Shreditation

April already and as I seal my Cream Puff registration the rain blows at the window. It has been so wet this year and hard to get into the flow of mountain biking. This past weekend felt like a mini condensed cross season as we rallied to mountain bike regardless of the rain and had three solid days of shred then overhauling bikes to wake up and get muddy again. The lack of sun or dry days is indeed mental training.

However, I really can't complain too much. This year has been full of some new experiences for me. I've tried road racing and loved it( I can't wait to try it on my new road bike!!!), tried my first Super D, and shredded around cactus in Tucson. Plus, Mountain Bike Mondays have returned and we've had some good days in there.

The other day riding down Coyote Gulch, spring flowers peppered the ridge, and I was having such a good ride it felt like I was writing a love letter in cursive on my bike. Just relaxing and accepting things as they came up, and it's not always like that, I know, sometimes things in life won't release my mind and I struggle all the way up or down. Sometimes I over think every obstacle, or show off and get my ego checked around a tree or rock. But shreditation inevitably pulls me in, and even if just for a few moments it reminds me that I am breathing, changing, and completely existing with the environment.

My calendar is filling up and the race in July will come quickly, but this seed of tranquility is sowed by my excitement for adventure. Arriba, arriba!