I rode several laps out at Stony on Saturday; I'm starting to think about the Stony Marathon XC race coming up next weekend. My laps went pretty well, although I'm still having a little trouble riding the uphill logpile in the new section. I'm now convinced that I can ride it, it's just a matter of commiting and doing it.
I had a thought on my way home from the ride about my bike handling. I've been trying to focus on staying off the brakes before corners, with the idea that this will improve my cornering speed. I think maybe this is the wrong approach (at least, for me). I think I need to focus on doing things right in the corner and building confidence in my cornering abilities first. Then, braking is just a matter of setting the speed I know I can handle for the corner. Essentially, I'm just looking at my problem in a different way.
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