” Common men go nowhere, you have to be uncommon.” by Herb Brooks
This quote is more than a unique saying but a staple that I try live by everyday. I keep this close to my heart as I enter the 2012 season which begins tomorrow with base training and core work. I must say this October has been a long one, yet one that I have thoroughly enjoyed. This past weekend was a highlight of my year as I traveled down for a mini team camp with my new cycling team (Team Earthfare). However what made it so special was the fact that I got to spend time with my best friend Emily for the first time since last Christmas. She is one of the closest people to me and someone I rely 100% on in every aspect of my life. So needless to say it was a BIG deal getting to spend time with her this weekend as well.
As the final day of October comes to a close I reflect on the past season, its triumphs and its downfalls. I look to improve on every aspect I feel was sub par, and increase my expectations more so than ever before. This year will bring a lot of “firsts” for me in cycling and life such as writing out tangible goals and dictating my training to achieve those specific goals. This seems so fundamental and basic, yet I look back and I have never sat down and written out my goals and constantly made an effort to attain them. So this will be a major part of my upcoming season. I also plan to open up my life to people on and off the bike through this blog, twitter, and facebook in hopes of educating people, providing an interesting story to follow, comedy, tragedy, or to help people in their own quest. For me this is much more than just a journey to reach the top professional level of cycling, its a journey through life to love and experience what interests you and to chase your dreams knowing you can do anything you want. This is the story I aim to tell and I hope you follow along for the next 11 months and through me, you can learn and achieve your own dreams. Everyday is a memory, you just have to open your eyes.
I look forward to the journey ahead and I thank you for following along. Lastly as you can see I have updated and changed the website with a new theme, new calendar (still very vague this early in season), updated bio, and new tabs of “social” and “support team” which will give you a closer look at the people who make this journey work. Its a team effort which cant be done alone!
–NW
