Back to the Bike and Kitchen Therapy.

One of my favourite aspects of riding is the alone time, the alone thinking time.  Thoughts roll in up the stretch and tumble out on the descent.  Some roll in fast, quickly sailing past, only to resurface on the next climb.  Others roll in, find fertile ground, and grow.

Today the consideration was once again, "Where does feeling good come from?"  Fast forward about 20miles along the rockiest of Rocky Pt. Road and a connection dawned.  

More time chopping, combining, and creating = more shared life with each carrot.

Time spent with the carrot before the meal leads to an appreciation of that carrot.  What are the subtleties of the carrot and how do they change as you chop, combine, & create?

New Years resolution #467:  Spend more time with each carrot.

New Years resolution #468:  Create fertile ground for healthy carrots to grow.

Rest Well.

Spirit Bay

Feeling good is a good thing.  It sounds obvious, but depending on your vantage point, it can be mind blowing.  Feeling good is good.  It is.

Reflection.  Observation.  What do we see looking back?  What do we see looking forward?  What can we see right now?

What feels good?  What brings us that true good feeling?  Where does it come from?  How was it created?

A simple "hello" wave.  A gesture.  An understood smile.  A common good feeling.

It was un prompted and occurred at about 35 miles an hour somewhere past East Sooke.  Thank you for the wave.  Thank you for the good feeling.

Rest well.

Why?

It is a question we have all asked time and time again.  We ask ourSelf, our friends, our family, our coach.  We ask anyone who may be listening.

Sometimes we may be given an answer.

Before every practice, Swim Master Neil Harvey would always ask, "Any questions other than why?"  Why would be a welcome question after practice, but by that time we usually knew the answer.

Why this part of the set?  Why this for warm up?  Why that rest interval there?  Why this rest interval here?  These are easy why's.

Then there are deeper why's.  Why am I here?  I'm here to train.  I'm training to race.  I'm racing to win.  But is that enough?  Is there more to racing than winning?

Perhaps.

Why else am I racing?  Why else am I training?

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Racing can be a source of Anxiety.  It can be a source of Fear, Doubt, Pressure, and Confinement.

Racing can also be a source of Peace.  It can be a source of Courage, Beauty, Bliss, and Beyond.

Deep within a race is a special place.  It is a place we find our Self.  It is a place of ultimate Freedom.  Within this place we have absolute Freedom to control the pace. We understand the race.  This is a place where dreams come true.

Racing and training are pathways to Freedom.

Freedom is Why.

Rest well.

Pull

Muscles, tendons, and ligaments, and fascia do it just as the spokes on your wheels.  Break a spoke, and the tension becomes unbalanced.  Your wheel becomes untrue.

Balance your tension and you have equilibrium.

With thought, we alter tension and pressure, whether hydrolic or magnetic.

Let go of unnecessary pressure.  Balance the tension.  You now have freedom of movement.  You now have better ability to feel rhythm whether playing music, swimming, cycling or running.

Balance tension and feel rhythm.

Rest well.

I love to race.

I love it.  It's awesome.

I love to train.  It's super awesome.

"I don't care where you put your water bottle.  You could tie it on with a string for all I care.  Just race your bike." - MW

Just race your bike.

Rest well:)

Getting Married to a Baker :)

One of the many benefits to marrying a baker are gluten free stollen samples in August. 

The tasters professional opinion . . . more butter.

 

Less than 4 weeks to the big day!

Happy and excited.

Rest well.

Ridley Dean TT Bike For Sale

• Shimano PRO Missile Bars
• Dura Ace Front Derailleur
• Dura Ace Rear Derailleur
• Dura Ace Shifters
• Dura Ace Chain
• Shimano RS80 Carbon Wheels
• Tektro Carbon Brake Levers
• Size Small - 54cm effective top tube
• SRM PCV
• Dura Ace 172.5mm Crank Arms
• 53/39 Dura Ace Chain Rings
• All cables, wires, charger, & computer stuff
• $3500