Life's been good to me (SO FAR)

When you look at 2018 "SEASON" (SO FAR) over there on the sidebar, you might notice that I've only got a couple things left this year... at least so far.  The (rescheduled due to natural disaster) Pisgah Enduro™ and SSWC '18.  One format that is not my own particular... mmmmmmm... idiom.  Another that is just a shit show party in Bend, OR disguised as a race.   If you consider what I've done thus far, it's easy to see that racing is definitely on the back burner this year.

Not racing as much as usual has opened up a certain amount of opportunities to do other things and see other places.

Just this year, I've been to Sedona...

I got to "race" the Giro duh Ville in an area of Virginia I'd never seen...

photo cred: Nate S.

rode some new trail in Charleston, WV, experienced a whirlwind trip to Grand Targhee...

photo cred: Dave Tolnai 

got to go to another Dirt Rag Dirt Fest...

and I'm still looking forward to a trip to Bend, OR.

That seems like a fair trade, what with giving up on racing glory and whatever benefit that ever brings to one's life.

I'm still on the fence about whether I give the '19 "season" a go or not.  The whole "racing in the 50+ category when I'm as young as I can possibly be" thing... I'm not sure I can convince myself to give 'er, especially given all the fun I've had this year doing less.  That and I realize if I'm gonna do this, I really need to start taking it more seriously as early as Oct-Nov.  Can't be waiting until January to turn this boat around.

All that said, I'm still hoping to mebbe do one or two "race(s)" later this year.  Assuming I can successfully restart the whole running thing, I might actually have some sorta fitness.

Which race(s) tho?  Dunno.