Reasons to be cheerful!
Howdy folks! My last post was a bit miserable wasn't it? OK maybe not totally but since then I've actually had quite a good time. While there are, always, things for me to work on, there are equally plenty of things to be cheerful about. My last race in the UK, and only one until August, was the brilliant CDNW ladies race at Pimbo near Liverpool. This course is great for a broad range of riders as it's not technical and while there's a small drag to the start/finish it's essentially flat and fast. This suits me down to the ground, while I don't mind a technically challenging course as I know I can handle my bike quite well, I'm no climber so a fast course was a welcome change. Frustrated with previous efforts I went into this race with a brand new mindset. Mostly down to a pep talk from the great Heather Bamforth, I decided to leave my lack of confidence on the boat and began this journey with a much brighter outlook. It certainly paid off. Confident ...