AAVC STS #3 results

Here are the results from last weekends race. As you can see the Ford team has a stranglehold on Michigan racing. I did well to put myself in this race to get a result. This tells me that I am doing things right. The only problem is that it is so hard to read a bike race and know which attacks will stay away! Also as hard is not having any teammates to help you out, but I did well on my own!

“A” Race – 45 laps 1:01:10 (60 entrants)

1. Rob Daksiewcz Ford/AAVC

2. Tony Bruley WSC

3. Tucker Olander Hot Tubes

4. Brian Adams Ford/AAVC

5. Blair Dudley Essex Brass/Prestige CC

6. Ian Lockley AAVC/Sunrise Sports

7. Jim Bruce Ford/AAVC

8. Tom Archer Ford/AAVC

9. Todd Shaw Saturn-Shell

10. Jeremy Woolcock Ada BC

11. Terry Palmer WSC

12. Paul Winocur Essex Brass/Prestige CC

13. Adam Slough Saturn-Shell

Willow Park and Penn!!!

Ok so this may be quick, i have to be at work in 15 minutes. I did the Willow Park TT today and I did ok. I just could not get into a rhythm out there with the head wind. I could not get over the gears. Maybe just an off day, but I did go through 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) almost a minute and a half faster than I was doing last year in top form, so that is a plus. Now onto the best part, Kristi set another school record. At Penn she has set two school records as today she ran the 4x800 and split a 2:12. Way to go babe!!! I knew she would run great, I never doubt her for a second. I can not wait to see your bright smile and your wonderful face when u get back. I am happy I get to pick her up from the airport!!! OK, I better get to work. Oh yeah having Kristi write that she feels safe around me and that she can be herself is amazing to read. Even more amazing is that she feels truly loved by me, and she should, she deserves everything I am capable of giving to her. She actually has me completely devoted to her, but she understands about my life too. that is why i love this girl. I miss you and can't wait for you to get home. Later!!!

Ain't No Thang!!!

Ah a day off from work. A lot of happenings today and I really accomplished nothing at all! First i slept until 9:30 AM, then went and looked at the house I am going to live in next year with a few fellas. Then came back home and napped a bit, then received a call that our checks were at work so i went and cashed that, and at this point I got to talk to Superwoman herself, Kristi you are a gem!!!! Then went to the bank and the bike shop! Now i may have become a real cyclist today! Brace yourself, I bought chamois creme. For those of you who may not know, chamois creme protects the special areas that are used to sit on a very narrow bike seat. I realized last week that I had a saddle sore, upon further inspection it was actually a cut, which scared me quite a bit. So I could not wait to get home and see what this creme was all about. I also bought some Clif Bars, energy gel, and some start oil, to make my legs look shiny and buff!!! Then i went home and went on the pre-race ride. Let me tell you chamois creme is fantastic, its a bit chilly when u first put the bibs on, but on the ride, it was amazing. No saddle pain at all, I wonder what it would feel like on a 7 hour ride??? I will report back on that next Wednesday!! After the ride I came home and surfed the web, nothing new, all the same cycling crap! Then i decided another ride was in order so i hopped back on ole Canny and went out for another hour, so I got in 2:45 on the bike today. There is a race tomorrow, but I love nice weather and riding my bike!! Then i came home and shaved the legs and the face and showered and took another nap. Ah, I needed these naps bad!! Then Nicky, one of the best buds a friend could ask for, IMed me and said tacos at her place and since when can i pass up food? So I went and hung out with some old pals and ate, on the way home I got a frozen white mocha, and demolished it in about 5 minutes. It has been a good day to say the least, but it would be a great day to see the one person I miss and care about more than anything alse in the world right now. Kristi Powers is her name, and she is still in Pennsylvania at the Penn Relays. I can't blame her, spend time at the biggest track meet in the world or be around me, haha, I don't think she really has a choice though. I just hope she is having a blast and seeing some of the sites around Philly! I really hope this can grow into something that makes a difference in both of our lives, I know she is already the greatest woman I have ever met in my lifetime, there are not many people that i can give my full trust to but she has it. The best part about me trusting her is that I have no jealousy about anything she does, she is the greatest woman I could have ever asked for!!! I love you Kristi and will see you Sunday, YAY!!!!!Later!

Ain't No Thang!!!

Ah a day off from work. A lot of happenings today and I really accomplished nothing at all! First i slept until 9:30 AM, then went and looked at the house I am going to live in next year with a few fellas. Then came back home and napped a bit, then received a call that our checks were at work so i went and cashed that, and at this point I got to talk to Superwoman herself, Kristi you are a gem!!!! Then went to the bank and the bike shop! Now i may have become a real cyclist today! Brace yourself, I bought chamois creme. For those of you who may not know, chamois creme protects the special areas that are used to sit on a very narrow bike seat. I realized last week that I had a saddle sore, upon further inspection it was actually a cut, which scared me quite a bit. So I could not wait to get home and see what this creme was all about. I also bought some Clif Bars, energy gel, and some start oil, to make my legs look shiny and buff!!! Then i went home and went on the pre-race ride. Let me tell you chamois creme is fantastic, its a bit chilly when u first put the bibs on, but on the ride, it was amazing. No saddle pain at all, I wonder what it would feel like on a 7 hour ride??? I will report back on that next Wednesday!! After the ride I came home and surfed the web, nothing new, all the same cycling crap! Then i decided another ride was in order so i hopped back on ole Canny and went out for another hour, so I got in 2:45 on the bike today. There is a race tomorrow, but I love nice weather and riding my bike!! Then i came home and shaved the legs and the face and showered and took another nap. Ah, I needed these naps bad!! Then Nicky, one of the best buds a friend could ask for, IMed me and said tacos at her place and since when can i pass up food? So I went and hung out with some old pals and ate, on the way home I got a frozen white mocha, and demolished it in about 5 minutes. It has been a good day to say the least, but it would be a great day to see the one person I miss and care about more than anything alse in the world right now. Kristi Powers is her name, and she is still in Pennsylvania at the Penn Relays. I can't blame her, spend time at the biggest track meet in the world or be around me, haha, I don't think she really has a choice though. I just hope she is having a blast and seeing some of the sites around Philly! I really hope this can grow into something that makes a difference in both of our lives, I know she is already the greatest woman I have ever met in my lifetime, there are not many people that i can give my full trust to but she has it. The best part about me trusting her is that I have no jealousy about anything she does, she is the greatest woman I could have ever asked for!!! I love you Kristi and will see you Sunday, YAY!!!!!Later!

POWERS MANIA!!!!!

