You know, I think the worst sandbagging is the sandbagging we do to ourselves. And the worst of it is we BELIEVE it to be true!! I don't think I'm sandbagging when I say I'm the worst racer in Southern California. I don't think I'm sandbagging when I warn people how little long-distance endurance I have, or how little climbing ability I have, or how slow I am. But maybe I am sandbagging -- sandbagging myself -- because that's what I really do believe is the truth.

So, maybe you're right, caligurl, and the answer lies in no more sandbagging. And in celebrating the little victories. I need to remember how well I did on the RETURN trip from Seal Beach, and not on how poorly I did on the trip down the river TO Seal Beach. Because what you believe about yourself will probably turn out to be true -- it's called the self-fulfilling prophecy.

renee