Beginner's Spirit

On today’s ride I had to tap into my beginner’s spirit. I had a new route, I’m geographically challenged so I knew I would get lost. It was wet and cold. I didn’t know if I would make it up that hill. I had to ride it alone. It was on this ride that I found myself thinking about a question I’m asked so often, “Why I like coaching the beginners and what made me get into it? It was simple: I did suffer on that climb, I did get lost and had to find my way back, I did have a bad experience with jerks in traffic and had to keep pedaling, and I did get wet, but it was all this that made me see what I like so much about beginner cyclists…they are BRAVE, every pedal stroke makes them stronger and it is that energy that fuels me. So as it’s written on one of Lance’s bike, “never forget your beginner’s spirit”. (pic stolen from Lance's twitter:))