Current Song: All at once, Jack Johnson
What I did Today: Class and caught up on some Sleep
Energy: feeling sick...
Finally I got to do my first road race and crit for Brevard College. It was super fun but super different. The last road race I did, when I caught the solo break, he swerved all over the road and caused me to pull him as much as he wanted. As soon as we hit the climb he was gone. So I knew I could definitely improve. Saturday it was pouring... We started off with the TTT (team time trial), it was fun to get to work with my friends to lay it down on an 8 mile out and back. Next was the road race, it was weird to have to hang back and not do anything until an exact moment. I had trouble with it because I like to attack from the start and keep up the intensity until the end, like most mountain bike races. I think this got me in the end because I really had no idea how to react to almost be out of a race and have to get back into it. I helped out the first lap and then had a lovely ride by myself on the entire 20 mile last lap. Oh well. The next day we had the criterium. It was awesome, I came into it with the plan to attack off the start, like a mountain bike race. So I did and I got the break and actually won the first lap prime! I decided I am going to go for that from now on. Well from there I just tried to control the race for my team-mates. First Caleb broke off and stayed off for a few laps! Then Brandon Milet had an awesome counter attack to get into the lead break, We worked our hardest to keep them away and they did! Brandon beasted it to take the win which was super awesome!
Other than road racing, I have been starting to really get into riding. Still getting over being sick which sucks but hopefully that will be out of the way soon. I have a week and 6 days until Sea Otter and the tension builds everyday! Very soon I will be shipping my bike greyhound which should take 7-10 days so getting it out this friday or saturday should do it! I feel the best I have I have ever felt as far as my training goes! Its going to be a challenge of course probably one that will make me very humble and teach me a lot, but is that not what racing is about? I think I am most excited about racing pro because of all the lessons I will learn. It seems this year has certainly been a year for that! Well I better get going sorry I don't have any pictures, I can leave you with this, I challenge you to learn something new about life or yourself every day of your life! All at once the world can overwhelm you, why not learn from it?
3/30/11
3/23/11
In other News
Current Song: Ruby Tuesday, The Rolling Stones
What I did Today: A few Classes
Energy: Does boredom ever make you tired?
Figured I would spend some time in between classes updating my blog. It seems I have slowly gotten back into it, I guess there continues to be new stuff to write about. Well to start off, the team didn't work out, so I will be racing with my awesome team from back home! I am excited, its going to be a lot easier! Meanwhile Sea Otter approaches! Basically 20 days until I leave and I am very excited. Seems like everything should work out as planned. I can't wait to see the sea otters in monterey, they are super fun to watch.
Right so finally remembered where I was in trying to write a blog! So this March has been pretty chill! I had an excellent spring break at the Dent's home (my home on the east coast). We had an awesome group head down to Charleston. We visited the beach pretty much everyday! Got to go surfing, and find star fish and basically all that good old ocean stuff that makes anyone feel like a little kid! Didn't realize it but I will get to visit both the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean in the same year! Pretty pumped about that.
I have had a little trouble getting motivation to ride just because being pinned up in a classroom all day makes me tired but seems to come around as soon as the idea is in my head. Plus as soon as I am on the bike I know its awesome. The weather has certainly encouraged riding everyday, I keep thinking about putting on arm or knee warmers but end up laughing at the thought of wearing extra clothing! Speaking of extra, I have started noticing the extra hair, I think it may be time for an experiment, involving a razor. That may add a little extra out of the ordinary things that could change up this semester. It seems to be getting pretty monotonous. Hopefully that changes.
UPDATE: Hair is gone.
What I did Today: A few Classes
Energy: Does boredom ever make you tired?
Figured I would spend some time in between classes updating my blog. It seems I have slowly gotten back into it, I guess there continues to be new stuff to write about. Well to start off, the team didn't work out, so I will be racing with my awesome team from back home! I am excited, its going to be a lot easier! Meanwhile Sea Otter approaches! Basically 20 days until I leave and I am very excited. Seems like everything should work out as planned. I can't wait to see the sea otters in monterey, they are super fun to watch.
Right so finally remembered where I was in trying to write a blog! So this March has been pretty chill! I had an excellent spring break at the Dent's home (my home on the east coast). We had an awesome group head down to Charleston. We visited the beach pretty much everyday! Got to go surfing, and find star fish and basically all that good old ocean stuff that makes anyone feel like a little kid! Didn't realize it but I will get to visit both the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean in the same year! Pretty pumped about that.
I have had a little trouble getting motivation to ride just because being pinned up in a classroom all day makes me tired but seems to come around as soon as the idea is in my head. Plus as soon as I am on the bike I know its awesome. The weather has certainly encouraged riding everyday, I keep thinking about putting on arm or knee warmers but end up laughing at the thought of wearing extra clothing! Speaking of extra, I have started noticing the extra hair, I think it may be time for an experiment, involving a razor. That may add a little extra out of the ordinary things that could change up this semester. It seems to be getting pretty monotonous. Hopefully that changes.