WOW, Kristi is a GODDESS!! She ran a 3:32 in the 1200 for her split, what a champ! The other girls ran great and they broke the school record by 8 seconds, woo hoo shoes were worn today i guess!!! Nice job on that 4:57 too Jill, and 2:14 for Valanty, great job all around. So hearing of this news I got out and rode like a killa!! I swear when I hear her voice and that she did well every pain and all my worries go away, i need to keep her happy I guess. I think i am, but I always doubt myself. OK, I am out, nice job again ladies, and especially you sweetheart!!!!!!!!! Later!
J_DUB

its been a few!!!

Sorry avid blog readers I have not had the chance to blog in a few days. With finals this week my signal from the coffe shop has been crap, but it seems to be back now. Heres whats been going on. A lot of work, very little cycling, and some quality time with the most wonderful woman ever. I actually only care to talk about her, because I have had a rough patch on the bike this week....just no motivation. So Kristi is in Philidelphia at the PENN RELAYS!!!! Biggest track meet in the world! She is running the DMR and the 4x800, she will run great i know that for a fact. A lot has changed with her this past week, i realize there are other things in life then cycling, but I know and she knows that it is my passion. Honestly that is my only outlet to let off steam from work. I do not want to bore her with the mundane details of the Munchie Mart! Anyways I am finding it quite boring here without her around. The last few days I have helped her move twice and we spent a lot of time together, which only makes her being gone even harder. I hope she misses me as much as I miss her, but that may be doubtful, haha! Ok, I actually don't even want to blog anymore tonight, I am very tired and wanna take a nap. Kristi I miss you very very much and await a call on the DMR result. later!

Woo Hoo Shoes????

OK, so I guess I am delirious when I wake up because I definitely told Kristi about woo hoo shoes. I guess it is when one has sweet kicks like mine.... all you can do when you put them on is say woo hoo! Got in a ride in the morning and afternoon yesterday, but right now it is raining. Why everytime I have the chance to ride it is raining. Oh well, I am not going out to be cold and wet along with miserable. I think I may be getting a sore throat from yesterdays morning ride. I really did not see kristi that much yesterday, but she has finals so I have to back away and let her do her thing. She is done today and I hope she can stay over tonight, but she does have to get up and leave for Penn Relays tomorrow morning at 6:45 AM, ewww! I may be a little lost with her gone all week, but I will be so happy to see her on Sunday! She is running the 4x800 and the DMR and i know she will do great. She looks like she is coming into a good patch of racing and she is so strong right now. Kristi just race smart and the results will take care of themselves. OK, I better go fold the laundry and get to work. Later! I also added a few pics from the Ann Arbor race this past weekend, hope you enjoy them!

Phantom

There I am... where i belong. Solo off the front late in the AAVC STS #3 race. 10th place on the day!
Last night after the race in Ann Arbor I got to go out to dinner with Kristi and some of the WMU running ladies and all of their significant others. Sacks was there so that made it interesting, haha. Anyways we ate a Lodo's and I got a porterhouse steak and Kristi got some Prime Rib. I ended up demolishing my food and ate about half of Kristi's too. Sorry Kristi, I guess I am a fatty! Then we went to see the Phantom of the Opera. It started out a bit slow, but I understood what was going on and I loved it. It was an amazing performance. Kristi is the only girl I have ever taken to something like this. She deserves all that is good in life and I want to give it to her. I was thinking yesterday after my race and I realized seeing how confident she is really transfers over to me as well. I have never been this confident about my athletic endeavors. Just knowing that we both have something that means so much to both of us makes it so easy to go out and race, at least for me. I raced like I should, not afraid of anyone in the field, although there were some good guys there. Finally I also won another competition from midwest cycling group. I won the Tour of Georgia challenge. Another set of free tubes, YAY! I also had Kristi stay the night last night, and she is simply astonishing to me. Just looking at her makes everything dissappear. OK, I better try to go ride, but its cold out. BOO for the cold! Later!
J_DUB

Race #10 for the year!

I just got back from the AAVC STS #3 race. I felt ok, not great. I did attack a few times early but nothing stuck, then with about 15 laps to go out of the 45 total a group of about 15 got away with every team represented. As I was the only Ada rider I figured ah hell this one os over. With 8 to go i started to feel better and moved up, then 6 to go I figured I will give it one last ditch effort. i had Rob Iser ( last year's Cat. 3 overall MI points champion) for company in the break, but there were still 9 guys up the road. After a lap of pulling hard i look back and I had dropped Rob and I could see two guys coming back from the break fast. i still had a good gap, so I guess that was when I thought now or never. i punched it hard to make it up to an essex brass rider, then I pulled for 2 laps without him doing a turn, which got me even more fired up. With 3 to go i looked back and we still had 15 seconds, so I put my head down and drilled it. We ended up catching a Ford rider and they both proceeded to sit on me. I continues to drive it as hard as I could remembering all the time I have dedicated to this sport. Needless to say they both came around me in the sprint, but 10th place was not bad. I even had time to sit up and enjoy it as the field was still 10 seconds back. Finally i am racing smart. I will say i felt like crap in the middle of the race, but oh how that changes quickly. After the race I had a couple of regulars on the Michigan scene come up to me and congratualte me on my effort. I am not tired and hearing guys say thing like, "You are an ironman" are always welcome. I gave the essex brass rider an earful at the end, but thats bike racing. I am happy, but last night made me even happier. i got to spend the whole night with Kristi. We went to dinner with some of her friends and then she studuied while I got my bike race ready. Then she stayed the night. i do not sleep better than when she is right next to me. I can say i love her and I do not care who knows it! Kristi I love you with all my heart. there it is out there and I am completely fine with it. The one sad note is that I found out I am scheduled to work 2- close on Tuesday so i may not get to see Kristi before she leaves for Penn. DAMN IT ALL!!! My boss did just call and said we could get something worked out though, I hope we can. Later!

Busy as a well I dont know, but I am super busy!

A lot has happened in the last 24 hours, dad is good! Also Kristi aka "the greatest of all time" led wire to wire to win her 1500 today, and nearly got into the 4:30's. I believe 4:40.10, damn, her dad was there for her today too, so that was awesome. The boys did well in Illinois, Josh got 7th and won 3 primes. Way to go champ! Worked really early and rode with Louie at 11 AM! It was a nice day all around. I also found out I need a new chain on my bike, which i have, but have been too busy to make it to the bike shop. Ok, now if you are racing tomorrow be prepared to suffer. I am going to annihilate myself to try to go solo and just attack as hard and as much as I can, if i get dropped so be it, I just want to suffer and make others suffer. I am treating this race as a test of fitness nothing more, and how many times i can attack! So I better get to sleep and I am so ready to roll!! Bonus..... Kristi si sleeping over tonight! Muy Bien! (very good) in espanol! I will post more about my weekend when I get a chance. Later!

I feel like its a video game!!!

