Start of 2010

Hello, I know I haven't blogged in a while but one of my new years
resolutions is to keep all my blog followers more updated as I get
faster and better on the bike. For those who haven't been part of my
Twitter tweets and don't know what I've been doing since the off
season has started. Well since my off season started way back in
October I've taken part in my schools cross country and had a little
success, even made the regional team as an alternate.
After the cross country season ended I turned back to cycling. And
here i am right now training and getting faster so that i can continue
my success from the past and get better and better.

New sponsorship

I'd like to thank the All smiles dentistry for helping me with my bike-racing and helping me achieve my goals in becoming pro one day. Thank you very much

First day of school since ike went by.

Let's see how this goes

quick write up

today was the first time I rode my bike in one week after a much needed off week and I'm still off of school. anyways I'm now in the process if getting back into shape so I can head out and do good at states.

Hurricane Ike

19:48

9-12-08

Ok. Ike is coming in and me my dad and Teammate Rich were able to nail plywood on all the major windows and doors. It looks like Ike is going to hit us as a strong CAT2 (not bike terms) Any way I'm pissed that they cancelled state Road race but I can handle it. Just a little UPRS (unnecessary Pre Race Stress)

well this blog is going to be about what I do during this event.

well since "plywooding" my house yesterday I just been enjoying the weather. NOT. well Thursday I took the dogs out on a walk and since then I have been Face Booking. well I'll update this blog for as long as I can.

20:50

9-12-08

Power goes out. as the winds are picking up speed. I move about the house and light  few candles. The storm is only going to get worst. me and my Dad go out side one last time to let the dogs use the restroom for the last time. after we let the dogs out we put the last peice of ply wood over the back door. The house is pitch black.

21:30

9-12-08

I'm in my bed and trying to go to sleep. I figured if the house was going to fall I couldn't do any thing about it, I'm the first to fall asleep that night in my house.

5:30

9-13-08

Me and my mom wake up to the sound of dripping water on the inside of the house. We both get up a vault out the door on damage control. Once we were in the living room we looked to our left and saw water not dripping, but pouring out the AC vent in the middle of the hall way. I quickly get a large bucket and put it under to prevent to water from spreading. Me and my mom then looked all over the house and found that the water was going down the walls on the inside of the house, causing big bubbles to appear everywhere.

7:30

9-13-08

The sun finally rises enough so I can actually see all of the damage. It looked like everything west of the house had some sort of water damage. Most of it was water coming through the AC vents. The worst of the storm was over and the winds were <30>

10:30

9-13-08

Ya... The majority of the storm has past and we are eating all of the food that is going to spoil.

21:01

9-13-08

I'm trying to go to bed but I was having a hard time with all the fact we had now AC still.

6:00

9-14-08

I woke up to the rain from the cold front that just came by and I lost 4 lbs of sweat last night. well We still have no power. Me and my Dad go out on a 50 mile bike ride and saw that in other neighborhoods that there was total destruction. as well as pole after pole of downed power lines.

13:01

9-15-08

Me and my dad go roofing and put tarps on the roof. and we GOT POWER

10:00

9-16-08

I play out side all day

9-17-08

Here I am finishing my blog.

School started

Well school finally started 2 weeks ago and I'm finally enjoying it and having fun

well now I'm in serous training for states at chapel hill well I'll try to update my blog more often now that school started

Camp

Do to the amount of stuff that went on at camp I'm going to make an outline of what I remembered

Sunday the 8th of June

• Got there
• had introduction
• made friends
• went to bed

Monday the 9th of june

• woke up at 5:50 and took shower
• ate breakfast
• got ready to do the first ride
• the first time we rode we went to a parking lot and did bike handling drills. then we got partners and did bumping drills. this is how I learned to shoulder/ headbutt and pick a water bottle off of the ground.  I also crashed twice in the grass and dented my frame for the first time.
• came back took and another shower then ate lunch
• rested for an hour then got ready for a 30 mile group ride
• came back showered again (wow) then ate dinner
• had a two hour class
• whet to bed

Tuesday the 10th of June, This was the most important days because we where doing to testing to figure out our potential

• Woke up @ 7 ate break fast and got ready for the first computrainer test. we where doing two tests, a 1.5 mile TT and a 5 mile TT each at a 5% grade to find our Watts/Kg
• Did my first test and did really good, set new 5 min power I did mine in around 5 min 20 seconds.
• went back and rested then after 1.5 hours did the 5 miler. Did really well and had the fastest time for my heat of 5 riders
• came back rested
• when to two hour class.
• went to bed

Wednesday the 11th of June, we did out door timetrials and a group ride. these TTs determined who made the Labitibi and the Idaho teams.

• Woke up, ate
• got ready to ride then went on 20 mile ride to the start of the TT course
• first and second TT did good
• third did extremely good
• rode to picnic
• did 40 miles back. I pissed off alot of people in that cross wind :)
• came back, cleaned up. at dinner
• when to two hour class. bed

thursday the 12th of June

• Woke up
• ate breakfast
• did bike handling tests and had fun
• ate lunch
• did another group ride
• ate dinner
• when to two hour class and people where told if the made the teams. I made the Idaho team
• stayed up for an extra hour helping people pack up bikes for plane

Friday the 13th of June

• woke up, ate
• when on group ride and did sprint drills came back got ready to go. said goodbye to all the friends I made then took a plane home.

Special thanks to all the coaches at the camp that helped with all us kids

Driving to camp

Staying at Blake's house was me, Blake, Zach, kart, Ricky, and now Lawson and we where all going to carpool to Lubbock. another 5.5 hour drive we took three cars with 3 people per car. I when with the old guys while the "kids rode together" any ways. I found Karts bike porn stash and kept by self occupied while munched on a total of 350g of carbs from pretzels. any way. we stopped 3 times for food and gas and I just sat and sat and sat. with an occasional yawn. but after 5.25 hours we made it to Texas tech and I got my dorm # and keys and met some of the campers then when to our first introduction meeting then went to bed