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Originally Posted by ntnyln
After what amounted to two spotty years of riding due to life, I've gotten back to focused training and racing this past year. My fitness is as good as it's ever been but, like most, can be better. I won my way to my 3, but now what I'm finding is that in critical moments, I don't have "it" and I end up coming in right off the pace in a lot of races. That 5-8 spot.

More training and being stronger is always the simple answer and that is happening but you also have to be able to get the most out of what you have. Whether training or racing, when do you say "I could have done more" vs. "I just got my butt kicked by a stronger/smarter racer?" What do you do when the answer is "I could have done more?" or more specifically, how do you train your ability to suffer or develop/regain your confidence to just stick your nose in there and go for broke.
do that often enough until you stop worrying about it.
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