tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243708156250705558.post1515617420029613091..comments2012-10-16T13:36:46.631-04:00Comments on HELL(cat) ON WHEELS: My first race, first crit, first DNF...HELL(cat) ON WHEELShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16196059288695181322noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243708156250705558.post-53332248424923176062009-04-22T14:21:00.000-04:002009-04-22T14:21:00.000-04:00Thanks Steve.... all I've ever really known (much ...Thanks Steve.... all I've ever really known (much to my parent's dismay) is jumping in head first! Rob has been a great motivator every step of the way and I'm having a blast...truly. I do very much feel like I've finally found my niche. It only took years of soccer, running, rock climbing, weight lifting, etc. to discover it and settle in! Rob was the first to finally tell me since I liked to injure myself so much that I would make a great cyclist LOL Let Angela and Sam know I have a good picture of the two of them, but haven't posted it yet. I'll try to get it up soon. Thanks again for the great encouragement!HELL(cat) ON WHEELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196059288695181322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243708156250705558.post-50384024535013743542009-04-22T13:48:00.000-04:002009-04-22T13:48:00.000-04:00You killed me with that comment about your bike lo...You killed me with that comment about your bike looking pretty...ha ha. I'm proud of you for jumping in head first. That's the only way to do this. I want to encourage you to keep trying. I got blown out of my first 5-6 crits and I kept coming back for more. Keep listening and watching the others and you'll learn as you go. Also practice your bike handling and cornering skills when you can. Improvements in those areas will pay huge dividends in your racing. By entering and racing the event, you are a competitive bike racer. Great job!Steve Bakerhttp://www.hincapie.com/blogs/steve_baker/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243708156250705558.post-17724983974314464322009-04-22T08:56:00.000-04:002009-04-22T08:56:00.000-04:00Thanks Philip and Jonathan... every little bit of ...Thanks Philip and Jonathan... every little bit of encouragement definitely helps. At this point, I know that I just need many, many more miles on the bike. I'm up against many years of experience, that really only time can help. I do plan to get back out there, for better or worse!HELL(cat) ON WHEELShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196059288695181322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243708156250705558.post-47666902632949861952009-04-21T21:02:00.000-04:002009-04-21T21:02:00.000-04:00Every race is a learning experience (take it from ...Every race is a learning experience (take it from me!) and the only way to fail is to not seek to improve. Your first success was just getting out there. So, at this point the only way to fail is to not get back out there. Choose a couple of things to improve and nibble away at it. Before you know it you'll be up front!Jonathanhttp://www.lowcadence.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243708156250705558.post-66263941007968241602009-04-20T16:03:00.000-04:002009-04-20T16:03:00.000-04:00Well done, great going, you will soon be pecking t...Well done, great going, you will soon be pecking them off and moving up the packTravels with my Mulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168113549081846815noreply@blogger.com