I normally don’t get anxious for races, but nationals always seems to turn me into a bit of a head case… especially since I had my worst race of the year here last year. Fortunately I was able to soothe my nerves on my ride today with the self pep talk which you sometimes need to give yourself. It worked, my legs felt good, and I was left with butterflies of excitement in my tummy descending the Breck single track.