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As winter comes to a closure, I look back on what might have been the most healthy winter I've had or will ever have. There was only one week during this winter where I really felt under the weather. Unfortunately, it was right before a race that I was feeling really confident about. But hey, there's always next year. It wasn't like I did terrible, I got 7th out 30 some odd riders. Anyways, this winter in comparison to last's has almost been a freak of nature. Last winter, from the first time I fell under the weather, I never really felt like myself until late April. I don't want to jinx myself in my own blog, so I'll save this subject for another time. All in all, reflecting on this past winter, I've been generally happy with myself just being able to stay healthy.

Looking forward into the future, I just recently obtained enough points to upgrade to a Category 2 on the road. I'm very excited about the competition I'll be racing against. The P/1/2 field in the NCNCA district has some of the strongest riders in the nation, in all disciplines. Sure it will probably take some time until I really start placing well, but cycling in general requires patience. If you really want something in this sport you have to have patience. That is something I learned the hard way last year.  We'll see what happens in the next couple months, but in general I'm pretty confident I will do well.