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Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States
Aspiring cyclist, Worker, Wonderer, Liver, Lover.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Don't Worry, Be Happy

No matter how selfish it sounds, it is our natural way to do what we must to make ourselves happy. It is not necessarily a bad thing. Self indulgence, happiness, and self satisfaction are all vital to a successful life. There are certainly boundaries where these things become less of a necessity, and for some people... alot of people, it is hard to balance the job of keeping yourself happy and making everyone else happy. Think about the people you like to be around, chances are that they make you happy, but most of all they are happy with themselves. They exude happiness. No one wants to be around a downer! Next time your in a group of people, make sure your not the downer and try to stay happy, that will help everyone be happy and healthy.

OK enough of the philosophical stuff. I've been riding a ton the past couple of days. The rain today forced me into a much needed rest day. I beat my record of 15+ minuets up Paris Mt. yesterday. It was the first time I climbed the mountain this season. I barely warmed up, but I made it up unpased in 14.01 mins. I'm pretty happy with that, but I'd definitely like to drop it down a minuet or two by the summer. Spring break is coming up in a couple of weeks and instead of heading off to the Caribbean or the beach, I'll be having my own sort of training camp with my coach Tom Ball. We're gonna do some long climbing rides up in the mountains and I can't wait. I have to get my racing schedule together, but I'll post it as soon as I do.

Friday, March 19, 2010

In The Buffer

I feel like I'm in a buffer zone right now. I have almost exactly two months of high school left. Then the summer, then off to college in August. I'm in limbo between now and the rest of my life. I don't feel this is a bad thing though. I am just using this time to work, train, and trying to rest.
I got to have a good 2 hour+ ride yesterday with temps in the 70s. If these temperatures hadn't have shown up I might just have started believing that spring is just a myth. It's hard to find good climbing right near my house so I can either drive to Greenville, or the mountains, but now I just do multiple efforts on the "hills" around my house. My fitness is getting exponentially better every day. I'm back in the swing of training six days a week. I'm bubbling with excitement every time I think about my future in cycling. It has become a very large part of my life and I can't wait to see where it takes me!

Milan SanRemo is tomorrow. Big G and A. Ballan will lead team BMC. We'll see what happens. You can watch it live tomorrow here: http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid=459508.html#watch+milan+san+remo+live

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Hola, Mucho Gusto.

Hey, Nice to meet you.
I'm Zac and this is my blog. I write alot but now I've decided to save paper. I will probably end up talking alot about cycling but, what's wrong with that. I'll keep you up to date with life. Bye for now.