I bailed on the Almonzo

      I had hoped that this write-up would have been all about how I did the Almonzo. Alas, this did not occur. I decided to pull the plug the day before the race. After working multiple 10+hour days back to back I was quite worn out and needed a small break. I mentally wasn't ready and that is huge in a long race. I couldn't fathom a 2 hour drive, 7ish hour race, time hanging out after, and then driving home. It would have made for a very long day for me. I also realized how ill-prepared I was for that race. I haven't been biking a great deal and I am also lacking some essential gear for a race that would have taken me somewhere around 7 hours time. That being said, I feel like a gigantic slacker. I need to get some serious goals set up so I can become more motivated to get after it.
     I had high hopes that I would get a mountain bike this spring in order to do some endurance mtn bike racing and that seems far off. Unless I can get a super awesome deal on a good bike. I have priorities over purchasing a bike at the current moment- fixing my car, dental work, and saving money for the sake of having a back-up fund. Not to mention paying my student loans! Those things are horrid.
     I believe I shall sign up for Twin Cities Marathon. That would be a great goal race for me. I haven't ran a marathon since Grandma's Marathon in 2007. That race was a fantastic learning experience. The biggest thing for me would be to make sure that I commit to the training so that I may run the race as would make me happy with how I ran. Too often I do a race and after say to myself, "That went alright or if I would have trained more..." I don't want that. I want to finish and say, "I crushed it."
    Either way- I need to step up my game.