Quote Originally Posted by Eden View Post
Absolutely not - if you want change nothing is ever hopeless. A month or two ago Bicycling magazine did an article about people who had lost a lot of weight cycling. One of them happened to be a fellow racer out here in Seattle. She used to be 272 lbs, at only 5'3". She took off 140 lbs and got fast enough to join an amateur racing team - all at the age of 51! It's not silly at all to look at the women at the ToC crit and think you might some day be out there - it is possible if you really want it - so think big and go for it.
I think I spotted this article too, it's what really got my juices flowing -- One of the women was from Arkansas, lost over 100lbs, and is now winning crits and it was only 4-5 years ago she was in my position -- I realize to certain extent, stars do have to align for me to get to that level... but I so can do that, I know I can -- I know I can because of how I came around so quickly in Colorado last year, my fitness level shifted so quickly --

I can't wait -- in a year... year a half, instead of being built for comfort -- I'm gonna be built for speed!!!