First, it is easier to be zen about things if things happened to go well in the goings on prior to the ride home. That said, you don't have to have competed successfully, you just have to have been well while competing. Yes you can compete and remain in the zen zone. Free yourself to lose, it will happen more often than not. Accept a win as a grace note rung in the universe, with your DNA's resonance in mind.
Second, it is important to disregard the weather, except to take its measure. That is, if it's raining, prepare to get wet. If it's windy, prepare to work a little harder. All these elements are tests that may elevate your spirit. Be thankful for each of these opportunities.
Third, accept whatever happens as nothing more and nothing less than whatever happens. If your bike light falls off of your jerry-rigged system to keep it on the handlebar, be happy that your hand was nearby and you managed to grab it before it fell to the pavement. If the light had fallen to the pavement, be happy that you'd then learn what it's like to ride home along a dark highway.
Fourth, the darkness is the same day, just without the sun's light.
Fifth, be grateful for every car or truck that passes you and gives you a full lane when they do so.
Sixth, take the time, when you arrive home, to clean up your wet and muddy bike. It deserves the attention, and your bed will wait. I have concluded, over the years, that it's better to clean a bike sooner rather than later. Caked and crusted mud and grit that is dried on is more work to remove than when it's wet.
Seventh, clean yourself before you crawl into bed. Who needs to wake up in a sand box?
Rode to town, to ride with the ABEs from Altona to Gretna and back again along the Trans Canada Trail (Have you noticed that Trans America sounds more nasty than Trans Canada since that recent film? How could Trans Canada sound nasty? We've been travelling down Trans Canada thoroughfares for decades.), and then rode home, after ride wrap-up festivities. About 36 ks total.
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