2014 Season Thus Far...

Just a quick update on the 2014 season for the notebook...

Road
I'm calling the road season a success in my book. After having not done an honest crit since my accident at Elk Grove almost four years ago, I was able to hop back in comfortably and finish in the 10-15 range a handful of times (Great Dane 10th, Galena TT 10th, Lincoln Park 13th, Elgin 13th, Monsters 17th). I had a better than expected time and I think I'll stick to the same plan next year: Do the local crits, help teammates achieve their goals, try to do what you can to place well, and build form for track season. I'm closing up the road season after Galena to focus on Track and try to save what energy I'll have for Cross season.

Track
The track season started off really slowly, but has certainly taken off in the last few weeks. I seem to be consistently figuring out how to place 4th or 5th which isn't bad given the level of talent out there. My primary goal for the year was to win a State Championship and on a positive note, Nikos and I were able to take the W in the first Madison of the year hopefully setting up what could be a really nice run at the Madison State title in September. Also, I was able to trade pulls with former US Pro Crit Champion Rahsaan Bahati for a dozen laps or so in the 10 Mile Record race, which was pretty darn cool. I'm enjoying the season so far and just need to continue to figure out how to turn those 4th's and 5th's into W's, but that of course, is what everyone's trying to figure out. Some big races are coming up in the next few weeks including the 100 Lap Points race which I was able to place 5th in last year. Currently sitting in 4th in the P/1/2 ROY standings, definitely looking forward to challenge the rest of the season brings.

Cross
I love track and I really enjoy road, but its June and all I can think about is Cross. That's not good. I suppose I'll catagorize my March Barry-Roubaix AG win in this catagory. I have to figure out for if I want to go after a big result in the 62 mile next year...or...just enjoy doing a tune-up race and drinking a beer afterwards without feeling devastated...hmm...

Oh and Katie has been on fire so far. She won the Elgin 4's, is leading the ROY standings in the 4's at track, has completed a bunch of other races, and is having fun doing it and meeting everyone along the way. She had a little spill at Galena, but is recovering really well and she's hoping to get back out there soon!