Mountain Bikes, Bass Guitar, and other stuff I like

Toward the end of the year seems like a good time for looking forward to next year and reflecting on the past 12 months.  I began this blog to put my thoughts down on paper, a diary of sorts, but it has turned in to (hopefully) an insight into the mind of an amateur athlete.  I hope the readers have gained insight and humor from my writings and hopefully I can provide a glimpse into the painful, joyous, chaotic, and exalting world of bike racing and trail running. Over the past year I decided to try some new things and get out of my comfort zone.  I became interested in triathlon (swim,bike,run) last winter and entered a sprint triathlon in June.  The distances were short but it was still about an hour's worth of maximum effort.  Triathlon is fascinating because it requires such discipline and really stretches my limits on physical fitness.  Plus I also find it invigorating to train and compete in multiple disciplines. I did my usual trail duathlons this year and after a disappoi