“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is usually more important than the outcome”
-Arthur Ashe
This quote has become personally therapeutic for what happened at Cedar Creek today. I went into this race very hungry for a result. I was extremely attentive in all of the early developments and tried to make all the right moves to ensure that I put myself in any breakaway positions. Just after the second lap I got into a 5-man break. The majority of the teams were represented with the exception of Priority Health, South Lyon Cycles, and Essex Brass. We quickly put a sizable gap on the field and managed to hold them off for just around 62 miles only to be caught with just above 5k to go.
I could smell, taste, and feel a state title. Even as I write this, a million different scenarios are going through my head of how we could of lasted…what if we averaged .25mph faster?…what if we wouldn’t of got caught up in the confusion of a wrong turn on lap three?…what if we could of stayed out of sight for 1 more mile? However, ultimately I cannot hang my head low. I gave my best shot today and I rode the longest break I have ever been in. I threw all of my cards on the table and it just didn’t work out. Nonetheless, I feel the satisfaction of success in my journey.
4 comments:
wrong turn? werent they all right?
Can you give yourself, the Who Cares I'm Flying Award?
yes, you deserve the who cares i'm flying award!
Thanks for the vote everyone. I never wanated to self-nominate but Ang had nominated the W.C.I.F.A. as well. Wrong turn? Yes, Muerig had made a premature right turn before one of the turns. It was not a huge hold up but it probably cost 30-40 seconds in the long run.
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