I’m finally registered for my first criterium race. I am so excited, and yet scared at the same time. Now I have to focus on my training for real. If I get dropped or bonk, I don’t want it to be because I didn’t prepare.
DarbyRides's Life List
-
1. consume less caffeine
1 entry . 1 cheer69 people -
2. Expand my culinary experience
39 people -
3. Make enough money so that money doesn't matter
1 cheer291 people -
4. work because I like to, not because I have to
1 cheer3,433 people -
5. Own my own business
1,492 people -
6. PAY MY BACK CHILD SUPPORT
2 people -
7. write a book
26,086 people -
8. stop procrastinating
26,955 people -
9. bike faster
7 people
How I did it
How I did it: I just finally signed up and did it. Once I was actually entered in a race, the whole dynamic changed. Then when the day came to go race, it felt like I had only signed up the day before and it had sneaked up on me. I overexerted myself at first and actually took the first lap in a surprise sprint to the front (for just a moment) just as we crossed the line. However, that effort, which was way too much for the end of the first lap, co… Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Finally
9 months ago
Love Happens..Don't Look!
2 years ago
I’m in love love love. All the waiting. All the heartbreaks. All the tears. They are gone. I had to go through all that to be who I am for the one I love now. It all makes sense now. I am in LOVE!!!! And on January 21, 2008 she became my wife. :)



