Update on 2010!

Its been since September 2009 since my last writing or post or blog or whatever the term is for 2010. Let see here, I finished off the last post in Bremerton at the wet Blackberry Crit then later that month I did the High Pass Challenge again that climbs up to Mt St Helens with over 7500 feet of climbing and a total of 114 miles. I was one of the 112 out of 538 that finished in the Gold Standard (starting at 7am & finishing before 2pm), which I missed out on in 2008 so that was the goal going into it for 2009. Then after that I did nothing!!! I had my bachelar party which included playing paintball, go-carts and lots of drinking. Then I got married to my lovely wife on a 3 day cruise to Vancouver, Wa.

Then 2 weeks later we had another wedding or I guess its the reception so we could celebrate with everyone and I could really lock her down as my wife. Its been alot of fun and we are now planning our trip to Thailand for our honeymoon.

This year Cycle University Road Race Team is much stronger than it was last year. We have grown a little bit but I think the core have also gotten much stronger with a year under everyone's belt. All the new guys that have joined are serious about racing and they all have strong qualities. Our stongest guy on the team Rolly took a job in the Bay area so that kinda hurts having him leave the team like that for a job? Na we are glad he has a job and I am sure he will be kicking some arse down there in San Fran and he will be joining us on the weekends when he is in town. I am a Co-Captain of the team along with Shawn Harrington and Greg Snyder. We have been able to structure the team a bit more this year and Cycle U has really been 100% behind all of our ideas and are really supporting us so its going to be a awesome season.

My training this year has been much more consistent with Ed Ewing as my coach and doing InCycle at the West Seattle Cycle U. I really believe that the last half of last year I was much more fit and competitive because I had a coach. The season is almost upon us with the Frostbike Time Trial on 2/28. I borrowed, let say, a bike from my dad that he had and purchased time trial bars, brakes and shifters for it. Its not the most aerodynamic set up but it will be much better than the road bike. Plus I have the space helmet that Lindsay loves to go along with it. Then we hit the Sequim, Tour de Dung Series and Mason Lake Series in March.

Yesterday was our first real team ride at race pace. The goal was to get warmed up after 15-20 miles and then hammer it the last 20 miles or so. Of course the rain came and we were all soaked and muddy but it was alot of fun. The burn in the legs was welcomed with open arms.