Thomas Ashley: Blogging Again Due To High Demand

Ladies n Gentlemen, Boys n Girls, I know many of you have struggled over these last few months without a few yarns to read on here. But don't fret, T.A has returned.

So Once upon a time (December) I got my archilles problem sorted and hopped back on the bike to start pumping some k's for vineyards and elite nationals. But to be honest with you, I wasnm't feeling it at all. I felt average on training rides and was getting dropeed in club races but didn't want to let the team down again by pulling out of vinnies. So I battled on and dug myself a nice little hole. Hit Vineyards and morale was estimated at a value of 3.5%. But i grovelled my way through and by the end I couldn't even bear (or maybe "bare") to look at my bike. So hung it up and decided I'd just start riding when I felt like it again. So it hung, and hung, and hung. Elites came and went, Hub tour came and went, but the bike remained.

So I just carried on with my building and made the most of my weekends doing stuff other than riding like heading down Crail Bay with the boys, hitting up Felix n Cush's wedding, maybe drinking a little too much here n there and just laxing out at the beach with family and friends. And it felt pretty good. Many moons later I started to feel the pull of my bike. We were meant to be together. So I started doing a few gentle rides which became big rides which then turned into club racing again. Nek Minnit I've decided to hit up Belgium in a few months and I'm feeling pumped with motivation again.

So the plan is maybe do a few NZ races before I go. Got to improve on last years result at Graperide, maybe do Brunner, Oceanias and even Club nats if I'm still around.

So there you have it folks.

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