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We had quite an emotional month of April Lyne and I. It's the sweet way to say we cried at least once each, and I'm proud of it. Because recovery means being 2 minutes ahead of the peloton, having a puncture with a problematic wheel change, and then having to chase 10km to find the back of the peloton. It's not linear.
Our first event, the Rasputitsa gravel race in Vermont (100km) went really well. Lyne is at least 10% stronger than me and she waited for me, coached me, pushed me uphill, and cut the wind all day. If she lived in Vaudreuil, I would hire her as a coach at my Studio!
My name is in front of hers in the results but it doesn't tell the truth hahaha, she could have won the race, or at least made top 3. But she wanted to finish with me - thank you my friend.
My biggest improvement is the realization that even though I was falling behind on the climbs and clearly I have work to do (which is fine with me - I figured that I needed at least 3-4 years of training before I could do what I want), NOT ONCE did I call myself good for nothing, lazy, stupid, girl with no future, or piece of shit like I used to do 20 yrs ago. I felt good the whole race, and I raced at the top of my form at the time. I came away motivated and encouraged by my physical progress over the past year.
"Psychological" progress can be invisible for years, because you have to be able to put yourself in the same anxiety-provoking or negative situation to compare. And I'm proud to say that I passed the test this time. So gang, don't give up - keep working until it unlocks.
We are now preparing for a trip to France from May 17 to 29 with on the menu: Le Défi des Cinglés (climbing Ventoux by its 3 sides in the same day), and testing the course of the international GBC 500 which will take place next year(500km of non-stop gravel).
See you soon!
Genevieve Jeanson
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