Spring Break

This year spring break was simply amazing. I traveled to Greenville, SC to visit Dave with Justin. As expected, the riding was amazing doing such climbs as Saluto, Ceaser's Head, and Paris Mountain. Unfortantley for me, my rear shifter died on me just before taking off for the trip. So, I had my cross bike along and got some good low cadence work outs on the climbs. Also, during Greenville's Tuesday night worlds at the Donaldson Center, I was able to get a really good high cadence workout in.

To my pleasure, Greenville has some amazing places to eat. This suited us well with the amount of riding that was done. Also, I was able to get out and ride in shorts and short sleeves for a few days which means I am beginning to get my great tan lines back. Also, I was able to recharge my batteries for school while I was down enjoying myself.

I am currently back in Cincinnati getting ready for my final quarter as an undergrad student. I am excited about finishing school and hope this quarter isn't going to require too much of a work load.

Here are some pictures from the week:

The crew at the top of Ceaser's Head















Lunch break



















Celebrating Justin's B-day














View from Paris Mountain looking towards downtown Greenville

11 down, 1 to go

Well, I am now within one quarter till graduation. Exam week just finished today buy I have been done since Wednesday. I am glad to be done with quarter and looking forward to relaxing on the bike during spring break.

I will be starting my traveling for the year this weekend with heading home for Easter. After Easter dinner, I will be headed to Athens to crash at Justin's place before we head to Greenville, SC to spend some time training and visit Dave. I am looking forward to training in SC for a few days. I just wish my rear shifter didn't decide to break on me this week on the road bike. I already have the parts on order to rebuild it (one of the main reasons why I love Campy).

Hopefully I will get a mid week update up to let the everyone know how nice the weather is done there in comparison to Ohio,
Ciao

Yay, white death

So, I have decided to start to blog since I will be traveling around so much this year.

Some major traveling points this year will be Greenville, SC for spring break, Arkansas in early May, possibly Michigan for Memorial Day weekend, Chicago a couple of times in August, St. Louis for Labor Day weekend, Grand Rapids, MI in September, possibly Kansas City (for Cyclo-Cross nationals). All of the traveling is a result of me trying to my racing to another level this year. Although I am looking forward to seeing those places, I am incredibly excited about my trip to Belgium to race and visiting Paris and Amsterdam while I am over from mid-June to mid-July. The trip to Belgium will come days after my graduation from UC with Electrical Engineering degree. I am excited about graduation, and my entering the 'real' world especially with my recent signing on with Turner FMS. It will be a national traveling job which I look forward to to doing.

If you want an explaination of why it got cold in Ohio during the last week of February, just look below:


You are seeing that correctly......I actually won a sprint from 150 meters out. I don't know if these has ever happen on a bike for me. In fact, my UC teammate, Adam, was the judge and was confused by what happened (for those of you who don't know, I am well known for my lack of sprinting capabilities). Too bad it was for a mid-race preme, but I will still take it.


Since the white death has decided to visit us in March, I am looking forward to mountain biking tomorrow to try to keep the cabin fever at bay.



With one week left in the quarter, I will have a busy week of classes ahead of me.

Till next time,
Ciao