Austin Rattler 2017 - better described by “Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it.” Charles R. Swindoll
I was contemplating how to start this blog post about my Austin Rattler race that took place last Saturday, when I got the periodical email from Carrie Cheadle with her latest blog post and this quote caught my eyes: “Life is 10% of what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it.” Charles R. Swindoll Yes, that was exactly it; basically sums up my race experience and now all I have to do is explain why. But first - let's start at the beginning and the why. Reflections - Rocky Hill Ranch Austin What? If you are reading this and have no idea what the Austin Rattler is(well I didn’t know until a year ago so I don’t blame you), here is the short explanation. Austin Rattler is a 100k mountain bike race taking place on a mountain bike farm (yes you read correctly, more about that to come) in Smithville, Texas, or for y'all people not from Texas - it’s about 45 min drive east of Austin, Texas. Yes, I had to look it up too. It is part of the Leadville Race Series