Saturday, July 10, 2010

1 season goal shattered

When I started my training season I set goals to achieve. I reached and surpassed my desire to earn 5 top 10 finishes. As a matter of fact only two of the twelve races I entered this year are outside the top ten.

Last year's results: Out of 12 races I reached 3 top 10s, excluding team events. This is going in the right direction. Structured training appears to work.

Low expectations yield good results

Results wise my best two races of the year have been "training races". In April I raced Tax Day Circuit race in Idaho and earned a third place. Today I also earned a third place at the Utah state mountain biking championship at Solitude.

The races I have planned and trained for have left me with 8th and 6th place results. What's wrong with this picture?