Well I skipped the cross race this past Sunday. I actually thought it would be good to practice my mounts and dismounts without so many people watching Saturday. This apparently was not a good decision because the practice irritated my knee causing it to swell and hurt. When I rolled out of bed on Sunday I could barely walk. I figured it probably would not be wise to run and jump again so I skipped it.
I do think I will race this weekend thought. My knee doesn't hurt when I ride, just when I walk or run. Maybe if I don't practice on Saturday I can tough it out Sunday. I suppose it doesn't matter too much because I am quite sure even if my knee is 100% I will get waxed anyway.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! This is like the all time greatest holiday. This is the only day of the year it is acceptable to over eat, nap then watch football. Or watch football, over eat then nap. Either way it is nice to eat and be lazy with your family.
This year Maegan and I are hosting my family and her brother Mike and his wife Jan. It is our first official holiday of hosting dinner. I think despite all of the work involved in cooking dinner for everyone it will be quite fun. I am definitely looking forward to not having to drive somewhere to eat then try to drive home with all of that tryptophan forcing my eyes closed. Once we clean the mess up I can just lounge on the comfy couch.
Anyway I am off to prep some stuff for tomorrow. I hope everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
I am back after a long absence! It very well could have been lack of interest to post on my own blog spot. But I am not going to make and effort to post on a regular basis.
Let's start with personal news. No, Maegan isn't pregnant! Which seems to be going around the shop with both Ted and Sarah and Berger and Joy expecting. Congratulations to them as well as the Davison's and Chapin's on their soon to be new editions to the family. I am personally avoiding this part of life by not drinking the water here at Velo City.
I am going to do what will really be my first ever cross race this Sunday at Manhattan Park in Grand Rapids. I say "really" because I tried one a couple of years ago without really knowing what I was getting in to. Now that I know about the pain and suffering that is cross I will count this as my first attempt. Unfortunately that does not mean I know what I am doing. My entire goal this weekend is to not fall on my face "running" over the barriers. If I can avoid any trips to the hospital or dentist as a result of cross racing I will consider it a small victory.
On a professional level I am putting together Velo Venture events for next season. You can look for things like a spring training trip to Northern Georgia in early March to a trip to Moab in late October/early November. There will obviously be some cool stuff in between those two rides.
Tomorrow we are having a strategy meeting for Velo City. It will be one of those lock yourself in a conference room all day events. I think it will be good to get everyone together to brainstorm ideas for the future of the shop. I am quite sure there will be many great ideas resulting from the meeting that you can look forward to seeing here in the future.
If you read this blog in it's entirety then thanks and get a life will ya! If you find yourself bored again sometime soon look for an update here after my suffer fest on Sunday.
Let's start with personal news. No, Maegan isn't pregnant! Which seems to be going around the shop with both Ted and Sarah and Berger and Joy expecting. Congratulations to them as well as the Davison's and Chapin's on their soon to be new editions to the family. I am personally avoiding this part of life by not drinking the water here at Velo City.
I am going to do what will really be my first ever cross race this Sunday at Manhattan Park in Grand Rapids. I say "really" because I tried one a couple of years ago without really knowing what I was getting in to. Now that I know about the pain and suffering that is cross I will count this as my first attempt. Unfortunately that does not mean I know what I am doing. My entire goal this weekend is to not fall on my face "running" over the barriers. If I can avoid any trips to the hospital or dentist as a result of cross racing I will consider it a small victory.
On a professional level I am putting together Velo Venture events for next season. You can look for things like a spring training trip to Northern Georgia in early March to a trip to Moab in late October/early November. There will obviously be some cool stuff in between those two rides.
Tomorrow we are having a strategy meeting for Velo City. It will be one of those lock yourself in a conference room all day events. I think it will be good to get everyone together to brainstorm ideas for the future of the shop. I am quite sure there will be many great ideas resulting from the meeting that you can look forward to seeing here in the future.
If you read this blog in it's entirety then thanks and get a life will ya! If you find yourself bored again sometime soon look for an update here after my suffer fest on Sunday.
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