Why "Horizons Training"?

As I wrote in the "About" section of this website, I had an amazing coach who taught us to go beyond what we thought we could do at any given time. He taught each of us how to find that confidence in ourselves to push that bit harder, to surprise ourselves. (He's the coach who helped me get into the race pictured above. I'm in the chevron 5th out of the water.) Later, as I was out on a bike ride, trying to implement that philosophy, I came to this hill that has always been a huge challenge for me. On the other side is an absolutely fantastic view of a farm valley with a wild running creek through it, and I happened to hit that at the beginning of sunset. Over the horizon of that grueling climb was something well-worth seeing and experiencing. On the other side of that valley was another daunting climb, with another view on the other side of it. The push and consistent challenge to not-fail at climbing those hills improved my performance and earned me this stunning view. And an amazing downhill that can reach 50kmp without pedaling. So...

... Chase Your Horizons