- I won the Arizona State Championship final race at Prescott. My first win as an Expert rider, but it didn't stop there. With the points I had in the series plus winning the final event, I had enough to become the 2007 Arizona State Expert Champion in the categoryof 19-39 years old. Pretty cool, huh!
- A week after winning the championship I participated in the Whiskey Off-Road race. 50 miles of single-track and over 7500 feet of climbing in Prescott. I entered the Open category and finished 9th out of 110 finishers. My friend, Semi-Pro rider Toby Tsosie took second behing Professional rider and RAAM participant Mike Janelle.
- Since then I have taken a break from racing and dedicated to train and other non-cycling stuff like moving to our new house. We are still putting stuff away at our house in Maricopa. There are lots of projects and stuff to hang. A few days ago I went crazy with the drill and made holes all over the place to hang stuff. I also organized the "bike shop" also know as the little cluttered corner of the garage.
- Wedding plans are going OK. I have been told that I need to get more involved, so you may not hear from me for a few weeks again. Norma got her wedding dress the other day. Of course I have not been allowed to see it but I am sure she looks awesome in it. Save the date and formal invitation will arrive soon (gotta print them first, though... talk about getting more involved). Lastly we are going to "pre-ride" the reception menu in two weeks, including the cake. Better find those elastic pants soon!
- I have become a semi-roadie. Courtesy of our friends James and Katia, we got a new bike. It's a steel frame Nishiki from way back when, but it works. My Procon teammates helped out with some parts and I already rode it to work a couple of times. I am managing at least one flat tire per trip, so that sucks but it's cool to ride skinny tires. No word on racing those yet.
- Lastly, I'll be back to racing action this weekend with the 4th stop of the National Mountain Bike Series. We are leaving Friday night for Park City and hope to make it there by Saturday to pre-ride. Race starts at 8:04 AM on Sunday, so wish me luck. My training has not been very consistent over the last few weeks. House projects, work and temperatures over 100 degrees can be blamed for it.
Anyway, that's all for now. Sorry it's so boring. I'll have some pictures from Park City next week.
Pura Vida!
Jeff
