I've decided to get back into BMX racing. Even with all the broken bones and injuries I've had... I will train for two years and race the nationals in the 40-45 cruiser group. I also want to be able to jump some stuff and still pull out some skills I still have stuffed in my back pocket.
But first I need to be limber. That requires a lot of yoga and I'm up for it.
Second, it requires me to actually ride the BMX track locally and do the best with the Kona Mountain Bike I can... not owning a cruiser as of yet.
Third, lots of trail riding will boost my endurance and sprinting hills in downtown Winchester.
So I got a lot on my plate to accomplish in the next two years to bring me back to a level where I can compete at the level I will need to be at if I want to make my mains in the nationals. At the ABA Grand Nationals there must have been 4 or 5 motos of 40-45 yr old cruisers up on the board and they had quarter finals!!! So it means I not only have to make it out of my motos, I have to come in at least 4th place to keep the winning vibes flowing in the qualifing rounds to the main event. But here on the East Coast the NBL runs most of the BMX tracks while the ABA runs the midwest, southwest, and west coast tracks.
Here's the difference... the NBL doesn't build the jumps right, they are all peaked, so its hard to speed roll them if you can't jump or clear them, compared to the aba where yes there are peaks, but they are rounded as well as the rollers are smooth enough to manual or pump though (body english and flexing with the bike.
Yoga, BMX track, Hills, Trail Riding. Oh yea and if I want to get rid of this beer belly I must do crunches every day and in six months will have the beginnings of a six pack - provided I don't drink any more beer.
Ride on and on and on until the break of dawn!
Peace out peoples,
the dirt magnet hobbit
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