Holy Shit

Its been a LONG time since I posted on here. I was thinking of letting it fade out, but I remembered the wise words “Its better to burn out than to fade away”. So here’s a brief run down of what’s been going on since the last post.

Race season is in full swing. Overall I have seen improvements over last year, though nothing earth shattering. The one thing that I have changed this year is my attitude. My goal each race is to relax and have fun, man I am having a blast. I feel pretty lucky to have the life that I do. I feel like I’m going really good on the bike right now. I’m racing tomorrow at Lake Minnetonka. We’ll see how the bike goes and how hard I can push the run. My training focus the past few weeks has been to push through the mental barriers of pain and get to that next level. The swim took a bit of a hit this past week or so. Here’s why (following race photos)……

Gearwest Du (Yndecam.com)

We hosted the TIME Pro Cycling team for the NVGP. We had six pro racers staying with us for 5 nights. It was fun to hang out with then and talk about their races, hear them discuss strategy, talk smack about other racers. I tried to get them to the State Fair Affair for a NVGP warm up but we missed registration. It was a good ride through Mpls. to the fair grounds. As we rode past Lake Harriet on the way home there was a summer concert going on at the band shell and lots of sailboats out. We stopped a few times so they could snap some photos. Everyone was really impressed with Mpls. Which leads me to….

We are moving back to Ohio. G’s only client is in Columbus and flying back and forth every week is hard on her and us. So I am looking for jobs and have some leads, though the timeline has been pushed up considerably. We had out home inspection and plan to put it on the market soon. If it sells she will go without me till I find a job. We have our fingers crossed on the leads. If you have connections in the Environmental Field in Columbus direct people to my LinkedIn page here…..

Buffalo Tri (Severe GI issues = Not Fun)

Also since my last post G, Scott and I rode the MS 150. It was what I expected in terms of cycling, long days in the saddle and a really slow comfortable pace. My main role was to be support for G. I was really proud of here pounding out the miles. With travelling and her work schedule she doesn’t get much time on the bike. The halfway point had speakers, some of which had been diagnosed with MS, which made you realize why you were out there doing the ride and raising money. For those of you who contributed to the cause, thanks. I’ll be sending out thank you notes soon.

MS 150 (Scott, Me, G)

Whatever you do this weekend, be sure to take a second and enjoy it!

Peace