Hittin' the Road

This will be my last post before the 14th annual 24 Hours of Moab. I'm psyched, but also a little nervous and a little anxioux. I feed off of the emotions though. Besides, if you go in to a race like this with a false sense of reality, your doomed from the start. I know what to expect, I know what I'm about to have to endure, and I'm ready. I love it. It's why we do it. It's twisted, I know, but if you're reading this post then you probably understand. If not, well there's really no point in trying to explain it.
The solo field is stacked, 60 + riders. Many of which are elite. My buddy Len sent me an email to wish me luck...well, it was more of a "go kick some ass" email as opposed to a "good luck" email, but he did say something that has really stuck: "you're just as tough as those other cats". He's right, and in 2 days I'm going to prove it.

Dialed

Inside of a week. The bike is dialed, the body is dialed, the mind is dialed.
The weather forecast is looking a little suspect for the race. Honestly though, it really doesn't matter. If it means I have to dig deeper and suffer more, so be it. I'm prepared for whatever comes my way. It's a good feeling!

3am and Chocolate Milk

We're inside of two weeks now. Moab will be here soon! I'm ready. I've trained my ass off, stayed healthy (knock on wood), and now I'm tapering/resting and doing some fun rides to keep the pop in my legs. I'm prepared physically and mentally. I'm ready!

It's a little tough, but very important, to keep things in check right now. My mind starts to race a little when I get close to a big race...and this is a very big race. Lately I've been waking up between 3am and 3:08am and my mind is racing. Part of the reason is work and life in general is a little stressful right now, but part of it's because I'm consumed with Moab. It's all good though. It's an important race for me so I should be consumed with it. It's important though that I use this as motivation and not let it drain me or get me too worked up. The trick for me is to manage the emotions and fuel off of them.

The solo field is stacked. Eatough, Hendershot, Lichtenwalner, Tinker, Tostado, Wheeler...all the big dogs are coming out to play. I'm looking forward to racing against those guys!

Night riding tonight with the boys! Should be fun!

-The pic is from a ride last weekend up at Hay Park. It was pretty amazing up there!