10 Months Later...

Tomorrow is the 120 mile Gravel Pursuit, I have the same feelings that I did ten months ago before my first Fat Pursuit. What in the heck am I doing, why? Then, the Fat Pursuit was one my favorite and by far hardest day on my bike. Conditions were challenging to say the least. The Gravel Pursuit weather outlook is almost as grim as it was the Fat Pursuit. Why I am excited about tomorrow? Maybe my screws are loose or I have extra coocoo in my clock. After the Fat Pursuit last year, I was so inspired. I saw and felt something I do not often feel. I saw how resilient humans can be. I am not sure how many days I biked but I only skied two days. I had friends texted me, it snowed three feet you must be skiing, nope I went for ride.  I rode to grow my resilience. In August, I moved in with my sweetie (who I met at the Fat Pursuit 😊), the move took more than I expected. My motivation to ride was very low. I started to question this Pursuit, would I be able to do it? Should I do? My last race did not go as planned and took me month to recover.  Last week, it snowed over a foot in the mountains. Snow typically means skiing. A group of us were getting ready to go ski, my heart was not excited to ski. Mike asked if I would like to go for a fat bike ride. My heart instantly lit up. As I pulled water bottles to fill I grabbed my winter ones and I started to dance with joy. That was the moment I knew that I was ready for this challenge. Tomorrow without a doubt will challenge me to the core but I know it will make a better person.