When I first told him about registering him for the race, he was a bit taken aback. He thought his “surprise”, which was a reward for good behavior, would be a toy or candy. He was a little confused, and not so certain this was a good thing. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. I got online to show him the website, and that’s when it really fired him up. He saw other kids on bikes in the woods. “I really want to win,” he said between grinning cheeks. There are four races with a championship in the fall. “I want to win it all,” he said, looking a little nervous. It’s that nervousness that will keep him working hard.
We started talking about what we needed to do to make this happen, which is when I got excited. We determined that the bike would need to be in tip-top shape – we wouldn’t want to blame a loss on mechanicals. Mostly, we would need to train each week to get his cardio up so that he can ride as fast as he can for at least 20 minutes.
This afternoon was our first step as we dropped the bike off at the shop and talked to the mechanics about what needed to be running smoothly. I can’t wait for our first training ride.
