A Goal is all I Need

2007

Last year's resolution was to give up caffeine for a month, to get more even keeled. Did that done that, back on the sauce now but not too crazy. And of course this year I said, no thanks I'm good, no resolution needed. However, I still need a goal. Destroyer is taunting me with a pair of double centuries and other rides with pros that are difficult to turn down. But to do rides like that require sacrifice on my weekend family time. It's frustrating to ride and not be able to show the world what I'm capable of. So what do I want?





A goal.

Everyday you wait, you're just getting older. What's holding you back? Complacency really. Does this sound like a midlife crisis to you? Jenn (my wife) claims I had one already when I turned forty, and decided to ride my bike to Los Angeles with some buddies for the aidslifecycle. So no, I like to think I've already faced that interval.

Sitting at the dinner table I flaunt the idea of giving up caffeine again after my birthday this April. No, not very exciting, until they heard that I'm going to stop caffeine injections until yours truly has a six pack for show. That's right. No more coffee until my core is ripped. If the loss of immediate energy shots don't motivate me, I'm a lost cause! We took bets that I wouldn't last for a month, or maybe 6 months and then quit. My daughter was kind enough to say maybe I'd reach my goal in 6 months. Then again my son looked at me and said oh great Dad's gonna be cranky again. Can't wait to see how this spins out.