Goodbye Don, I cannot do this any longer...

Sorry, Mr. WORS, I no longer want to race in your series.

Do not get me wrong, there is a reason that this is the largest off-road series in the nation, but I do not have the time to become a better single-track racer, nor the desire.

My focus is now on Chequamegon and the WCA Cyclocross season, with some thought on 2010.I have made the decision to make the $250.00 plunge and attempting the 100 lottery.

I am insane.

Confirmation, Affirmation, Validation....

F*ck it...I'm IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ouch.

At 7:10am, I decide that I am going to run the 5k for work. I did not even put in one mile of training for this race. 356 out of 1515.

At 11:34, Mr. WORS said GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I sat in the back on the start and then passed 15 guys up the side of Sunburst. Unfortunately, I think I passed all the 40-44 group! Then massive calf cramps on lap #2, had to stop to work them out. Consitent lap times but not a good result: 16 of 26 in my age catagory.

I felt good, but not a good result. It is becoming very apparent that WORS is not for me, and that I should be concentrating on Chequamegon and the WCA Cyclocross season. I can crush those mother f*ckers in my class at Chequamegon--I have done this twice before, and I will do it a third time on Sept 19th.

As I have said before, Chequamegon is why I race.

Oh Sh*t...

I have gotten faster on the bike this year, but I may have neglected the hills--maybe. My pre-ride sucked, big time.

We will find out tomorrow.

All I Want for Christmas...is to have Cyclocross season start NOW!

I hate single-track racing, because I really SUCK at it. WORS is nothing but a bunch of grown-ups who want to race BMX style. I will have a good race this coming Sunday, but I will end up mid-pack because I blow chunks in single-track declines and flats. But all of them cannot climb a hill better than me--just check the Chequamegon results--I own you WORS MFs on that course. SO.....

I am done with WORS after 2009 and I am going to dedicate my cycling to cyclocross. I just did not wish the season started in October! Please Santa, please bring me a cyclocross season in May through November

A Gift From the Honorable Gary Crandall...

For me, it is the only race that matters.

I was crushed when I did not get in through the lottery in March. I got even more pissed off when I told that someone who never participated in this race got a reserved entry (whether or not this is true is open to debate).

But I bounced back from my anger and did something I have never done, nor I thought I was capable of doing. I guess I am pretty good at humorous, creative writing--thanks for your influence P.J.

So, I now have somewhere to be on September 19th, 2009

Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival. This is why I bike.