The day after

We stayed home and enjoyed Xmas this year. My coolest gift was from Shawn. He made a real painting on canvas at school and did a wonderful job. I am very proud of him, he is growing fast. Kellie got some pj's, clothes, and bed bath and beyond. Shawn got a skateboard park, clothes, hat, shoes, games and Santa brought him the biggest present . Two Guinea pigs that I have to say are pretty cute. Mother nature brought all of us 12 inches of snow at this point and it is still snowing. I will be on the trainer for a while. I'm so happy!!

Very Busy and cold

I was asked to be the Masters 35+ team captain for ABRC a month or so ago. There have been some big changes and I am now the 1,2,3, leader. I have also been involved with making the kit designs. I got my new road bike and it is bad. It is a 14.2 lbs Trek madone 6.9 ssl It has already snowed and today was a high of 18 degrees. Back on the trainers ....yeah.
Kellie is staying with riding and exercising and doing good. Shawn is ready for Christmas.
Dave called today and got his test results from the doctor and has found out why he has been feeling bad. It looks like a simple fix so hopefully he will be back to 100% soon. I hope I can step up my training enough to keep up with him........

Kellie is kicking butt

Kellie has been working out now for 2 months or so and been riding her MTB bike. I have been trying to ride with her for support and one day she looks at my bike and says that looks like it would be more comfortable. WELL that just opened up a whole can of worms. Do I get her a carbon bike, aluminum, carbon wheels? So I calm down and told her before we make a purchase I would feel better if she shows that she is serious. She has and then luck would have it a friend of mine had a new bad ass Bianchi his girlfriend never used and it fits Kellie. She tried it for a week, climbed a huge hill and did 2 15 mile rides in Charleston. That following Monday she bought it. I am really proud of her. She is riding it on the trainer and going to the gym and has lost 18 pounds so far. She has even talked about trying a cookie ride this spring. Shawn is doing great to , he has been right there with us the hole time putting in the mile.
We had a great Thanksgiving and are trying to get through Christmas. Winter training is the usual.....stupid cold. The road team is a mess and will hopefully be worked out in the next two weeks. Other than that all is well.....robert

Who would have thought

I just got the email today and have been upgraded to a cat 2. Here I am a 42 years old husband and father. I have grown up being the fat kid, wore out half my back bounced off stuff from Chicago to South Carolina and broke more bones and bikes that I can count. With all that behind me and a will that won't give up doing what I always dreamed of, I am succeeding. I can not thank enough my beautiful wife and wonderful son for their support. One of my best friends Dave Hall and his family. He has helped me in so many ways and coached me to win. The wonderful people at Cane Creek. If they had not given me the comp entry to the FBCC in 2004 I probably would still be doing cookie rides. All the sponsors and people I have met along the way.
My plan for 2011 is to go to Nationals in Bend Oregon but first and most important is I am dedicating myself to Dave to get points to be a cat 1 so he can go to Elite Nationals and win it !!!

How do you like me now?

I was going so hard I broke it off!! In October

That time of year

It is official I am racing for ABRC and have been asked to be the team captain. Dave is on board as well and we will be with Momentum racing in the dirt. The new bikes and clothes are ordered. I took my one week end of year break off and the cold weather is rolling in. It was 34 degrees this morning so I am waiting to go ride. Hurry up and wait for now.....robert

The season is over

Last weekend was the final races and went pretty good. I got 9th place both days. I put together my race results for the year and was suprised to see how well I did. I did a total of 47 races this year and placed top 10 in 27 of them. My mind has been made up and I will be riding for Asheville Bicyle Racing Club this year and have been asked to be the team captain for the masters team. I am honored to be picked since there are a lot of talented guys here. This week I will take off the bike and next week start my winter training. Yeah, trainers and cold weather.