Help - I Suck (long)

[SheFly]

I don't know spit about racing, but I am astounded at what you have the courage to do.

Also, you definitely don't suck, because you know how to do the multi-quote thing to quote different parts of different posts...something I have yet to master!

This actually came up in another thread, with instructions!

And thanks! Remember though that there is a fine line between courage and stupidity .

SheFly

[Starfish]

This actually came up in another thread, with instructions!

And thanks! Remember though that there is a fine line between courage and stupidity .

SheFly

Hey, thanks for the link to that thread.

And, who are you calling stupid!?!

[RoadRaven]

OK... I suppose you will be complaining now you have writer's cramp from writing all those lines

At least you are in a better frame of mind now, and have come to realise that, indeed, you do not suck in the littlest teeniest tiniest bit!!!

Good to hear you got out for a gentle ride... a gentle fun relaxing ride... try and get a week in of riding like that after the races this weekend, and maybe give the racing next week a miss (easier said than done, I know - the only thing thats stops me racing is severe rain or illness below the neck).

And good luck for the races - maybe treat them as intense training days instead of races?

And has DH settled and dealing with the tandem ride time a little better now?



And Starfish... you are right... hmmm, who is she calling stupid??
ROTFLMFAO

[Tri Girl]

Not saying anything that anyone else hasn't already said, but: heck no- you don't suck. You're a stud! I admire you for racing- something I'm way too terrified/chicken liver to do. I was asked to do some TTs (and I'm a triathlete for crying out loud- I do TTs all the time) and crits with a friend and I won't do it because it's new and unknown and a bit scary. You have the courage to get out there and do it- so you're a HUGE winner in my book.
You've done so much this last year, you should be VERY pleased with yourself (but I know how easy it is to berate and curse your efforts when you feel they're not where you know you could be).
Just get reacquainted with your bike again on a friendly basis. I sometimes feel bad for people at the top of amateur sports because there's so much pressure to keep performing at a certain level (and winning, and placing and all that). In the middle and back of the pack- I never have to worry about all that pressure. I just have fun and finish when I do. Come- just for a little while- and see how much fun us back of the packers have at rides and races. We're usually the ones who talk and make friends because we're out there for so long together.