Panic at the Disco, now they are a good band and I feel like Mario when i listen to their music, haha. Mario from the Super Mario Brothers that is. So I did the usual yesterday, but things are different. When you put yourself out there you never know how someone will respond. Moving on though, I helped Kristi move her things into her storage area at her new place and hung out with her for a bit, rode my Time Trail bike (twice), worked, and got paid. Good day all around. Probably the best day yet, ah screw it. i definitely put myself ona limb last night by saying the "L" word, but to my astonishment she said it back. I did not expect that, but it was more than welcome. Grinning from ear to ear like the Grinch when he "stole Christmas". Maybe not the best comparison there, lol. Ok, today i have to work at 8 AM, because everyone else at work is so damn lazy that Mic does not trust them to come in that early. While I am there I am going to change cassettes on my Zipp's. I race tomorrow and I am going to just try to make everyone hurt, the result does not bother me, I know I am on good form right now, and I just wanna see everyones pain face. So if I have to attack 10 times or 20 times and drop myself to make everyone hurt, then that is what i will do. Finally, I miss my WMU teammates, I wish i was going into battle with them this weekend. Oh well that is all cleared up and I know they will be OK, how good of a teammate can I be anyway????? Later!
J_DUB

Ah rest!!!!

Ok, so I had yesterday off from the bike. Tremendous really, it would have been better if I did not work all day, but I can't be lazy.... it's just not in me. I got to spend the entire evening with Kristi as well. She told me her paper was not due till Monday so we watched "The Chronicles of Narnia". Which for a "kids" movie was awesome. I enjoyed it thoroughly, two wheelies up from this guy! Then we went back to her place and went to bed. OK, now I have to be honest, I do not always ( or ever) sleep well with someone else in a bed with me, but last night was perfect. I slept like a baby, and I never have "cuddled" anyone until now. I woke up at one point to realize I was spooning Kristi and I probably had been for quite a while. I think she fits perfectly in my arms, but she may dispute that. So she is still as wonderful as ever and she also got to meet Erin last night. Erin had been on my case to meet her because she has heard a lot about her. So you got to meet her Erin and you are probably sad because you realize you are not better looking than Kristi, not even close!!! HAHA!! Ok, now I must go ride, work for 6 hours and then ride a bit more, then help Kristi move out of the dorms and then get some sleep. Gotta love it, and its PAY DAY!!! Smiles all around! Later!

My Everest!

So i worked a full day today without leaving early, and I am not going to ride at all today!!! WOO HOO! I decided since I rarely take days off that today is the best day to do it as I got 7 hours on the bike yesterday. There was a point about 6 hours in where i started seeing things, so I decided it was about time to get home and relax. I do not burn easily, but 7 hours in the saddle will torch anyone good, but looking at it now it is already turning a shade of brown. Another bonus last night was that I got to see kristi again. I can not say enough about her, she is truly wonderful at everything, especially making me happy. Not much else to report, I had some things I wanted to blog about yesterday, but I want to rest instead, I want to spend some time doing nothing and relaxing on my futon with some SCRUBS!!! The TV show, not my friends, haha! Bye the way it is a little late, but thanks for the taco dip the other day Lindsay, mmmmmm tasty!!!

Choices in life

We make choices in life based upon what is most important to us. I have found that everyone can not be satisfied with the shoices you will make, but all you can do is hope they realize it is what you want that matters, not what they think you should want. I know I let some of the guys down yesterday and it has been eating away at me. I know some of them can not understand my motivation for the things I do, but I will say this..... I have never been more committed to becoming a better son, a better cyclist, a better friend, a better boyfriend, but most importantly a better man. Guys you know I am always here, and I just hope you all do not resent the fact that I chose to not partake in this weekends events.
So today is my wonderful day away from the Munchie Mart, AHHHH!!! I am planning on riding very very long maybe even 6-7 hours. I have nothing else to do and want to just ride my bike. I also got to see Kristi last night, but when i arrived to surprise her she was having girl time and I genuinely felt bad for interrupting that. I am sorry for doing that, sorry Danielle, Jill, and Kristi. Those girls are great friends of Kristi's and she was very happy to be hanging around with them. Well we went to get some "coffee", but only coffee works was open and they are no Starbucks! So after a big debacle with Kristi's hot chocolate i had to go to work. Just seeing the look on her face made me dissappointed that I had to leave her hanging, sad day. Hopefully she is having a great day, and how can you not when it is so nice outside. So speaking of that i better get out and ride forever. My tan is progressing nicely so i might as well go get some more sun! I am going to be so dark very soon. Everyone will have to start calling me brownie, haha! Ok, best of luck to you this weekend guys and best of luck on your test/ practical today Kristi. I love life, but do not know where I stand with some of those I consider the best of friends right now. Hopefully i can sit and talk with them and justify my reasons on a more personal level. Later!
J_DUB

This girl is a diamond!

Who is this amazingly good looking
woman you may ask?? It's Kristi watching me race
Today was painful, I am so tired and I really have to stop leaving work early. I do it so I can ride, but it costs me a lot of sleep. Some day i will realize it. I finally told the guys i will not be racing for WMU anymore, at least not this season. i had a great time with them always and I hope they do not look at me as a deceiver, I just have some things to take care of. They all know how much I care about the people in my life and they all have seen a change since I met Kristi, so I think they understand! Onto my ride..... I have a thing that we call tunnel vision, but for once I looked up today and saw a goddess driving a Subaru, and I see it was Kristi, that helped me get through my last interval on the TT bike much easier, thanks for the strength cutie. I did 3 hours and some change on the bicycle and on my way home I thought lets get a MT. Dew for old times sake. Well Mr. Dew that was the last one for a good long while, I am going cold turkey on Soda and candy for a bit. I already ate all the candy Kristi got me for Easter, mmmmm Reese's Big Cups. And a majority of what her parents got me too. So I am a fatty, haha! Ok, here os a moment of honesty, I can not stop thinking about you Kristi, I see a runner and she pops in and says hi, I see a girl with blonde hair and in my mind its Kristi. Am I sick in the head??? Possibly, but it is Kristi and she is well worth the sickness, haha! OK, i have got a lot to do and a short time to do it in. I also have to work some more tonite! WMU cyclists, you guys brought me into this sport and showed me the ropes, i can not help it that I got good pretty quick, but I still think of all of you as equals, I will miss the trip this weekend and miss suffering with great friends, but lets face it we have all summer to suffer in the peloton together. I love cycling and the relationship I have with men through it, when we are not racing we are friends, but once the race starts there are teammates and guys who you race against. Most of you will not understand this, but with cycling comes friendships that can not be replaced. Good thing Kristi rides bikes, haha. OK, I have to go now and hopefully i get to spend time with you tonite. Later!

