Gateway has come and gone. How was it? My family and friends came out in full force this year so I had some added motivation. Besides holding strong mid pack I was not able to do anything spectacular or break the top 40 with any of my finishes. I can honestly say after the last race Monday morning I was happy to be done for the year. The year got started early with the Valley of Sun Stage Race taking place in February. I traveled a lot this year for work which derailed any true training plan. As a result maintaining a competitive fitness for the Cat 3 ranks was definitely a challenge. Some of the highlights were being able to race in Phoenix,Tulsa,Chicago, and Washington DC. This year was the rise of Devin Clark. He started in February with me in Phoenix and has been on the podium or near it in just about every race through Gateway. Always nice to have a teammate doing well. As for the team this was the first year we had big numbers in the 3's. With Devin and Heine moving onto the Cat 2 ranks next year they leave big shoes to fill but with the guys we have in the 3's someone stepping up shouldn't be a problem. I'm already looking forward to next year and training with a purpose to achieve certain goals.
I'm currently taking time off the bike before slowly turning the cranks towards the first race of the 2010 season.
It's cross season, part of me wants to race but then again I'm enjoying not suffering. Who knows though, I may show up for one or two races. For now though I'm relaxing.
