January.

I feel like January is the most positive and energy-filled winter month.  It seems as if the long dark tunnel of short days and cold weather has just a glimpse of light at the end of it, which gives me a bit of motivation to go out and bare the cold, knowing it will all be over soon!  January is also a time of new beginnings; a new year calls for new standards to be set; new goals to accomplish, and often goes hand-in-hand with a refreshed and new outlook on the season and year to come.  Anticipating the upcoming season and what I want to accomplish is more than enough to motivate me in these last weeks of cold.  Training starts to pick up a bit, and the transition from endurance-heavy weeks and gym-rat days starts to turn into more explosive riding and some time on the bikes I love so much.  January is also a great month to squeeze in some winter activities that are seldom enjoyed in my life, due to traveling to warm places to ride and a general lack of snow in Vancouver that makes such activities usually less than desirable.  Snowshoeing, snowboarding, and snowball fights are just a few things I did last week, and to me, it feels more like Christmas now than it did in December!

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