Lindsay says that I am "smitten"

Ok, so big happeneings yesterday, and it doesn't even center around the bike. Although I did have the worst possible ride ever yesterday. No desire, no juice in the legs, just nothing there. I have not felt that bad on the bike since I can last remember, usually I am a brick house and can roll most any time I want to, so maybe it was good to just go putter around for a bit. So the big news is this, I have a girlfriend, sorry to dissappoint ladies.....and Louie, I am off the market. Not only am I off the market, but I think I have found the greatest girl to ever be in my life. I know she will read this and that is not why I am writing that she is the greatest. Everyone who knows me says I have changed a lot since i met her, they say I have become just an all around nicer person to be around and more caring. I guess when you can care more about someone than yourself it reflects on day to day life. I will admit, Kristi has been a very very welcomed change to my life. I do things for her that I have never done for anyone else. I also told my mom and dad that I feel she is much better than any girl I have dated in the past. I do not want things to change between us though, just because this is "official" does not change how I will treat her and how much i want to be around her. I could be selfish, because I do want her around all the time, but we both have lives to live. I have let myself get to caught up in the past with things that really did not matter, and I will not let Kristi get caught in the same trap. She has school, running, friends, family and work. Those at the least come before me, because lets face reality, you can not give up on anything just because someone walks into your life. I want her to do the best she can in everything she does, is that so much to ask. So I can be understanding and realize that I may not always be a top priority, but it will make the time we are together much more valuable. The "L" word may have slipped out the other day on the bike ride, and honestly I did not think about what i was saying, it just came out. Maybe this is a good sign and I hope that did not scare her. The difference with Kristi is that I do not care about her past, all of us have skeletons in the closet, but she has told me the truth on where she stands on everything. I really am smitten with her. Kristi, you have not only made me the happiest guy in the world, but all of my friends see it too, so I am not just faking it around you. I do not know where life will take me tomorrow, but things look brighter than ever. I am just so comfortable around her, and I immediately let my guard down. I do not let my guard down to anyone, I keep a lot bottled up inside and do not always leave my true self out there for people to see. Kristi, you have seen everything I am about. I just dream that I can be all she ever imagined a guy could be, and i may dissappoint some people at times, but I do not plan to ever see her shed a tear on my watch. I must now try to realize my full potential in life with Kristi in it, and honestly she makes living a lot easier. I look forward to whatever the future will bring, and if for some reason whe wants something different some day, this will be the first time I will believe I did not waste my time, she is worth more than everything to me. I better get to work now. I definitely did not ride this morning, ended up talking to Kristi until 3:40 AM. God Bless everyone as he has me. Later!
J_DUB

Forgot the pic!

This is what thinking about the greatest woman ever will do to ya. I forgot to post the pic, so here it is!!!

Life does not get much better!

Wow, thats all i can say about Easter Sunday, the best of Easter Sundays yet to be exact. I went to Kristi's parents house to meet her father and her brother. I had already met her mother and she is a sweetheart. Immediately her dad was open to talking with me and he is awesome. We went to easter service at St. Patricks church and all my thoughts were with my Grandma at that point. I miss her so much, but I know she is watching over me as she always did. After church, which was a great service, we went to Charley's Crab for brunch. It was good, but the Powers' family expected better, I could not ask for more as they treated me to a wonderful meal. I guess at one point when all of the men were gone from the table Kristi's mom informed her that her dad really likes me. Her dad was messing with her brother about his new "official" relationship, it was great. I told Jerry, Kristi's brother, the easiest way to get out of it was walk away and get more food. Her little brother is awesome too, so i had to look out for him. After the delicious brunch we went back to their house and hung around for a bit, her mom even gave me an easter bag full of candy with a card, I was floored that she would do this. Everything Kristi stands for reflects through her parents. I have not found a single thing I do not like about her or her family and i probably won't. Later Kristi and I went for a bike ride, and she is a little athlete, she looked comfortable on the bike and I was amazed by how good of a biker she is, no fear in her at all. After our ride, we went back and loaded the car up and spent a little more time at her house and even went for a little walk. It was all amazing. Then we decided it was time to head home, I thanked her parents for everything and I hope they know how much it meant to me, they are truly a great family. I felt at home and that was a HUGE feeling to have. Kristi and i left and drove back, I filled up her gas tank for her, because lets face it.... at this point I owed her. Then we drove to kalamazoo and got some Fazoli's and went back to her dorm. I ended up hanging there for the night and I realized that what i said to her on the ride may be ringing true. I have never been this happy or confident about one person in my life. Kristi you are everything that I could ask for and more, I really look forward to every moment that we have together. Thanks for the Easter gift and the invitation to your home for Easter. All I have to say is you are amazing, even more than amazing, you are perfect. I am so happy right now and nothing can take this feeling away. I know Kristi has a lot of homework to get done, but I may have to sneak her a few goodies to get her through the week, hehe. I just want her to realize I am here for anything, even if it is just someone to yell at, chances are I would probably find that attractive coming from her. OK, I know I am a dork, oh well, she is worth every minute. Finally here is the pic I have been waiting for. The sprint finish to the WMU cycling circuit race, and yes it appears that i am in pain. Until Later..... Peace. I hope everyone has the pleasure of finding someone as good Kristi, I am just glad it is me that has the opportunity to try to make her laugh, smile, and care. Later!
J_DUB

I will take the combo meal please!

Quick post here. i had a great ride out to Galesburg with Louie, but he almost bit it, he was going straight and I thought we were going right, needless to say his handlebars and hand got stuck under my seat. Sorry buddy, but you finally lived your dream of "shoving your break hood up my a$$." haha! I did get a call from kristi on the ride, but she did not want me to get hit while chatting with her. Thanks Kristi, i wish i could have talked longer with you. i did have the pleasure of having my two favorite people with me at the same time, my best pal, and the greatest woman I know. So life is good. Also thanks for attacking me Louie while I was on the phone, I may have to get you back soon. Louie also brought up the point that some cyclists that i ride against have to be a little pissed that i have gotten this good as fast as I did. Thanks for the confidence boost Lou, ur a true pal. Now I just hope Kristi ran like a stallion today, hopefully she ran fast, fingers crossed. Ok gotta go work for 10 hours and get a professional cleaning done to my new shirt, i think i look sexy in it, but who knows i am dillusional at times. Later

All things must come to an end.

