the Tour de France. If I know I went my hardest I ll be able to sleep at night.
So it has been 24 days here, and I still have not gone completly crazy, but its still early I guess haha,
anyway should be a good weekend I'm super excited to go to Edmonton and vist my big sister and see my nephew, Carson and Niece, Carys. Carson just started playing soccer so I really want to see him run around, he is a funny kid I love hanging out with him cause he says some funny stuff and it reminds me to have fun and to not take life so serious all the time haha,,
Patrick,,
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