New season

On the previous weekend I raced my first races of the year. I simply loved it. Can't say much about my placing in the races, but what is the most important is that I got better race by race! I think this was the first time I really enjoyed racing.. naah, I have enjoyed racing before but now I just enjoyed it more :) I used to get to stressed of races. Simply couldn't handle it. Gladly I have learned away from that. It's not obvious that I don't stress, but I can always go back to the practices which my psychologist teached me. I wish I would have learned those times ago. Also just that you know; psychologists are not for crazy people, they are for people who wanna improve their mind control.

The race made me think about my practicing and things of being athletic. How can I improve myself in BMX. First of all I got to get myself topped up as athletic. I'm hoping that my lately changes in my life helps me to become athletic. I have worked pretty hard the last year, but I'm still missing the last bit in the end. Now I have lopped of all the bad things from my diet. Seriously EVERYTHING. No allowed any collapses. No getting around the rules. Not at all. Not even on my Bday. It's end now! I have also got schedule how I'm  gonna practice, gonna leave I mean:

This schedule is valid for 6 days of the week, for next 3 weeks and after that I don't know what's coming up. Right now there is not much time on track, everyday little bit tho. This point it's really important to listen to my body and have a brains to stop if going too hard.

This takes us to next cogitation. Most BMX-riders do sprints all year long. Last year I had sprints only before the important races and that worked out perfectly.

I find it really challenging to be slower than you could be. I'm even thinking about going to change my schedule on my own. Talking about the sprints, I also would need to do lots of gym. Get hips stronger. I just can't really find a time. Also, I'm having only 1h on track at the time. ONE HOUR! When usually I would be there 3 hours, or even more. Today I started to think about waking up at 6 a.m. so I could join the oldest kid of the family, when he trains before going to school. And again my days are getting tougher. Not even mention all the skills training; gates, bunny-hop, flat land manuals... which would help me even more than the time on track.

Truth is that you can not be in top shape all the time. It's too hard and actually I think it reduces improving on skills. Anyway I'm feeling I should have got more done. I should look like fitness-model, run marathon under 3 hours and ride like Olympic winner Mariana Pajón. Still I remember how whole last season I was hanging on the limit of doing too much. And on the top of everything I think I'm riding BMX just because I love to ride... So what should I do? I'm spinning my brains out on this like squirrel on the treadmill.

I'm happy to have good old coach Kari Ormo helping me out. I just need to get myself to stick on his program :) Also Marc is helping me out with BMX skills and my cousin Sanna is advacing me with diet. On the boat is same pshycology as last year. What a awesome man and what a great difference he got on me. Mum is ofcourse keeping up with all the job I haven't done. I don't know how could I do this. I'm more than grateful for all the people helping me out :)  And also if I think I'm doing something good my dad can always help me to find the things I can do better ;)