Ok, so I must say this, why must my sleep get interupted every time. I was so comfortable then at 702 AM BOOM........BOOM. Some guy is just hammering away at the coffee house directly outside my window. Ah well, I guess i am not allowed to sleep anymore. So last night was awesome, I talked with krsiti on AOL IM and we were talking to each other like we havent been around in months. That is a huge reason for why i care about her, I can ramble on about nothing and she can hopefully do the same back. Miss ya Kristi.
So today I am EXTREMELY busy, I have to go get some Easter clothes for tomorrows service. I have clothes, but want to make a good first impression on her dad, if it was anyone else's parents i would wear what i already have. After that I am going on a ride with Louie, I am riding for 4 hours, i hope he can at least go 2 hours with me. Louie is the type of buddy that you only meet once in a lifetime. We can hammer each other on everything we think is wrong with the other person, but in the end we are laughing about how idiotic we are. I think it is awesome he will be racing on the same team as me this year. I only wish he could have had a better build up leading up to his season, i know it is tough Lou, but you are strong, a few weeks and you will be riding like a moped. He can't ride like a motorbike though....only i can. After the ride, i may watch an episode of SCRUBS, yes Kristi you did get me addicted to that show:). Then i have to work from 4 PM to 2 AM, UGH!!!!!!!! Oh well at least i am busy and will be getting a sweet check for work in 2 weeks. OK, I better get goin, Later!
J_DUB

Would I be out of line if I said I miss you!

Thats a great Incubus song. Today was the best day of the year, with one exception....Kristi is in Tennessee. She ran the 4x1500 today and ran a 4:42, which is great in my book. Then she double backed in the open 1500 and ran 4:50, i know this is not what she wanted, but honestly 2 1500's in one day is very very hard. Great job Kristi, I love hearing about your racing. I hope u do tremendous in the 4x800 tomorrow. I can not wait till u get back too, I miss the hell out of you already. I am coping though......maybe.
OK, now today i rode like a bull, I did 40 K in the first hour, which is hard solo. Then I rode another 2 hours, for 3 total hours today. i think i did about 65 miles. Whew, what a ride. I felt no pain, and it felt like any gear was easy today. I can do this, I can look for great things this year. It is just putting it together when it all matters now. I may not be superman, but I can try to be. OK, now I am gonna sleep and rest up, i have to go get some new clothes for Easter with Kristi and then ride for 4 hours, then work for 10 hours tomorrow. Whew long day ahead. it will all be worth it when i see your face on Sunday morning. I miss you a lot and I hope you are having fun, and you should know that I wanted to tell you how sunny it was here today and make you envious, but you already knew, sad day! Best of Luck Kristi. Later!
J_DUB

The usual stuff again

Today I have to work and may not ride for the first time in a month, and the third day off this year. I know I ride too much, blah, blah, blah. Last night I hung out with the fellas for a bit, but I just have no motivation to go out to bars anymore. maybe this is a good thing. I just did not want to be out last night. I stopped by Lindsays then to visit Lou and Lindz and we had some good laughs at my expense. Got some info about Kristi, she did get into the 1500, even though she did not get into the heat she wanted too, head up Kristi, you will blaze that track today. She is down in Tennessee and she gets wireless so I still get to talk to her, YAY!!! I do not want to call her too much because i told her that i do not want to interupt her focus. She works so hard and I want her to realize her goals without me getting in the way too much. I just want her to be happy, thats all i can ask. if she wants to talk when she is away i am always here, if she does not wanna talk then I understand that. OK, I better get to work, Im off. For old times sake. Eat Glue. thats for you Louie!!!!
J_DUB

The boys are back in town!!!!

Just received a call from Steve Cuttitta and he and Cushman are coming into town. Sucharski is already here, so that means we are going out tonight. I probably will just have an Oberon to celebrate my result last weekend and enjoy the fellas company. Kristi left for Tennessee today and she is running tomorrow and Saturday, i know she will run fast. She is still on the fence about getting into the 1500.
Today i got in a nice 3 hours on the bike split into 2 rides in between working 8 hours. I forgot how crappy it is to work 8 hours straight, i have left early to ride so much the past few months that it is like second nature now. I also just got word that there is a Team Time Trial in September, and not one of those short woman TTT's, it is 50 Kilometers (31 Miles). It should take me, Dave Baar, and Dave Boboltz about 1 hour and 8 minutes at that time of the season, which is about 26-27 MPH average. Not too fast but you are only as strong as your weakest link in TTT's.
Ok now I should give Kristi a call to wish her luck, then its out with the guys. Later!
J_DUB

A Nice Midnight Stroll

Yesterday night a really funnt event occured. Anyways Ill start by telling you about my Wednesday night ride, or lack there of. I flatted for the first time in about 3 months, I look down and a staple is in my rear tire, DAMN!!! Luckily Josh still had my Bontrager rear wheel so i swapped that out and had no motivation to really do the ride after that. So I packed it in and went for a soslo spin. It was beautiful out today except for at 11 AM I got caught in a downpour on my morning ride, ewww. So last night I hung out with Kristi and we watched "An Unfinished Life". It was great and Morgan Freeman is always good in my book, that guy can play any character to a tee. So we were hanging out and i was just thinking how good it is to just be able to sit and relax with the greatest woman alive. It came to about 1230 AM and I figured i should leave so she could sleep for her races this weekend in Tennessee. So I grabbed my stuff and said good luck and good bye, funny thing was i did not have my car there as she drove and she totally forgot that. I did not say a word because i wanted her to get some rest. About a minute after walking out the door I called her to remind her to move her car so she did not get a ticket and no answer. A few minutes into my walk home I called her and all she said is, "where are you at"? I told her I was walking home and we had a good laugh about her forgeting that my car was not there. Needless to say she picked me up about 3/4 of a mile down the road, hahaha. Kristi you are hillarious. I am going to miss you and will be looking forward to the updates, keep me posted. I hope you enjoyed your basket of candy and the bear and card. I know I am a dork, but I love doing things for you so it all works out. With Kristi being gone i have to turn to my bicycle to keep me busy, although i am working 27 hours in the 3 days she is gone so I will be very busy. Supposedly Steve is coming into town tonite, I guess I will have to DD, because i know they will wanna drink, sorry boys no bowls of loudmouth soup for this camper. Ok, I gotta get an early spin in the legs. Have fun in Tennessee Kristi and the best of luck. Chase that 1500 time you want, and I am positive good things will happen! I can not wait to go for a ride with you on Sunday:)!!!!!! Ok I am out riding now. Later!
J_DUB

self doubt

I have realized that I will always doubt myself, my ability, and maybe a lot of people around me. I think it is just that I was treated like shit from people that were close to me all my life that I have never had the confidence to say I can or I know i can. It has always been a grind and me working my ass off to get anything in life. I know i may never be the best at things and that i may never go in the path chosen by others, but I think i have come a long way. I don't know I think i am just in a funk again. The one bright spot in life is that Kristi said she thinks she got into the 1500 at Sea Ray. Hopefully she did and she can run great. Since I am not racing this weekend I will have to live vicariously through her athletic endeavors. If I could hang out with any person in the world for one day it would be her, and I am not just saying that to win any favors, those of you who know her will know why I picked her. Later.
J_DUB

