Busy Times

Well so much for my pledge to post here more regularly.... I could use the excuse that I wanted you to read about my brother and his success at TIFF. This is true, but I also did have good intentions to post here more regularly.

So what has been going on? Well, cyclo-cross season has started. The first weekend of racing is now in the books. Not much to say about that first weekend of racing, except it was less than impressive on my part. I could have and should have done better. No excuses. Just plain and simple did not race my bike like I know how. Good thing is this under-performance is now out of my system... Up next are two races in Williston, Vermont at the Catamount Outdoor Center. This is a great race venue - perfect for racers and spectators. Looking forward to racing here this weekend. Extra special is that my parents are coming down to take in the racing and to hang out for the weekend.

Funny, I thought that since my parents are a mere three hours up the road that I'd see them more often than when it was five hour plane ride followed by a three hour drive to get to their place... But just like me, my parents are pretty darn busy. This is a good thing. In my opinion, being busy is a sign of a full life. It leaves very little time to be bored or to have regrets. Nonetheless, I'm looking forward to hanging out with my parents this weekend.

Next week is a bit crazy with a flight to San Diego on Monday morning for a trade show with KingsBridge. Then on Tuesday myself and the KingsBridge crew are driving to Las Vegas. On Wednesday I'm racing at Cross Vegas and then on Thursday I'll hang out at Interbike (biggest bicycle trade show in North America). Then Friday, back on a plane and home. Saturday and Sunday sees me racing in New York... Phew - tired yet? Ah well, no time for boredom or regrets.

This past month I've been holding cyclo-cross practice sessions around the city. I really enjoy holding these sessions. Typically I have five people out and we work on cyclo-cross skills. It really is an incredible feeling to see people learn new skills. I see myself in the people that I'm teaching - I know what it is like to what to improve but not really knowing what I don't "know".

I don't have any new recipes to tell you about. Been keeping things pretty simple here. I've removed gluten and dairy for my diet. So with no gluten, no dairy, no raw fruits or vegetables, things do get a bit boring... Hopefully in a couple of weeks I'll know more about my ulcerative colitis and I'll find out if I do have celiac disease. One thing I can say is: I don't understand why people would willingly remove gluten from their diets if they don't have an allergy to it.... Gluten is in everything. It is hard to eat and to eat enough - especially as an athlete. As for the dairy? I really miss cottage cheese and yogurt. Don't even get me started on the fruits and vegetables... It seems very strange to tell a waiter at a restaurant that I can't eat salad...

As for books? Well, I'm in between books. I didn't like A Week In December or Brooklyn - both big disappointments. So I'm rereading The Rider by Tim Krabbe. This is a classic cycling novel. We did see the Expandables.... Well not much to say, other than "don't".

Okay, well I best blast. If I don't post before or on Thursday Sept. 16, be sure to drop my mom an email and wish her a happy birthday. I won't tell you her age, for two reasons: I can't remember what it is and my mom told me once that it is not polite to tell people how old your mom is... (I think this was after I blurted out to pretty much every person we saw on the street one day "My mom is 40!")

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[Dad]

I'll never tell, either!!!