As most people reading this will know, when it comes to “luck”,
I haven’t had much of it the past few years. However as this year draws to a
close I have come to realise that “luck” doesn’t exist, it truly does come down
to our decisions and the actions we take.
On reflection all of my past injuries that I have put down
as bad luck have actually all been due to poor decision making. Torn ligaments
in ankle – shouldn’t have pushed the descent so fast in the rain so close to my
main race. Broken ribs – shouldn’t have gone on a safety course above my skill
level the weekend before my main race. Heart issues – while most likely
genetic, I’m sure super long hours working followed by high intensity training
was a contributing factor to my burn out as well. While I’ve always thought I
wanted that elusive good performance at Coast to Coast, I have never truly
committed myself to achieving it.
On my way to a cheeky club race win
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The biggest thing I have learnt over the past few years is
sometimes my stubborn resilience to just get back up and keep going isn’t always
the best solution. Sometimes the best plan is actually sitting down and
creating a plan.
This year has certainly been of full of creating plans and
making changes. The first big change has been having Rosie at Freedom Fitness
and Coaching as my coach. It is definitely a big improvement over what I have
done previously and hopefully the results will speak for themselves in 2017. Getting
to represent Trek bikes this season has also been a big step up over my last
bikes I rode, I can certainly now see why people had always been telling me to
change. Lifeguarding has been a welcome change and challenge, it’s certainly
nicer having warm water to do rescues in! And finally joining an urban search
and rescue team has been amazing! I’ve always respected what these guys do, so
now being able to train and operate alongside them (with my first deployment
being the recent Kaikoura Earthquake) has made for a great year and I can’t wait to
do more.
Just one of the new skills I have learnt through usar |
I’ve got some big plans for 2017 and going forward into 2018
but you’ll have to wait and see what those are ;)
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