looking to race, but its a holiday weekend

I want to race this weekend. I do not care how long or hard the race is, i just want to race. Last night I rode after work and dropped my phone during the ride. Boom, my phone was in 5 pieces on the road, so I collected the major pieces and went to Louie. He gave me his old nextel without even asking for anything in return. Thanks Lou, you know if you ever need a thing I am here for ya dude. The same goes for you too Lindsay. Then I went and harrassed Kristi and helped her with her Biology online quiz, but I think I got one of her questions wrong, and I am sorry. It's not that I am stupid, but I just can't read, hahah! Ok, it is my day off and most of you on a day off would do nothing right? Well my legs are pestering me for some action, so I may ride 5-6 hours today. i have no idea why i am still riding this long on Wednesday, but it makes me feel like I am doing something with my life other than being a slob. Wednesday night ride is tonight as well. We will see how all that goes. After that i have a evening to hang out with Kristi, YAY! I have a lil present for her before she leaves for Tennessee this weekend. I am kind of mad though, because she did not get into the 1500 at Sea Ray and girls that she can beat at any given time did get into the race. I hope you get in Kristi and if you do i know you will run a great time. It will be weird not having her around for 4 days, but i can look forward to Sunday as i will be heading up with her to see her family for Easter. Why do i deserve such attention, maybe I have done something right in my life to deserve this. Ok, now I must try to find anything resembling a race this weekend. Until then keep ur nose out of the wind until it's time to attack! Later!
J_DUB

Times are a changin

First off this means very much to me. Here is an excerpt from josh's blog. " The best news of the day how well jeremy raced. He performed great and finished what i think would be his hardest race yet. He also finished well the day before in the long road race. I think he is starting to come around." Thanks buddy, i can't wait to see what this summer brings both of us.
Last night was one of the best nights in a long time, maybe ever. Kristi you are so hard to not be around all the time. I think you have some of the best qualities that i am looking for, but most of all I just love seeing you. I hope you are not too tired for your long day, so i may have to leave you alone today!!! Insert unsmiley here. Now its work time, i have to train this new Bozo. I guess that says a lot about my work ethic, i may screw this kid up real good, haha. Well its 940 and I have to be to work in 20 minutes and havent showered yet. Ewww gross. The ride was glorious this morning. Later!
J_DUB

Wonderful.

I just had the best night in a very long time, because I got to spend it with Kristi. I am just happy to be around her period. Thanks Kristi and i hope you can catch up on everything before you leave, sorry if i am a menace to your life. This morning I did not feel like riding. I dunno, i do not feel to super so i will update more later, i just wanted to tell Kristi thanks and she may be the GOAT (Greatest OF All Time).

another day another dollar

Well today was uneventful. I worked, and Kristi came to visit, which was the great highlight of my day. then i got out and went riding with beautiful sunny skies. I ran into Louie and we hammered down Bernhard center and i realized my legs are broken from the weekend of racing. I really gave more this past weekend than I ever have before. I broke through a barrier of pain to see that this is not just a pipe dream, i really can do this if I want to. I want to take this as far as it can go and things are looking really great thus far. So i am now waiting for kristi to call and i can not wait to see her. I also get to spend Easter with her family, which means I will have to meet her father and brother, and I am pumped. Hopefully i show them how much she means to me, and that i am not just there to be another guy in her life. Hopefully i make a good impression. I am not worried, I am just very anxious. Ok I have to go because Josh and i have a nice easy ride planned for 730 AM. You guys are like brothers to me and i will go to bat for you anytime you need me too, i hope you guys would do the same for me. Also, Josh thanks for teaching and guiding me in the right direction, i guess will and sacrifice can make a difference when you have good friends and good teammates behind you all the way. Spot on mates! Later!
J_DUB

A great day can change quickly

So the great day I had has just suddenly changed. I won't get into specifics, but its so hard to not be there right now for Kristi. i know her friends will help her out, but I wish i could just look her in the eyes and tell her what she means to me. She knows without a doubt that I care, but to what extent. She was there for me today and i am indebted to her for a long time, not because she wants me to be, but because I want to be. She could have told me anything for a reason why she did not call sooner and I would be none the wiser, but she came out and told me the truth and that is more than I could ask. It is hard to deal with at the present time because I know she is hurting deep down and I wish i could do anything to make her smile and think about the future. I realized from some bad things in my life that reliving the past can only make things worse, we all have to move on and learn from what happened in the past without letting it get to deep into our heads. Kristi, i want you to know I will listen to whatever you want to tell me ......no matter how much you think it will hurt me. You are a strong woman and I praise God everyday for you being in my life. You are not a friend, you are the best of friends. Please don't let people try to make you feel guilty for not being what they want you to be, you are perfect the way you are. There are so many people you make happy just by being around them. Look at the friends you have, they are there for a reason. You have a profound effect on people, especially me. So keep your chin up and don't look back. I know you are hurting and I hope it all fades away. if you need anything at all from me let me know, because you make me feel more alive than anything life has given me so far. Thanks for being there.....I only hope I can be there for you when you need me to be or want me to be.

Drop that like its HOT!!!

So the circuit race was today and i woke up with no aspirations to even leave my apartment. I really could have just slept all day long, but one thing made me go there, kristi was going to come and watch me race for the first time ever. That in itself was enough to get me out the door. I had zero legs today, and I mean they were crap, but the funny thing is I felt absolutely no pain. It was weird i was putting in efforts and got away for almost a whole lap and it never really hurt. Maybe the form is here and I just don't know it. Well all race we sat and attacked each other after a few guys got away, all of a sudden I look up and Josh (my teammate and #1 GUN on our team) is coming back to us fast. He got to us and all he said was ride for yourself today. All i could think was wow this is not a good day, i hate to see Josh have that kind of day because he has put so much into cycling. Immediately I went on auto-pilot, conserving some energy and not letting things get over my head. This was my first big race that i wanted to show some form in, so I needed a result. We came into the last lap with about 20-25 guys still left with 4 guys up the road. I came from last position on the uphill sprint and just killed it, to my surprise I came up huge in the sprint and i also beat Steven Ballinger with my first ever bike throw. Steven won the overall for Superweek last year, so he is a very accomplished rider and a great sprinter. All i can say is that it was game day and i did not dissapoint myself or anyone who came to watch. Every pain i had seemed to go away when kristi came and I must dedicate this reslut to her being there, I am happy that Louie and Lindsay took care of her while I was racing, and I am sorry if the guys were typical men at the race. I have given so much to cycling, but with her there it meant so much more to me then what cycling could give me. It's a great thing to know she cares. So now an easy week of riding and we will see from there. i am pretty dead right now, but have to go out to dinner with Kristi and buy the most amazing woman I have ever met some good food. Until later, keep your head up and good things can happen. Thanks for everything guys, I will miss everyone more than i can explain! By the way stay tuned for a lot of pics.

Boooring!!!

