I was flipping through my Dad's magazine and came across this.  It reminded me of the comment Sebastian left on my last race report.  I'm going to give it a try next time I'm out for a ride.  I know I need to work on the whole mental thing.  I also know that I made the mistake of going as fast as I could on laps 1 and 2.  I was just so excited I was actually keeping up with the lead group.  So, 2 things to work on...  #1 work on my mental toughness and #2 pace myself according to which type of race I'm doing.