Starting new

Alright, so I m threwing another update up! I'm in coquitlam now, and man its a
big change, basically one extreme to another. From a town in the middle of nowhere, to the biggest city in BC. I m finally all settled in now and it feels good, moving is tough especially when you do it a lot, trying to stay in shape well starting a new job and moving all your stuff, but I m glad I got that over with. Anyway I ve been here for a month, my new job rocks! And the cycling here is perfect for what I want to do. Ofcourse the first month is a confusing, just getting to know people, the area, and just getting used to things. However it's all good now, and I'm ready to do what needs to be done, to get faster. I'm excited to be around other athletes and just people in general haha, 
Ive been in solitary confinement for the past year, and now I'm free and,,,,, 
man it feels good! So far it's super exciting living here, there's grocery stores, malls, gyms, swimming pools, all kinds of stuff,, even girls! 

Last year for me was basically about just hanging on, staying in shape, and proving that I can compete with the better riders in the province and country. I did that, and now it is time to move on.

This year It will be way more fun/exciting for me when it comes to cycling Ill be able to race 10x as much and I ll be get better because of it! 
One thing I ve realized that I haven't had over my life is confidence, that's starting to change very fast now, I m becoming way more confident everyday now with everything! I learning that at higher levels of competition the psychology part of it is huge. You can train all you want be as strong as possible but if your mind isn't right forget it. I ve always been shy, and scared to not do well, but that is useless and will get you nowhere, so those days are OVER now.I m definitely building confidence now and realizing I'm way better then I thought. I ve also been studying what elite athletes do for there mind set, one person I ve been learning a lot about is Muhammad Ali, and it's awesome, this guy is a genius, He is a prime example of where confidance can get you. 

I know for a fact I will get much faster and stronger, if I could do what I did in Hudson's hope, image just what will happen here! 

Anyway it's going to be another awesome year! Couldn't be more stoked! 

Anyway it's going to be another good year! couldn't be more stoked!

Almost done

Well its been awhile since I last touched basis. I am still alive and still focused and my goals. Sometimes I feel like I m in space living here, and most people probaly think I dissapeared haha. I have been extreamly busy with work and training, and all the other life things, Good news is that I got a job starting in July in Coquitlam, I m super excited to go there. I m confident that this will be a good move for myself. I feel like up for the past year I really gotten to lay the base work for my fitness and finacial goals, now its time to make things happen and get some civilized exposure. I definitly have been working hard and it is crazy that I have been here for a year now, its almost been like a blur, I m happy  with how it all turned out, I did maintained and expand my fitness which is a crazy personal accomplishment for myself, I dont think anyone would understand how mentallly hard it was to stay focused up here, unless they came here and tryed it. I mean lock yourself in a basement in hudsons hope for a full winter doing 3 hours a day on a staionary bike,,well everyone else is partying and drinking beer,,. yeah I think its definiltly time for me to get out of here haha. One thing the winter did do to me here was build mental toughness haha,, I wish I could put a picture of the basement I rode in all winter, it would take forever now with hudsons hope dial up interent, anyway it is a serious place, lets just say it would be a good place to flim the next Saw movie haha. My rommates girlfriend came to visit for a while and like many others she would not go down there, I dont blame her. Anyway that was like my office, and I proved one thing you dont need any fansy gym equipment to stay in shape haha.

  I dont believe this year will be a great year for me in cycling as far as accomplishments. My main objective now is to get into the cycling scene see where I m at, find my weakenesses and start turning myself into a real althelte if that makes sense. I know I am still in shape but I havent got to race much being up here, so it will take time to get the race skills up to par. I m also excited to ride with stonger riders that will push me, which is another important thing I havent had for the past year. I will be going to race in Quebec this year at nationals, it will be cool to see how I stand against canada's best riders, so i m excited for that.

So with all that i almost moving on I will miss this place, espeacailly the people, but like I said it time to go, and i stoked to leave,, thanks for reading, hopefully in the next year or so I can get the lead of my aohiffjhafs and start winning races, haha,,

Patrick.

Still Here

I feel like writing. So I guess I ll write here haha. Its been a while since I last posted anything so I ll give an update of my last couple months. I ve been trying to stay in shape in Hudsons hopes, however with the cold weather in the middle of nowhere with no one around, there is definitely a lack of motivation, and even though somethings I would like to push through it, it often gets the best of me.

Luckily I got to go to places like Hawaii and Palm Springs this winter, which was nice. First I spent some  time in Honolulu, where I went with a bunch of my friends and had tons of fun and partied hard. Then I spent some time in Maui with my friend Jevon, where we did some good bike riding. I leaned alot on that trip about cycling, it was great. Jevon is a very strong rider and someone who will do very well in the near future. Palm springs was next, I got to go with my friend Steve, who is a triathlete. Here we also did some riding, I really like the desert. I thought it was cool since I d never been there before. It turned out to be an awesome time, Steve is a machine, he always pushes me to go faster, he is someone else who will be winning races sooner than later.

Recently I just got back from a 2 week vacation where I basically spent one week in Nanaimo and Victoria, and one week in Powell River. It was cool to see my family and friends again. Man I miss it there haha. I also got to see some other cyclists, and I realized how slack and out of shape I must be compared to them. These guys are super dedicated which  is really cool to see. Although I don t think they realise how lucky they are to live where they live with the oppurtunity to ride outside all year, I noticed they seem to have great focus on there goals in the sport which is very motivating. One thing I didn't like however, which is more of my fault. It is how my brain reacts to all this. I can be a very competitive person, and when I hear of how hard everyone is training, how good everyone is eating, and how perfect all these cyclist do things, my brain goes out of control, cause I want to try and do everything at once. Luckily I m smart enough to know I cant. All I can do is chill out, do what I think is right and what I have time for. It is very easy to get caught up and addicted to this cycling business,  just like money, but at the end of the day, as corny as it sounds I always remind myself that there is more to life then just those two things.

I always like going home, I find it to be like a check point for me to see where I m at. And so far Hudson s Hope may of not turned me into Lance Armstrong, but I ve enough new and interesting experiences in the past year I can very well start a tv show or something, but I ll save that for later, haha.
Anyway  with all that being said, its back to my igloo, where I have to get some serious focus going, cause I have lots of catching up to do in,, mmmmmmm everything, haha, especially cycling, thanks for reading, keep it real ,

Patrick,