So we had the WMU race this morning. it was an 82 mile Road race, and was the most boiring race to date. I seriously think i attacked about 12 times and got gaps at least 4 or 5, on the first lap i had about a minute but could not bridge to Scott. he saw me get within 15 seconds and put the hammer down even harder. i tried mixing it up an got in a break again with a Purdue guy and Sparky from Wisconsin. Sparky I DON NOT RESPECT YOU. If you are gonna be in a breakaway be a man and do your fair share of work. Then he proceeded to get dropped and re-enter the race with a lap and a half to go. I can say i dislike that kid a lot. At one point Josh got a lil gap and i was right on his wheel, so i thought I will break check everyone else so he can get up the road. This is the first time that ever worked, he ended up getting away and picking up a 6th place. i think i got top 15 or so, but we will see. For having about 50 guys start and 29 finish it was truly a race that you either were totally for or totally against. Me and Dave have had some trouble with each other in the past, but all i can say is great race, great course, and very good work Bubbles. Your form will come around and it's still early so keep your head up. At one point in the race Kristi popped into my head and how i would rather be realxing and watching her run at CMU, but I quickly got rid of that thought, time away from each other is needed, I just hope she had a great day. I enjoyed having her pop in though for a second, I can't lie. Ok so mom and dad are here so i gotta spend time with them because i rarely get to see them. Tomorrow do not expect much from me, i am knackered(really exhausted). Sorry if I disappoint anyone who comes to watch, but any of you who are there that will give me extra motivation, one face in particular. Over the moon but really tired at the moment. Later!
J_DUB

Meeting Mom

Today I got up very early, I decided to get a ride in and do my laundry before work. It was nasty out and wet the whole time. I got it in though and then I went and worked. I took off early to go meet Kristi and her mom out for lunch. I wasn't nervous but I was anxious. Her mom was great, and it shows in Kristi, I can not say enough about her and her family thus far. Amazing is the only word i can think of, and i even got approval from her mom, but her mom did take a pic of me with her phone to show her father and brother, i hope I looked as pretty as I could have. I have never been able to just talk to someones mom like that, OK well maybe Nickis mom, but shes like my 2nd mom back home. Then i had to go back to work, and even though it was horrible nothing could ruin my day. Today was also payday which is nice. Then i got out and took Kristi to see Lucky Number Slevin. Good Flick but I was a little lost for a bit, but then it all came together. Kristi managed to down almost a whole bag of popcorn, and all i can say is way to go champ! So tomorrow is the day of destiny, so ibetter get to bed. I'll let you know how i go. Good luck at CMU Kristi, i know you will do great. Ok good night and a big thank you to Mrs. Linda Powers for the delicious Olive garden today, I tried to pay but her mom is very quick. haha. I love my life!

Uh Huh, Thats Right!

Its upon us!!! What i have worked so hard for all winter, the 6 hour days, the frozen fingers, toes, and face. The long lonely rides where no one can understand why the hell you are out riding in 25 degree weather with less than 1 inch tires on your bike. This is the race that i based my whole collegiate season around. I know I should try to do good in every race, but I am the type of rider who needs the intensity of racing to get my "race legs". So this weekend is an 82 mile Road race on Saturday, mostly flat, probably windy, and it will not end in a mass group sprint. Josh thinks it may be beneficial to get in an early break and see if I can stay away until the race breaks apart. Then if a group comes up to me sit on some wheels and recharge. Thats my plan, put the WMU Jersey out there for the local community yo see and to show them that we mean business and don't just ride for the fun of it. Sunday is a campus circuit, which will be "a race of attrition". This race does not suit me well, so all I can do is my best and do some work for Josh if need be. I think he knows I will get myself dropped if that means he can get a good result. All about sacrifice for a teammate. Josh if u need anything like a bidon (water bottle), energy gel, or just a lil hug buddy let me know. Im not gonna lie I am on edge with anticipation. I have a great evening planned with Kristi so hopefully that will keep my mind off the race for a bit. I can't over analyze anything, just ride my bike. I also get to meet her mom today, and I am not nervous for the first time in my life. I think her mom will be just as great as her, hell she raised Kristi....right? I'll let you know how that goes. Until then I bid you all adieu! That means good bye in some foreign language, look at me using words where I don't even know the origin. HAHA!! Later!

Hey there Boo Boo is that a Pic-a-nic Basket!!!

Yogi Bear....ah classic. So focus is 99.9% on the race this weekend. i have a good feeling and the legs are feeling well! They could be better, but what can you do when u ride too hard a lot. I had a talk with Josh last night and realized he is a great guy and i am really happy I can call him a friend. he may not think i listen to him, but I soak up all the knowledge he will give me. the basis of the convo was not wasting efforts and energy to put my nose on the front of races. the rest should take care of itself. So now i am looking forward to having mom and dad come and see me do what I love more than myself. I think they understand how much cycling means to me and they have never not given me support in my endeavors. If you know my mom and dad then u know they are the greatest parents anyone could ask for, so thanks mom and dad for always being there and letting me tell u everything, even when it gets me into trouble! Ok I gotta go shower, im hanging out with the most beautiful girl in the world and i must try to look 1% as good as her, wish me luck with that, haha! I think we are hanging out with Danielle too, so thats a good thing that i am allowed around her friends and i am not an embarrassment, hopefully. Oh yeah and according to Josh he likes this blog cuz, " You're just a silly bastard." Info Josh I do know my parents so I would appreciate not being called a bastard, joking of course. Thanks for reading this lame excuse for a blog! See ya!

Friends

I realized last night that there are people who care about me more than I think. Thanks for the call Josh, and I know i get a little to excited when racing, but I am working on it. Now the BIG races are this weekend. I have done a lot of work for these races, and trust me, i am going to make it worth the time. Every year i seem to pull off my first good performance at WMU, this year I dont want that to change. So the road race is 82 miles, which i am not worried about, i know it will be windy and long, but stay on wheels and conserve energy by not making any irratic decisions. The second day will be a race of serious suffering. I would not be surprised if 4 or 5 guys just blow the field away, because they can. There are guys from pro teams like Priority Health, Nerac, Sakonnet, etc... I don't really know who the other guys race for, oops. I just hope I can mix it up near the front, but I think when people are there cheering for us, it makes the pain a bit easier to deal with. Sorry if anyone sees a face of me suffering, but thats how it has to be and I wouldn't have it any other way. I just hope they can watch and realize that this is what i love to do. I have done the work and deposited the efforts in the bank, it's time to make a few withdrawals on that account now.............. Later! Oh yeah, to all the WMu guys, lets make this weekend worth it, its only me and Josh on saturday and if I have to bury myself so he can get a good result, well then thats what i will do. What many people do not realize is that even though I want to get good results, it is even better for me to see a teammate and a friend do great things, and I know he can.

