Whateva!

Man, 2 weeks of this alergy/cold shit. Really put a dent in my routine. Add on a new job that is taking up WAY to much of my riding time and you get me these days. A total asshole. I feel like I have wasted away to nothing. I stayed off the bike in order to get well and I am allot better so i hope I will be ok by saturday to head to Coldspring and get me some podium. I rode yesterday and felt "ok" but nothin like I should be. It's a real bummer. 40 mph winds today. The kind that is so bad that you just go home after 3 miles and say forget it. I'm gonna wake up early tomorrow and get me some southloop and get back in race shape. I really hate the turn my life has made lately. I made a few decisions to take life my the horns and forefit a bit of my lifestyle in order to make some strides on a financial field and they are not working. I am, but the money is not. I've been putting in 10 hour days and working saturdays for shit. I was making more working 1/2 the hours and only 5 days a week than I am now. Now I have to find something else soon before I lose my F'ing mind. Its a real bummer too. I am kicking ass at my new job and the return is shit. Go figure.

Whateva!!!!! Just gonna think about riding and racing. Everything else can suck it.

j

Weather

You know what is weird? Weather. We are controlled by it in all ways and it makes all the rules. I got this soar throat and a pounding head that is full of crap. Oh ya, my ears hurt too. My energy is ok but not 100%. Alergies I guess. I can tell you it sucks climbing up steep roads with a pounding head. Also it doesen't go away when you take meds. These high and low pressure systems come through and disrupt my life and fuck everything up. It's either alergies or its rain or something that controls my entire day. Seriously, I just figured it all out. If you ever wonder who really has control of you life, just remember it is the weather.

I think I am the first to figure this out. Like Einstein.

j

Season Coming to an End?

Been weird lately. Mainly cause the Road season in Texas is about over. Crits are in full swing which is fine for crit racers, but I like the road races. I only got 2 more this spring and a couple early fall so I'm sad and depressed. What am I going to do now? I need to do some crits to get my upgrade over the next few weeks so I guess I'll get ready for those. Headed down to Austin last week and did a killer ride. Man, no wonder those guys are great climbers. Its all up and down. Dallas guys can hammer flats. I'm feeling pretty strong these days despite cutting down my rides. Riding 4 days a week now due to my dumb ass job that has me actually working. Sometimes I wonder if its even worth it. I'm 35 which means I am to old to be a serious racer, but can't I take it seriously? Fuck, its my life. An its not like I am doing something unhealthy.

Anyways, Killer Paris-Roubaix. Killer Flanders. Just some serious racing going on. Props to those riders. Some serious suffering going on. I got some head cold or alergy shit going on so I can't ride today or prolly tomorrow. Typical.

j

Busy..

I love seeing this.....

Been busy lately. Working allot which sucks but it a must in order to survive and continue to try to dominate on my bicycle. Its costs money. Had a hard ass training ride saturday with Neal and Seabass that killed me and went into Sunday. Sunday I had to just recover. Damn! Off today but looking for a light spin tuesday and then my first Crit weds. Little nervous but really looking forward to it. I don't know what else to say but DAMN BOONEN!!!!!

There have been some truly amazing races so far this year and they make me want to hammer.

I F'ing love it!!!

j

2 Race Update

Last weekend turned out to be really good. Maybe some rest was just what I needed. First up was a race in Mineral Wells. A really nice mostly flat course with one good long climb and allot of false flats. I race the 35+ and man I will ALWAYS race that now. No more of these races with 20 year olds who have nothing to lose. Call me a loser but these guys have it going on. We all have bills, mortages, etc. Anyways, we roll out and not much happens until after the climb. The field breaks and I am up front when 2 riders break. I was on thier wheel spinning in my 11. Can't hold it. I fall back in and a group of 9 of us start out to catch them. Once we got rolling a TSJ rider solos to the leaders. Strong Fu#&er. We got together and were taking some serious pulls and we almost caught him. The other 2 cracked so the TSJ rider was all alone. I was outon a out-of-the-saddle 30 second pull when I look up and the finish line is 500 meters. Fuck. The sprint starts and I am spent. End up in the pack with 13th. Not bad out of 48. After a nice cabin retreat on PK lake we wake up to some pancakes and head to Palo Pinto for some climbing. I was pretty tired warming up but got my head straight and waited for the roll out. Same deal. Fast until the major climb. And yes it was a climb. About a 4-5 minute down in the saddle climb. I was mid pack and when the climb hit I had to make my way through traffic for a bit. Once I was through I caught Seabass and told him to hang on my wheel. I looked up and Neal was pulling the lead group up the climb. Good climber. I pulled Seabass to the top and the I hear Neals Wife Laura yell "its all down hill from here". I slammed it in the big ring and told Seabass not to leave my wheel. We had some serious dropping to get done since we have about 20 riders ahead of us. I got in gear and burried it taking pulls with Seabass. We flew past about 6 riders and caught the chase group. Once with them I caught my breath and waited for the sprint. The a Colvativa rider jumped and he other 3 team mates blocked and we were fucked. I was yelling to get the F out of the way but nothing happend. We sprinted in and I wound up 14th.

Overall it was a good weekend and I felt of about my placements since it was my first 35+ races. Fitness is fine, just tactics and experience that will get my to the top 5. Cograts to Neal who sprinted for 5th.

Pic to come......

j

Flanders

Unbelieveable........

Racing

Got 2 races this weekend and I am in no shape for them. I'm tired and its not from training. I'll either have really fresh legs or I will be dropped at the start line. Who knows? My life has been a fucking whirlwind as of late and I'm ready for some stability to come. Good changes but just enough to disrupt my daily life. I hope it is all for the best. Time will tell. This is my last road race weekend I think. Maybe a couple of more here and there but this is gonna be my last 2 race out of town weekend. After this, a few crits, get my 4 and train for next year. I'm ready to do some fun rides without training. Some good distance, new roads and riding with friends. Enough of this pounding miles alone to make my girl legs bigger.


Wish me luck this weekend.

j