So this weekend was ahhhmazing!! It was the award's banquet in Morgantown West Virginia for the GNCC 2017 season. Can I just say how incredible it was to go up on stage and to be 2nd place out of 5 racers? That is such an accomplishment. I am so elated about the way I finished this year and how my confidence has grown so much this season. It has definitely motivated me to do even better for the 2018 season. I have already set my goals, practice schedule, gym schedule and put all the races on my calendar IN PEN. Anyone who knows me at all knows that if I actually write something in pen on my beloved calendars, then it is going to take place because there is no white out happening on my beautiful creations.
Here are some pictures from this weekend to enjoy! It was such a fun and exciting night. I was so proud of KS for his 2nd place finish as well. We definitely have two different outlooks on this season. He is disappointed in his 2nd place and I am over the moon excited about mine!! It is one of the highlights of my life!!Look at us -- aren't we the cutest?
On the way home from WV yesterday I have an epiphany! (I love when I have those -- my husband on the other hand does not LOL) Even though we do not have a track -- we do have a little bit of yard around our pool, buildings and garage. I could set up a skills track and work on all the things that are low speed, don't require a lot of room, but will make a huge difference in a race to help myself improve. There are so many things I could work on, I just had it in my mind that I needed to work on speed and getting faster and that I could not really work on that in the space we had available. Then I realized that if I could nail down all the skills at which I am weak and work on those at least 3 times a week -- the speed would come. I am someone who overthinks everything -- I am a better rider now because I don't have to think about how to ride -- I just ride. If I could commit to muscle memory a lot of the skills I am still weak at like cornering, maneuvering the bike, weighting my bike, pivot turns, wheelies, log jumps, etc. I would have no choice to get faster in the race. So that is exactly what I did. I rushed home as fast as I could -- after finishing work at 3:00, going to the grocery store, picking up HS at 4:00, doing an errand for her; and got out my bike, gear and my sand buckets. (I have about 20) I set out a turn track -- didn't work like I wanted, but it was a great starting point. I worked for about an hour until it got so dark I couldn't see anymore. I worked on turns, riding with one hand, bike balance and even WHEELIES!! I have never been able to successfully do a wheelie ON PURPOSE. I can do them if I am trying to unweight my front tire or something to get over a log or obstacle, but tonight -- this girl actually did about 10 or 12 wheelies ON PURPOSE with my wheel off the ground -- even if it was just a few inches -- IT COUNTS!!!
Then I went to the gym for the 6:30 class. I am motivated and serious about this training ya'll. This is the workout from tonight. I was feeling great and completed the entire workout RX. I still struggle with Toes to Bars so the fact that I was able to get so far without scaling was pretty great. I completed a total of 6 rounds and 35 DU, however 4 rounds and 25 DU were RX. Rounds 5 and 6 I just could not get both feet to touch the bar -- so can't really count that as RX. Still I am pleased with the results. Then I came home, cooked supper, cleaned the kitchen, ate, washed a load of dishes, washed a load of clothes and brushed the dogs for a bit. Now I am catching up on my blog and I am exhausted, but so excited for all the things that are in store for me this season. Till next time -- Crystal
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