Upgrading to the Professional Mountain Biking Stat...
In the past two weeks I have been releshing the new Pro XC license I received. I worked very hard this year with countless 10-20 minute Lactate Threshold intervals, and plenty of lung basting races in Califonia, Georgia, and Florida. In addition to that I just made a move to Durango, CO. Both of these steps put me that much closer to great results in the mountain biking arena.
I have always followed the saying, "You are only as good as the Tennis players you play against". By moving to the Professional level, I see myself improving faster and at a higher level. The only downside to it is that every rider at the Pro level is very, very good. There is no playing around!
The move to Durango is another step to improvements. Living in Florida the last 3 years(since I started racing mtn bikes) has always made it hard to put the quality hours in on the bike. Now living in Durango is epic! The motivation to ride and competition here is incredible. Last week Ryan Trebon, Travis Brown, Tad Elliott, and Troy Wells were all at the Wednesday shorttrack that is held by DurangoDevo(youth cycling program) once a week.
So in the next few weeks I will be preparing for the highest of competition that I will see in the Firecracker 50 in Breckenridge(July 4th), the NMBS race in Windham, NY, and finally the National XC Championships in Vermont. I hope to see many of you at these races.
Drew Edsall