All the gear and wanting an idea...

So I now have no excuses not to be closer to the pace of the other ladies...

I've got a great bike, I'm gaining experience... Just need to work on technique and speed

On my Super 8, I got into a lot of bad habits, partly due to the type of bike he was and the fit of him.. So before I continue with these bad habits on the Jedi I've booked myself in for some coaching.

I choose Katy Curd, over other recommended coaches for a few reasons.  I've done events and raced against Katy so she knows me, she's got some idea of my attitude, strengths and weaknesses.  Katy also seems to like a challenge, of which I know I will be.  Her racing credentials speak for themselves, so she must be doing something right and most importantly to me I respect her as a rider.

So I thought I'd write this blog prior to my coaching as I'm getting a little bit nervous so hopefully it will calm me down and also I can see how the day matches my expectations.

So what do I hope to achieve....

My totally over the top wish would to be able to hit one of the drops on GBU but I don't think this is realistic! Katy's got 3 hours not 3 years. 

What I'd love is to boost my confidence, and get my speed up. 

I'm very slowly catching up with the other ladies at the FOD races, but lack of confidence in my ability means I'm still off the pace and I think I'm letting myself down now.

A day of looking at what I'm doing wrong I know is going to be emotionally hard, no-one likes criticism but I'm never going to improve if I don't critique my technique.

The more I'm writing this the more nervous about friday I'm getting, a 1-1 session means there is no-one to hide behind and I don't like being in the spotlight.  What if even after 3 hours coaching I'm still just as slow... What if I can't ride down the stuff Katy wants to coach me on... What if I fall off and hurt myself, I've got to drive the 2 hours home as Darrels in work. What if I really shouldn't have brought a DH bike and stuck to MTB marathons...what if after 3 hours I simply don't improve...

OK I'm really panicking now.  Maybe that glass of wine wasn't a good idea.  But honestly, I watched some videos and read a couple of blogs on Hopton DH race and I'm panicking about that as well and that's 6 weeks away not 36 hours.

So, might as well drink another glass of wine and stop being so silly... I just hope Katy knows what she's let herself in for...