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