I have been meaning to do a season closing blog entry...it is almost too late now, as I haven't raced in about a month. However, it is cold and I have some spare time to write this evening.
Here are some of the season Highlights (and
low-lights):
I ended up racing 32 times on my mountain bike...1 of which was a road race and 2 of which were
CX races. I won 16 of the 32 events....hitting .500 I guess.
Races I felt best at: Afton and
Maplelag UCI
Races I felt worst at:
Welch and
ChequamegonRaces I had the most fun at: 24 Hours of Afton and
Maplelag MNSCSMost proud moment: When I beat Fisher in a beer chugging contest to win the first Buck Hill Series
Goals not met: National 24 hour Team Championship
Goals met: Turned pro and repeated as State Champion.
I have to say a special thanks to my Wife and my Dad for all their support at the races. With out my dad doing
hand-offs, many of us wouldn't have finished the races. With out my
wife's support, patients and willingness to let me train, I would need my granny gear.
There will be less frequent updating during the winter, but I will definitely keep y'all up dated on my training and
equipment for next year. For now, I will leave it that I will have and even lighter bike coming thanks to Trek....dual suspension that could tickle 22lbs.
If I don't write again, I want to wish EVERYONE a Merry Christmas. I hope you can be with the ones you love!
Now, back to my couch
potatoing.