Thursday, February 20, 2014

Are You On A Mentor Hunt?

Enduranceintrospection Blog - Patti Stedman

February 19 2014

AERC has a formal method for matching up new riders and mentors. The Mentor Program lists, by region, individuals who have considerable experience in our sport and have reached out to the Education Committee or their Regional Director to volunteer to mentor new riders or riders who may have questions:

http://www.aerc.org/Regional_Mentors.aspx

However, I must admit that many riders have hooked up with their mentors in a much more informal way. My husband and I competed without a formal mentor for a handful of years I’ll bet — and it showed. We made all sorts of mistakes, but we leaned on one another, and eventually met up with the folks that today make up our “network...”

Read more here:
http://enduranceintrospection.com/are-you-on-a-mentor-hunt/

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