Over the weekend I competed in the OCBC Cycle National Championship 2021 – Urban MTB Cross-Country – Individual Time Trial (XCT). I signed up 3 weeks before one night when it popped up on my FB feed unexpectedly. I had no idea really what I was getting into.
I thought perhaps if I could ride Bukit Timah Trails, then maybe I would stand a chance. then some friends messaged me after I posted on Instagram stories that I was joining, that I would have to climb stairs. WELL, I had no idea how to do that and 2 day before the competition, I learnt how to do it.
My heart was at 150BPM at the finales and I had made it up all the small stairs, down all the mid level stairs and the biggest achievement was going down 3 flights of stairs and in a slalom style. Actually all of it was challenge just because mentally I was so nervous and was totally out of my comfort zone.
Anyway, I somehow pulled it off. Was a race against myself and my own mental blocks.
Stoked and feeling inspired to train a little more.
Shoutout to my sponsor : Oakley
Bike shop from Attitude bikes
Great event put together by the Singapore Cycling Federation and all staff putting to together .
