2014: Goals, etc.
Herein lies the tale of my cycling life for 2014. Let me preface this with a disclaimer, "Yes, I know this is self-serving, narcissistic, ego-boosting drivel, but I had a fantastic (for me) year on the bike (and nobody's forcing you to read this)." Is anybody still reading? You are? Really? Okay then, I'll continue... As I set out to write this the year is but 2/3 over, but many goals and challenges have already been met, so I want to save these memories while they're still fresh in this old mind. As do many cyclists, I annually set some goals, generally based on past years' performances, hoping to maintain or even improve on those. These improvements can become increasingly difficult as the bar is raised year after year, until I find my peak potential (or due to advancing age, performance begins to wane). In addition to my goals, I have a list of what you could call achievements, or performances of which I am particularly proud. These can be similar to g