Syllamo's Revenge

I rarely write or comment , but feel compelled to share my thoughts on Syllamo, I completed 25 miles and reached Highway 5 at 2:30 , I was dirty, tired, out of gas, and yet refreshed from the nice dip in the swollen creek waters, which I had preceded to totally immerse myself and my yeti in just minutes before. My observation of the race is this:  if I had physically conditioned myself to race  Syllamo,  I would have  finished and  I would have gotten in the top 3 for the over 50 category this year. I did not reach my goal, because either I did  not have the time, or did not take the time to train, to reach my goal. I did not balance my  time spent at work,  or with my family, or with  God,  my own down time, and then my time  mountain biking, in the right time proportions.    My take or  philosophy on mountain biking is that you cannot lie  or cheat the mountain, the trail, or the stream, , if you are not physically conditioned you will not finish, thus I was not conditioned , I did not finish.  If I want to finish, then I must put in the time to train and condition, there is no way to reach my goal other than to put in the time to reach my goal. I must also correctly balance this with all other time responsibilities  I have as a dad, husband, businessman, citizen, and Christian.

 

In this I see  a  life lesson.  We can go thru life, and cheat on how we spend our time,  or  impersonate  who we want to be , we can  talk a big game on who or what we are,  and can side step or  weave our way  thru our daily job routine,  or do an end around,  with our family relationships,  but not so with  mountain biking, it  will true you up , and will tell you where you stand with the man!  If you do not put in your time to train, then you will not finish or reach your goal, you cannot talk your way to the finish line.  Wouldn’t it be great, if everyone would ride a mountain bike, and do this true up, every day. We would have a clear picture of where we stand in balancing our time spent each day, and the world would be a much better place to live and work.  We would be truthful, passionate, and healthy!

 

 

I would like to congratulate all team members, especially  the top 7 guys  who finished in the top 45 ,  for the race at Syllamo. It was dynamic, and gut wrenching, I continue to be amazed at our team’s togetherness, and capabilities, keep up the good work.

 

 Yes, the rock is in the board room, A trophy encasement is being  built  to display the rock, and all race participant names on the trophy. Thanks again.