Never Give Up

Racing is not always about winning, sometimes it is about setting goals, staying positive and giving it all you have. This weekend I got the chance to experience that first hand. I went to NYC to race the all-city classic mountain bike race on Sunday. It was a small but competitive field. After getting taking the lead off the line, I flatted less than a minute into the race...bummer. On the side of the trail, I watched the entire field pass me by. It took an agonizing 6 minutes to change my tire and get it aired up again. I was in last place. It is easy to get negative when things like this happen, and I admit I started to get frustrated. In an attempt to regain a positive attitude, I told myself that I did not come here to win a race. I came to the race to get in a great workout and practice my mountain bike skills for the upcomming Xterra Championship race in Richmond, VA. With this in mind, I put the flat tire behind me and started to race again. To my surprise by lap 4 (of 5) I was back up to 3rd place. When I passed into second, I was told the leader was 2 minutes up, I attacked. With 1/4 mile to go, I caught the leader and held on to take the overall win by 5 seconds. I consider myself a triathlete not a mountain biker, but this was one of the most personally rewarding victories of my career. Never give up.

Comments

[David Yockelson]

Outstanding! Congratulations!

[CK]

Nice work Dom!

Also David Booth narrowly missed a podium spot in the Cat 1 race.