I am often very quick to blame ‘living in a ski resort’ in the French Alps, as the reason I don’t really know what’s new, what’s cool and what’s happening in the world. Which is obviously not to blame, it’s […]
Motivation
Reflections of 2017 allow me to set my top 3 goals for 2018, as I find new ways to motivate myself and become physically and mentally stronger.
So today ‘should’ have been a manically busy day of rushing around, finalising my packing, triple checking lists. That mixed feeling of excitement and terror in equal measure that comes when you are about to embark on a MASSIVE challenge […]
So recently I had to make the decision whether to enter the Transcontinental (TCR) again in 2017, having failed to complete the race in both 2015 & 2016, or defer it for another year. There is no way this race can or will go unfinished, BUT I was questioning whether racing again in 2017 was the right decision. Of course we ride our bikes in races like the TCR to push ourselves physically and mentally, but ultimately we enter because we LOVE cycling! I was worried that if I go straight back into doing the TCR again, with the pressure I put myself under to succeed and do well, the race could become more of a chore rather than a passion, which is not what it is all about!