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Well yesterday was a really fun day. Sam and i hung out with andrew and alyssa again, had some chili's, which is always amazing, but earlier that morning i went on a ride with andrews team, 540.

those are some pretty chill guys, and i like all of their attitudes. i really want to race with him, but this tiger still doesnt know which strips he is gonna wear next year. anyways, yea, its gonna be a huge season next year, and i plan on doing really really well, but its where, when, and how that is the question.

This week isnt gonna be so bad. i worked today, off at 5; work tomorrow, probably the same thing; i have a neurology appointment on wednesday afternoon, but am doing CQ wednesday night, then i go on a recovery day thursday, straight into a 4 day weekend. so i am off thursday through monday. pretty amazing. that gives me a lot of time to work for and train up for the turkey day race on the 13th, being that the tues-saturday prior i may get to ride once or twice.

but as for now, im gonna lay on the couch and watch stage 3 of the Vuelta. peace and love.

the ER

So thursday night I had a relapse of my brain injury from iraq and Sam took me to the ER. they did some test and decided that i need to go see a neurologist. i guess these things DONT go away on their on. in an odd occurrence, my sister had a relapse of her stroke as well. she is actually still in the hospital, so all my thoughts and prayers are with her.

other than that, andrew and alyssa came over last night and hung out. Sam and i are looking for a new apartment today, and my PlayStation 3 has died.

jello

Finally had a day where i got off work before the 14 hour mark. in a way it is funny cause i was gonna do the last greenbelt race tonight, but this morning i thought to myself that it would be a late day, and i shouldnt bother riding my bike, so i didnt take it, and to my dismay, i get off at 445... suck

so i decided to head over to CL and work out and see Sam, i change and realize that all i have is my crocs.. but then re-realized... that all i have is my crocs... so i forgave them for under estimating their true potential; if you are curious, yes you can do leg work outs, to include spin bikes with crocs on in slipper mode..... pretty much the best shoes ever!

well, i did about an hours work of squats, lunges, presses, more lunges, and a bunch of other stuff, then finished it up with 10 minutes all out on the bike, average 436 watts, and then 5 mins on a climbing machine.

end result: my legs wont move them selves, and im tired but feel great. tomorrows commute to work is gonna be a nice recovery spin, then ill do about 2 hours after work.

andrew got in a fight with a semi truck tonight. sadly, but expectedly, he lost, as the truck put him on his back at 30+mph. sorry andrew... you live to fight another day... (he is okay).

off to bed...

lata

things the world should know

i feel like i should update everyone on what has been happening lately. with photos. i dont feel much like typing right now, and im kinda making dinner, thus typing this means im leaving the stove un attended and increasing the likely hood of burning down the house. so ya... just mostly pictures...

first off... check out the new team Samantha is riding for!!! heck ya!! so awesome.. and check out that sexy booty!!!! WOAHH baby!

she is number one

NOW, that im done bragging.. just some random stuff.

Me and Sam about to go for a ride... loving the nice weather that we having since the humidity has left

Me and, wait who is that in the R1V kit? ANDREW BRIDGES!!!?? Wow, he is really showing his true colors!

Me and Sam at the Washington Nationals game last Saturday. it was raining, hints the ponchos.

thats really about it... if you were wondering, yea, my beard is crazy, and its itchy. um i worked 13 hours today... talk about mondays...only its like that every day. sooo.. yea loving the old guard.... NOT. um... other than that... andrew and are are planning on going to see a movie soon, samantha and i are looking at apartments this weekend.

peace and love

dc

my week

this past week has been crazy. im glad i took it easy as far as training goes, ive hardly had time to breathe much less train. typically sam and i have both been getting home around 730 or 8 and eating really quickly then going to bed. its been needed, going to bed at 830 or 9 every night, we feel rested, but still only get an hour together every day. sucks. i hate my job, i never see why anyone wants to STAY in the army... its the worst. i guess if you hate your life at home its not a bad deal, but for those like me who actually enjoy their time with their wives and like their personal life, it really really sucks.

yesterday was really fun. we went a a ride, super easy, with matt and sams friend Cara. it was her very first ride, but is already keen with the idea of racing with sam next year. then it stormed like crazy on us, so dinner was next, then we sat in the rain at the Washington Nationals baseball game. it got delayed for over an hour, but they finally played. we had front row seats in the center field. like 30 feet from the center fielder. perfect for me, being that we can shout at the opposing teams players. which was awesome. convinced him to give us a ball for the little kid behind us...made his life.

now that we are up and around, i think im gonna have a bike cleaning party and go get some miles in with sam. i love that she is training, cause she is getting super strong and able to ride a hard tempo and do back to back rides of 50 plus. this girl is fast, all should be aware of her next year!!

Back at it

This week has already been long. not really stressful, but just long days with the reheasals for SOA and sweating in the armory. Havent decided if i am gonna ride tonight, guess it depends on what time i get off work, and if my buddy matt wants to go or not. its nice not having to worry about races and just taking time off. I may just take this whole week off of the bike and start working out next week.
Ive been trying to go to bed earlier than i have been every night. it has been nice so far.
peace and love
dc

Tour De Millersburg

just got back from tour de millersburg.

first off, the weekend as a whole wasnt bad. it was out in the middle of now where, and our hotel didnt allow dogs, so zoey was in ninja mode, and did relatively well compared to the last time she was in that situation. there was nice scenery and lots of fog every morning. sam and i got to chill out all evening after saturdays races, which was nice, but anyhow, to the race itself.

it was a very well community supported even. people sat on there porches and came out to watch. even all the local businesses closed down and came to watch. so on that aspect it was nice. lots of racers, but i only have 2 complaints. 1st of all... all the parking provided was inside the crit course. and they wouldnt let anyone out of them. so we had to sit and watch like 4 more races after we were ready to go. secondly, dont say the crit course is fast and flat when the entire backside is a huge long climb. it really should have been circuit race.

saturdays morning time trial was nice. i woke up sick and completely sleep deprived. i puked during my warm up, and just felt plain awful. i rode the TT pretty well for being on a road bike. i think my time in that aspect was respectable. but i can defiantly see the benefits of having a TT bike. i really think that i would have shaved a decent amount of time off.

the crit was brutal. i think i got shed off the back the 3rd trip up that insane climb. i just dont have the power at this late in the season to be attacking hills that hard. i chased off and on for a few laps with others that got blown up. but when it came to the end we were relegated with 6 laps to go. fine by me, i was hurting bad. only 16 people out of the 60 or so that started actually finished.

todays road race was more my flare, i felt strong and even bridged up to a break away and worked in it for a bit. we were off the front with a 40 or so gap for a while, but got caught eventually. the course was really fun. super fast with big rollers. the finishing straight was picture perfect with wide lanes and lots of fans. i came around the 2nd to last turn in about 16th wheel. felt strong but it was already too strung out for anything to happen, so i just grabbed a wheel and rode into the finish in the bunch. ending up placing 35th in the overall GC. which isnt anything special, but being that i road and road bike in the TT, got relegated in the Crit, and did some work as a solo represented team rider, and that it was my first real experience in a 3-4 category race, ill take it with pride and learn from what mistakes i made.

as of now im done racing. im burnt out from this summer. i dont feel like i have the energy to keep competing. we'll see about turkey hill.

im off to rest and get ready for another "exciting" week of work.

peace and love

dc