Getting Geared Up
The day before I raced at Rev3 Quassy (back in June), I emailed my coach Vince frantically asking him if I should use race wheels and an aero helmet. John wasn’t racing, and I had the opportunity to use his fancy, fast-boy gear. His response was classic, “Hmmm. Let me see. You are asking me if you should try two new things on race day?” Riiiggghhtttt… If one of my athletes had asked me the same question, I would have responded EXACTLY the same way. But, I was sucked in for a moment by the belief that in order to do well, I HAD to have …