Long day

Long day, rode my bike, ate some food, ordered some stuff. Thats about it. Yeah if you can't tell i am depressed. I have no idea why this comes and goes. It hits me really hard on my super looong days too. Just miserable. I guess I have chemical imbalance in my medulla oblingata, basically I am f%%%ed in the head. you can fill in that blank genius. went out to the wednesday night ride and nothing has changed, still the same faces, most i didnt miss. So I probably wont be doing that ride much anymore. Also found out that the merger that was to occur and afford me a new job is not taking place. the worst part is that I had to hear through a different source than the person who offered me the job. I guess that says a lot for "friends" huh????? Ok I am gonna stop typing because I just got the urge throw something thru the wall! Eat it!

Day Off from work

I have the day off from work. So what is on my agenda? Well i am gonna go out for a ride as usual, but I am contemplating doing a few hours easy and then heading out to the Wednesday night ride. It is the first ride of the season and I really do not care about it. They are doing the first four rides in restricted gears, which is not fun riding when some of us are looking to build race fitness. this is probably the fastest ride and has some impressive riders in it. Jeff hamilton is usually there, he is a state champ from last season, then the usual characters like Josh, Luke, jason, and a host of others. During the season i use the ride as my only midweek hard ride. Its about 45-50 miles and we usually get it done in under 2 hours, but today will be slow i think, so i may not go. I really want to see everyone from the group, but who knows what i am gonna do at this point. I may do my stress test early and then ride easy the rest of the day. i cant wait for Saturday and Sunday, the anticipation of the WMU races has me on edge, so if i seem a bit touchy this week I am sorry. I would also like to report Matt is out of the hospital with a broken thumb and dislocated elbow, so his season is blown now, damn!!!!!! OK, onto my day, and good luck on the test tomorrow Kristi! Later!
J_DUB

Uh oh.... dislocated elbow

Ok, so ill cut directly to the story. Out riding today for about 2 hours. I see a few teammates so I hook up with them and we are riding onto campus around the roundabout. 5 seconds later I feel a wheel all over my rear wheel, if you know anything about cycling it is that when a rear wheel touches someones front wheel the person behind almost always goes down. Next thing I hear is absolute carnage, bikes hitting the pavement, and screams of pain..... What was the outcome you may ask??? Well two guys crashing and another losing it a little bit, well i had to call 911, because Matt said he thinks his elbow was broken, which I didnt believe. It took about 10 minutes for them to get there, and they cut his shirts and gear off him, and it was NASTY!! His elbow was down in his forearm area and about 5 times the size of his arm. I feel so bad because i was the last thing he touched before he hit the pavement, but I guess that is cycling. So to all you a-hole motorists, be patient, the 5 seconds you have to wait to go around us is not worth ruining someones life is it??? I know he was super stoked for our races coming up here at WMU this weekend, but alas he will not be racing. I hope he doesnt have to have surgery..... Later ! Matt, if you read this and need anything let me know buddy!

Um Please!

Ok, so here is the other pic I have from Purdue, right before the ITT. Andre was saying something in Russian and i was laughing cuz I think he called me a Bolshevik or something! Regardless, I told my fathers side of the family that i am done with them. No need to explain, just years of them seeing me as a child still. Their idea of a adult means you work 80 hours a week and have the life sapped out of you, sorry thats not for me. Me and Kristi watched some Scrubs, and I wonder now why I have never seen it, the first time I laughed all day was around 9 PM, thanks for the intro to the show Kristi. Thats all i did today other than work and 3 and a half hours on the bike. Good day!

Um.....

Ok so im gonna start off by saying this, I don't care who reads this and who critiques my life. My only living grandparent thinks my life is strange cuz I race my bike and am not centered around money. My uncle thinks I am stupid because I do not use the correct punctuation ( its a journal, not grammatical situations monthly). A couple freinds give me a hard time because I may sound soft. Well folks i am not apologizing for anything that is written on here, it is all the truth and comes from my daily life. All i can tell ya is if you dont like it dont read it.
So onto my day, woke up at 630ish to get in a morning ride, only problem is now the sun doesnt come out till almost 730. So got ready and went out for about an hour and a half, at 9 am it started raining and I had enough rain yesterday. Went to work and talked with my boss about some personal stuff, which I never thought I could relate to him on a personal level, but he is a really good guy, he even is coming to check out my race on Sunday.
Then Sean called and asked if I could go so he can get out a lil early to drive home for a doctors appt. tomorrow, so I obliged and went for ride #2 of the day. An hour this time and it was so windy i nearly went down several times. I guess im getting pretty crafty on the bike, cuz at one point I managed to jump a curb to save a crash from happening. So now i am going to get on the trainer for an hour or so, and then maybe hang out with Kristi. Everyone is telling me to relax and take it slow with her, well i am relaxed and want the best for her, so unless she says she needs to chill out, then I will keep trying to make her happy! Later!
J_DUB

Pics from Purdue

Here is a pic of Josh and myself before the start of the ITT!!! Hope u like it!

Great Weekend

Ok, so I was gone racing all weekend so gimme a break. I also got some constructive critcism about my blog, I was told I should work on my punctuation and grammatical errors, thanks Uncle Woody. After all this is just a blog not brain surgery. To start off we left friday and got to Purdue, not a fun drive. We did a 10.5 mile Time Trial and Josh killed the field beating some well known pros, and I did not do to shabby myself. I think I may be suited to races against the clock, or maybe developing into a time trialist, Josh tells me all i need is to use my power now, as I spin an easy gear too often. It is hard work to get good at time trials but I am coming around.
I left the race and did not partake in the Team Time Trial, sorry fellas. I think they understand that i really wanted to see Kristi run anyways. So I got to her meet really early and froze my you know what off, but that was a small price to pay for watching her do what she loves. She was so concentrated that I felt bad for being there, but I hope she knows I just want to support her. Went out to eat with an old pal, Damian. Its good to know that you can see someone 4 years after being their teammate and still talk like you haven't missed a beat.
The race on Sunday was all for not. I warmed up for an hour and a half only to find out that the race was postponed for a bit due to rain, so we protested that and basically no race to speak of. It was great having a coach stick up for the riders safety by saying, "nothing good could come of this". Thanks Ken. We drove very fast and got back to Western at around 5ish. So i decided, since Kristi was going home to see her family that there was time for a ride. So I rode another 2 hours and caught the finish of the Tour of Flanders. Bonnen again as I predicted. I actually won a prize for guessing 1st and 3rd places in the race. I won some tubes from Midwest Cycling Group. So I guess I may have a future in being a psychic??? Who knows.
Finally i discovered the Love for cycling that I was lacking in the early season. all it takes is a few good weekends of racing and it came back to me. It was not hard though to tell my teammates I had to pass on the Team Time Trial to be there for Kristi. I may have let them down, but I would rather have to tell them no, then guarantee I will be there for her and let her down! My life can not totally be based around cycling. Later!
J_DUB