Originally Posted by
caloso
I race as many as my family and work commitments allow. I've imposed a 90-mile radius on myself, which occasionally gets stretched if I can figure out a way to make it a family event (see Giro di SF). And yeah, there are some races I have no business doing -- Nevada City comes to mind -- but they are huge fitness boosters.
This is basically what I do. I don't give equal emphasis on all races though. Some races I'll fight to race. Others I'll let relatively trivial family commitments take precedence.
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