Still missing...
It was her birthday yesterday, so I thought it would be nice to give her a call. It was ok, we talked only briefly because she was out with her friends on her way to eat some cheesecake. They had evidently taken her out for her birthday, and had some drinks, so she was in a happy state. It was nice to hear her voice. But after not talking to her for nearly three weeks, it was a bit weird, and also made me think how much I still miss her. She is over there seeming pretty happy. Does she even think about me still? Why is it that I can't seem to stop thinking of her, but she seems to have gotten over me quite easily? There is a partial answer to that: she is in a new school, new city, meeting all sorts of new people and experiencing life somewhere else...but still.
Maybe she didn't like me as much as I liked her...but I don't believe that to be true, from what we said when we were still together. Maybe some people just get over these things more easily than others. Three weeks so far since the end, and it hasn't become much easier for me. In one week if I don't get better I am thinking of writing her a big long letter about what's going through my head. Is that a bad idea?
Anyway.....
I have another race this Sunday. I haven't trained all week, so I don't know what condition I will be in. Should be ok though, one week off shouldn't completely destroy my form. I'll have to go for a light ride on Saturday. In addition, the course is pretty well suited to my skill set...I am not the lightest mountain biker, so my power to weight ratio is not the highest (i.e. I can't climb steep hills too fast), but I have pretty good power overall, so anything that is flat I can do pretty well on. And that's what this Sunday's course is: lots of pretty flat double track, with some technical stuff thrown in, which I'm also not bad at. I hope to come in top 12 or 13, which I think is pretty realistic, if I've slept and eaten well and I feel good.
After two races I am sitting in sixth place overall!! A nice surprise, but it's because I have been to every event, and had at least some points in each one. It's especially cool, because when I started out racing on this team 6 years ago, I was nearly dead last of all categories, and 35 lbs. heavier...so being 6th in the fast category is pretty rewarding! (there are 2 categories, B (beginner) and A(advanced) so I'm in A).
Good luck to me this weekend!
Maybe she didn't like me as much as I liked her...but I don't believe that to be true, from what we said when we were still together. Maybe some people just get over these things more easily than others. Three weeks so far since the end, and it hasn't become much easier for me. In one week if I don't get better I am thinking of writing her a big long letter about what's going through my head. Is that a bad idea?
Anyway.....
I have another race this Sunday. I haven't trained all week, so I don't know what condition I will be in. Should be ok though, one week off shouldn't completely destroy my form. I'll have to go for a light ride on Saturday. In addition, the course is pretty well suited to my skill set...I am not the lightest mountain biker, so my power to weight ratio is not the highest (i.e. I can't climb steep hills too fast), but I have pretty good power overall, so anything that is flat I can do pretty well on. And that's what this Sunday's course is: lots of pretty flat double track, with some technical stuff thrown in, which I'm also not bad at. I hope to come in top 12 or 13, which I think is pretty realistic, if I've slept and eaten well and I feel good.
After two races I am sitting in sixth place overall!! A nice surprise, but it's because I have been to every event, and had at least some points in each one. It's especially cool, because when I started out racing on this team 6 years ago, I was nearly dead last of all categories, and 35 lbs. heavier...so being 6th in the fast category is pretty rewarding! (there are 2 categories, B (beginner) and A(advanced) so I'm in A).
Good luck to me this weekend!
posted by a bike rider in the big smoke at 1:56 p.m.
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