long time no updates

I apologize for just a laxidasical approach to my updating of this blog. I have run into two people in the past week that wanted to let me know that they read my blog and have followed my adventures over the past year or so. This means that I need to keep this updated a whole lot more often.
So here we go, I have been riding my bike alot and traveling in the car just as much





Just kidding, I would not do that to you. Such a vague story. Over the past few months the racing and other dealing that come and go have created ups and downs, mostly enjoyment. The past couple of months, I have spent a few weeks in Colorado Springs, where myself along with the rest of the team had a chance to do some altitude training in order to prepare for Road Nationals, all the while getting a three week break from racing. After this trip we headed to Seven Springs, PA. for Nationals. Here I had a hard go with the individual time trial with 21st place, and the road race was one of attrition and struggle, yet still managed to fight my way into the winning break and finish 15th on the day. The day after Nationals I found myself in the car with Shane and Thomas heading for Wisconsin for a week and a half of crits also known as Superweek. Here I was riding strong but did not manage the results I would have liked, yet I did a road race while there which was one of heat, hills and attrition where I again finished in the top 15, solid! Again in the car for another long drive this time to TX yes that is right back to TX for the state time trial championships, where I ended up 2nd only 5 hundredths of mph off the pace, crazy. The next day the team pulled at 2nd out for the team time trial title so this came out to be good weekend for the team.
Now I am in Austin heading home for a few days then back on the road to finish the season and hopefully bring some more wins to Corpus Christi.
Now I bring you the down side of the recent events. Back home in Corpus Christi, there was an incident where one of the driving forces of the cycling community is no longer with us.
Donny Kloster was taken from us one week from the day for which he was to compete in the Texas State Time Trial Championships. Donny is someone who will be dearly missed, for everything that had to do with cycling, triathlons to needy children receiving bicycle for Christmas that would not otherwise get one, he was involved. He was one of the first people who I made befriended me when I first started to ride my bike and one of the first people to ask how I was doing when I would come home and meet up with local group rides.
Donny you will forever be in our hearts.

Come back soon, for I plan to update like the days of old