Guess what... it's my last week of school!!! And as weird as it is that my first year of college is over, I am looking forward to a good summer of racing bikes :)
This weekend we are ending our collegiate road season (my first road season ever) and even though i've had to sit out of a lot of races (i'll explain in a minute) I have learned a ton about road racing and had lots of fun. But I'm more then ready to race my mountain bike at the Mellow Johnny's Classic Pro XCT in 2 weeks. Yay!!!
So as most of you know i've had a pretty rough year so far. I was finally finally finally diagnosed with 4 ulcers in my stomach in late March and as soon as I started treatment I felt way better then I had in months. But then I had a reaction to my medication and spent a few days really sick. So I got some new meds and was feeling good until I started feeling bad on one of our race weekends and some strange symptoms put me in the ER where they said I had a kidney infection. So I got that taken care of just in time to have my first big crash of the year coming down front hill. I walked away with road rash on all my limbs, four holes in my hip, and a rock stuck in my knee. So I am slowly healing and limping around campus. Needless to say my races haven't gone as well as I want them too, and as hard as I try to push through the pain I have had to sit out of a few. Don't worry I'll be back soon. But hey, it's better then last year right? I guess I just have bad luck or something... :)
So other then my epic fail of a season the FLC team has done remarkably well with wins every weekend, and in every category and type of race. We are definitely set up well to rock nationals in May! There are some great detailed race reports from each weekend on the team website (it's over on the side of the page) if anyones interested in how everyone's doing. And here are some pictures :)
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| Hill climb time trial in Golden |
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| Racing a crit |
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| Cheering for our teammates |
I guess that's all for now... I will be sure to post a good race report after MJ's. I'm hoping i'll be able to kick some butt since I'm coming down from altitude the day before ;) except it'll probably be 110 degrees and I'm still used to the nice cool colorado climate. Oh Texas...
