And so it begins

Last year on this very day I weighed in at 232lbs. After a lot of mediocre work I whittled myself down to a svelte 206 by the time I raced Ore to Shore. Well after a six week hiatus from the bike I started running yesterday and rode the trainer today. After scaling myself this morning I have gained 6 pounds since the Iceman Cometh. Now the challenge is to get carving the fat and get down under 200 for the 2010 racing campaign. Looks like all our sponsors will be back again next season and we are hoping to pick up a few more. Still trying to convince Pete that Spencer needs every other Sunday off for the WORS series, we will see what happens. So now the work begins on the bike and off the bike to be a better rider. Hope to see you at the New Years Day Ride.

The rest period

Well I have not been on the bike since Iceman and it feels good. It was strange taking the roof-rack off the car for the drive to Muskegon for Thanksgiving, but it did improve gas mileage to 33.9 mpg for the trip. Its funny how I drive like I race, the car has real time gas mileage updates, so I always stay in the draft of larger vehicles until the very last moment before the pass. Had a great time with friends and family, had the best Chili Dogs ever, and drank more beer in three days then I did all year. Looking forward to just doing the maintenance on the bikes in the next couple of weeks then back to the trainer and DVDs of past pro races or college basketball. Hope to lose another 20 pounds over the winter like last year. Heck the way work is looking I may have a lot of time on my hands. Our team dinner is next weekend and hopefully we will be able to ride the MTB trails in the Dells before tearing into the worlds best pizza and beer.

Had a good birthday weekend. Watched my Alma Mater get spanked by the Budgers, and enjoyed some delicious PBR afterwards with Niki, Bryan, and Chasity. Got up the next morning and went to help Ryan just in time for him to be done cutting wood for the day.