The new year has a tendency to pressure us to go full throttle on resolutions. It can be overwhelming: setting lofty goals, but knowing there will be inevitable moments where we will get derailed from our hopes or plans because such is life. For
@Sarah_Sturmy, two-time US Single Speed Cyclocross National Champion, lots of those moments happened during the single speed race at the 2021
#cxnats . Her race there reminded her that when those derailing moments happen, the thing that matters most is to put the chain back on.
She shares, “It's always a mix of emotions to walk away from a race, a performance, anything and feel like nothing went right. For me, unfortunately, that was my pro race at
#cxnats. My only goal was to give it everything I had; I knew it would be a longshot to the podium when I had hardly raced any
#xc.
I was excited to race, eager for the crazy slippery course, and excited to see how hard I could go. That excitement carried me into a top position for the first 1/4 ...