I've done 2 Cat 5 races this year as my first "official" races with a UCI license. I finished them but didn't do as well as I expected. I already knew I was lacking some "race mileage". I had a good winter training otherwise and took those gains to the road (with a help of a coach).
For the most part it's getting myself in the races. It's all mental for me. Sometimes I plan to do a race then the following week I have this "I'm not up for it" mentality. Technically, I should be doing this crit on Tuesdays which is about 1-2 km from my doorstep, but I dont know, I'm just not as hungry as my other teamates.
Maybe I'll get over it one day. I have 2-4 more races until end of Sept with one coming up in 3 weeks. Let's see what happens.
As for being a lifer: I just started racing but no I do not want to be a lifer. I have 4 more yrs until I get forced into the lowest category for Masters and I wish to be a 3 before I get there.
Last edited by KantoBoy; 07-12-15 at 07:43 AM.