It has been way to long since the last update.  I have pretty much been on vacation from the site.  Being home in Durango has been nice and very much needed.  Getting back into my own routine and catching up with friends and family after being gone on the road racing is great for recovery. 

Where to start! I went up to Gunnison last weekend and it was a blast! The course was fast and fun, with hop-able barriers, I was even hopping them which means they were only about 2 inches high! No seriously, it was a great course.  Unfortunately, after a month of racing and coming back from sea level to altitude, the body just wasn’t having it. I was into it and wanted to get er done, but the rest of myself was saying no.  I stuck it out and crept around the course.  After that I decided to skip my own home race in Durango and watch it.  It killed me to watch it, but I am pretty sure I made a good call. 

So now I am out in North Carolina.  I skipped the 2nd round of the USGP to come here for a couple UCI C2 races in search of some points and some legs.  Finally I feel rested and motivated to race again, but today the legs were a bit sluggish and I had no power.  That is typical after not riding the bike for 5 days.  I was still in the mix until one lap to go in the race.  Took a corner wide and Justin Spinnelli came underneath me,overlapped his wheel and I was down for the count.  I actually range my bell pretty good.  After slowly getting up  I started my chase and then flatted shortly after, rode into the pits for my 3rd bike change of the day, and just held on for 6th.  A race that I should have won ended up completely going to shit.

Tomorrow is another day, I am hoping to change the outcome.  The course is pretty fast and there is nothing technical at all.  There is allot of sitting on and not enough turns to really get away.  It is still a fun race though. 

The best highlight of the day would have to be the team manager Greg Becker pinned the numbers on after not racing (or Training!) for 3 years.  He was out of the start grid faster than a Kentucky Derby race horse.  After 1/4 of a lap he was going backwards just as quick.  I think he was even walking over the barriers.  It was awesome though, I heckled him the whole time he was out there.  I have some photos, jsut forgot my USB cable.  I will post them when I get home because they are solid gold.