Training Week

I kind of didn't get much accomplished in the way of any work this week cause I spent the whole week doing a short training block. I did some training at the center this week and today was no exception. Next week is a drive to New Mexico. I don't know what I was thinking when I made these plans but in 700 miles I will never forget airplane in my plans again. It should be fun as it's turning into a guys road trip.

Speaking of training centers? Did you hear the new ABA national in September at the USA Otc! What happen there.. swooped. Riding should be on the agenda for tomorrow night and then I got 3 days of work before getting packed up for the trek to almost El Paso next week. I should be wanting some time off soon but I just keep searching out the next trip. I am feeling really good about this summer as my power seems to feel good and it's prior to a month of leg work to come so I sure hope come July I can spin to the podium over in kangaroo land. OK, that's it, back to twitter cause it's so much easier.

NBL State Qualifer Review

Got home yesterday from the NBL CA State Race this weekend in Santa Maria. Nate & I drove up Friday afternoon and got there just in time for the wind to be blowing 30mph and nice and chilly on the side of a farmland hill. Got ripped off for practice thanks to a bunk track that wasn't worth my money practicing on. It got better for the weekend but Friday was a pretty lame session for me. Turns and track were not maintained so they just wanted the Friday practice money. Not to mention the track isn't really up to spec. The turns are way short, the last straight is less than 10 feet wide and the gate is inconsistent so you don't even bother racing with any sort of devotion cause you will get hurt.

Nate was pretty tired on Friday so we charged down to the hotel and other than eating didn't do much. Saturday morning was a much nicer day for weather and they even spruced up their track a little. With a little water, sweeping and chalk it sure looked a lot better than the day before. Gate was still bunk and last straight was still under 10 feet wide. (HA). I almost got to race the speedy kids but a combo class kept me out of it. I got 1st all day long, and glad at main time I wasn't with the kids cause the gate proved itself and flipped a whole rack of them. More for my healing shoulder it would have been a setback, but I would have yelled at the guy until no tomorrow over that crap since it's his own ignorance that a perfectly capable rack of 8 guys that are top of the class flipped a gate. Note to the track.. fix your gate and widen your last straight cause your breaking your contracts! After racing, we had a big "what if" theorizing all the possibilities that might happen in the Golden state. Finally as the sun almost went down we got to Pismo Beach. Had a pretty cool evening with the rest of the team.

Sunday morning was a late start thanks to the incompetence of miscommunication on when a race is supposed to be held. We started an hour late so after taking 1st again all day Nate & I jumped in the rig and headed home long before racing finished. Highlight of the trip would be that I got fresh fruit for the week! We had dinner, drove on home and I was pretty tired for some reason so I just ended up falling to sleep watching Nitro Circus. I found a picture on the camera this morning, so you go ahead and tell him if that looks wide enough for 4 wide?, 3 wide?

This morning I found out the legend Anthony Sewell passed away. He was still young, and had even thought about riding again recently. I just seen him in February at the national and loved talking to him every chance I could pluck him for a little history. I am off to train for the day, get some shopping done and get ready for a couple days of work. Next weekend is the Redline Cup Qualifier and then a break the following weekend before New Mexico. I'm OUT!

Off to another

After the NBL Regional this past weekend I told myself on Monday that I was going to post a blog, then I said I would get to it the next day, that led all the way to Wednesday & now it's Thursday night. Another week down, and another weekend that Nate & I are about to pull out of town to go meet the crew for stop 5 of 6 weekends in a row!

I ended up 2nd place both days last weekend as I rode around the track with the 1 handed steer thanks to the shoulder injury I have been nursing the past couple weeks. My treatment seemed to move along pretty good over the weekend & during this week. Being in the hometown last weekend helped cause I got to keep updated twice a day with ultrasound and all the good stuff from Double "G" therapy. I feel like I can almost use the strength in my arm, but I want it 100% for the heavy training block in May so I will most likely take it easy as I finish out the next couple weeks.

This weekend is on the CA coast in Santa Maria so it better not get the sea otter winds kicking up on us over there! It's the 1st 2009 state race and the board meeting should be a good one so I wont be missing that party!

Keep my twitter in your thoughts and you just might catch some more boring news as the weeks move on!