Friday, May 2, 2008

Happenings...

So, last weekend I did the Primus Mooty crit in Boulder-ish Colorado. The race was a circular road in a research park, roads two lanes wide with no real turns. Basically, the race was an all out power race. The majority of the race I sat top ten just waiting to see if anything would go. I did a solo flier in the first couple of laps and soft pedaled away from the field. I was just testing to see if they anyone would react. No one did so I sat up (didn't want to ride 40 minutes by myself). With two laps to go I was sitting third. I was marked majority of the race by some dentist team??? and with two laps to go I get guttered by one of them putting me in a bad position to be able to finish strong. It was a beginners mistake on my part. I ended up loosing the race due to this move. I learned a lot though(positioning is everything).

I had three exams this past week and finals coming up soon. On top of just being really busy with school I went to the doctors today and found out that I have Bronchitis and have had it for approximately 2 months or so. I knew that I was sick and thought it was just an annoying cough, but it turns out that its slightly a bigger issue. I look back and it makes sense now. there have been so many situations where I was racing and not able to push myself due to lack of ability to breath.

The next week I am on a bunch of meds. (I can't even say their names), studying, and just trying to get through the next two weeks. After that I am going to start riding more and hopefully be able to get some good races in this summer. Also, I have been doing some thinking and I might need to make the decision to head back to PA to finish out my undergraduate degree due to lack of funding, but who knows. I hope all is well and I will keep this updated with whats happening.

j.

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