I've been waiting for race season to get started, well, pretty much since it ended last year. In 2015, I had spent most of the year chasing bike set up and then working on improving myself. I raced one round with the bike fully set up, and that was the final round, with 2 big changes (exhaust and tune to go with it, and a quick shifter installed) that I hadn't even tested. So I was looking forward to the 2016 season and being able to get out there on a bike that I was happy - and familiar - with. Over the winter, however, I also made a few other decisions, and started to lay out some longer term racing goals, with an eye on what I'd be doing in another 3 seasons. In order to reach those lofty goals (which may well exceed my talent), I was going to have to put in some serious improvements over the 2016 season. I knew the bike would be good, so that left me as the weak spot. One of the things I knew I could control was my general fitness, so over the winter months I bega...