UPDATE: Hair is gone.
3/2/11
Reality Check.
Current Song: Blister in the Sun, Violent Femmes
What I did Today: Two cancelled classes have left me with plenty of time
Energy: for once, not sleepy!
I am noticing that the most popular way for me to start a blog is, its been a while. It seems I am having a little trouble keeping up with it but I think I am finally starting to have some events that are actually blog worthy! For a recap of basically all of February, School is going good. I have been doing ok in classes, my biggest problem is falling asleep. I applied to a few scholarships as well which made me feel much better. I went skiing out east! I think I may try to keep my skiing on the west coast, lets put it that way. Its weird to think I went skiing considering that since then it has been nearly 60-70 degrees everyday since. It feels like summer already and it should be a great experiment, I have never been exposed to summer for more than three months what will happen when I have a 9 month summer? For now I am loving the fact that the grass is already greener here than it is over the summer in angel fire (turned into a clever metaphor but I didn't mean it like that), its nice to lay in! Well thats my quick recap. Now for the present because thats where I like to stay!
My most recent purchase spent nearly all of my money that I am making, it is for a wonderfully golden ticket to marvelous Monterey Bay, California! I am super happy to go there and see sea otters, eat some IN-N-OUT be on the beach and what not. Oh yeah did I mention I was going to race my bike there? Oh yeah also its one of the biggest MTB races in the US, oh and its going to be my first Pro race? I have been trying to process the idea as well so don't worry if you are stumbled by my predicament. Its a hard pill to swallow, as my coach sean always said, its time to race with the big boys. I have realized its time to step up! I will admit I am a little scared, but what's life without a little fear? Now that I know I am going I am getting super pumped especially since I am getting a fair bit of riding in that by the time I hit sea otter I will actually have some riding under my belt. It should be a fun race and I know its all toward my season goal of racking up some UCI points. I know that this race will only help my development and I am excited to go there and do the best I can do!
Speaking of that, the team seems to be doing pretty good! We got some grips from AME, they are sweet,some are heated and some others are white and match my bike so good I can not wait to race with them. We also have gotten some support from a jersey company that will give us a pretty good discount. GU energy is also going to support us. Right now I am hoping to get some tires because I love getting new tires for free, otherwise it seems like the team should be a cool project that could develop over the years!
Well off to homework, cosmology, exercise science all that good stuff. Its nice to know that I can go pick out a nice spot on the river and get work done outside. Should be nice. OH and check out the team website! www.anarchistcrew.blogspot.com!!
What I did Today: Two cancelled classes have left me with plenty of time
Energy: for once, not sleepy!
I am noticing that the most popular way for me to start a blog is, its been a while. It seems I am having a little trouble keeping up with it but I think I am finally starting to have some events that are actually blog worthy! For a recap of basically all of February, School is going good. I have been doing ok in classes, my biggest problem is falling asleep. I applied to a few scholarships as well which made me feel much better. I went skiing out east! I think I may try to keep my skiing on the west coast, lets put it that way. Its weird to think I went skiing considering that since then it has been nearly 60-70 degrees everyday since. It feels like summer already and it should be a great experiment, I have never been exposed to summer for more than three months what will happen when I have a 9 month summer? For now I am loving the fact that the grass is already greener here than it is over the summer in angel fire (turned into a clever metaphor but I didn't mean it like that), its nice to lay in! Well thats my quick recap. Now for the present because thats where I like to stay!
My most recent purchase spent nearly all of my money that I am making, it is for a wonderfully golden ticket to marvelous Monterey Bay, California! I am super happy to go there and see sea otters, eat some IN-N-OUT be on the beach and what not. Oh yeah did I mention I was going to race my bike there? Oh yeah also its one of the biggest MTB races in the US, oh and its going to be my first Pro race? I have been trying to process the idea as well so don't worry if you are stumbled by my predicament. Its a hard pill to swallow, as my coach sean always said, its time to race with the big boys. I have realized its time to step up! I will admit I am a little scared, but what's life without a little fear? Now that I know I am going I am getting super pumped especially since I am getting a fair bit of riding in that by the time I hit sea otter I will actually have some riding under my belt. It should be a fun race and I know its all toward my season goal of racking up some UCI points. I know that this race will only help my development and I am excited to go there and do the best I can do!
Speaking of that, the team seems to be doing pretty good! We got some grips from AME, they are sweet,some are heated and some others are white and match my bike so good I can not wait to race with them. We also have gotten some support from a jersey company that will give us a pretty good discount. GU energy is also going to support us. Right now I am hoping to get some tires because I love getting new tires for free, otherwise it seems like the team should be a cool project that could develop over the years!
Well off to homework, cosmology, exercise science all that good stuff. Its nice to know that I can go pick out a nice spot on the river and get work done outside. Should be nice. OH and check out the team website! www.anarchistcrew.blogspot.com!!
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