I still have the internal fire to race because I like how if makes me ignore pain, fear, fatigue and my age, and when I get race face, I feel like a superman. Squirrel to my inner dog kind of thing.
But as there are so few races now, I make my own challenges, like 100 trails in 10 hours, or a triple crown loop from my home choosing my own trails to maximize off pavement time. No one to compare to, but simply completing the route or beating the clock becomes my "squirrel".
Sept. 4, 2024, 7:15 p.m. - taprider
I still have the internal fire to race because I like how if makes me ignore pain, fear, fatigue and my age, and when I get race face, I feel like a superman. Squirrel to my inner dog kind of thing. But as there are so few races now, I make my own challenges, like 100 trails in 10 hours, or a triple crown loop from my home choosing my own trails to maximize off pavement time. No one to compare to, but simply completing the route or beating the clock becomes my "squirrel".