So I feel like now all I’m seeing on my phone is recaps of people’s years and how good everything has been going. I hope that you’ve had a good one and things have been going well! I read in some of the introductory posts that there’s people here that have overcome cancer and some other pretty major health issues (cannot remember everything exactly but definitely seen people come through some serious stuff which is unreal). Personally had a pretty disappointing year again (lol) with how my health has turned out and the issues that’s caused. I’m not wanting to start moaning here but just for anybody that can relate to it or can take something from it. I know that this is just how social media works and it is what it is with people not sharing negative stuff. But yeah if anybody wants to share anything in this thread then I think that would be cool. I know that people are really encouraging each other within this community and everything I’ve seen has been really positive but if there are negative things then feel free to throw them in here. Reflecting on the year and all that like we do. Personally since I was young my main goal has always been to be happy in life but with how unwell I’ve been feeling a lot of the time over the last years I’m trying to shift the goal to finding peace in myself. That’s my current thinking anyways towards it all. If anybody wants to add anything then feel free sure!

Now that I have a spring race goal, I'm facing down LONG hours indoors until realistically...April. So, to all my midwest US friends, do you have any favorite gravel rides I can plan a trip around?? Hoping not to drive toooo long, I can hit Nashville after one long day of driving, that would be the max but southern Indiana might fit the bill if there's good gravel to be had. (I'm in northern lower peninsula of Michigan) Ideas??