Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Ending Early to Find Hilarity.

A trip to the Doctor Sunday morning infomed me that I do not have strep throat, which was at first a sign of releif. The Doctor had ran a test for strep and it can back negative. We both were still curious to why my lymnph nodes were swollen to the size of tennis balls and I could barley speak. I offered my expertise on the subject by recommending I be tested for Wucheria, but since I hadn't spent anytime in the jungle or have gotten bit by and mosquitos lately it was out. She next asked if I had been seeing anyone in the past two weeks?

I replied, "No, but you are quite a bit older than me and I don't think it would work. Although..."

She then explained to me that she thought I might have mono. I mentioned that my love life has been on the back burner now that cyclocross, school and work were all out to get me. When I explained, cyclocross she ran a blood test and bet me that I probably had mono. When the results came back she was correct and I was pissed because I knew this was worse than strep.

I was told that I need to stay off the bike for 2-3 weeks because if I were to rupture my splene, while it was enlarged I could potentially be fatal because it would spill blood into my body aka internal bleeding. Don't get me wrong as metal as an inner blood bath would be I was forced to obey her orders since it could be fatal.

What she asked next was probably one of the best compliments I have ever received in my life. Whether those were her intentions or not I still felt extrmeley PRO.

As my memory recalls the words that fluttered off of her lips were, "When is the next time you have to take a drug test? Because one of the drugs I want to perscribe you will make you test positive.

My at first confused retort, "Drug test? and positive for what?"

The doctor looked blankley back at then explained, "For your cycling since, if you have to take drug test you will test positive for doping."

It was as if the most beutiful girl just had confessed her love for me. I turned as red as the sprinters jersey at Super Week(bad picture of jersey).

I told her no and was soon on my way out the door with a perscription for a mild pain killer and steroid. As I went home to mope about not being able to race. I jumped on the internet in hopes of being cheered up. W/Mild man's blog had helped do the trick as well as Bike Snob for introducing me to this gem. I do not know if it was the pain killers or the actual blog, but my sorrow had soon left after reading the posts. I do think it is possibe for Kanye to have written about a set of zipp 808's seeing these pics. I would have gone with Lightweight's and Mono.
I will still be working the State Championship race, but I will not be competing for the the crown. My attention now lies on getting better and coming up with a training reigment for the winter months.
See you suckas later.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Estabrook and a Farewell...

I regret to inform all of my friends and family that I will be switching teams for the 2009 season. Team Pegasus has be more than great to me and are everything I have ever wanted in a team, but our views have grown apart. I have found that HCC appeals more to my needs as a cyclist. I 100% recommend Team Pegasus for anyone who likes to ride or race their bike. I hope there wil be no bad blood between us and I will complete my 2008 under the Pegasus uniform.

Woke up around 8 am and was too excited to fall back asleep. I was going to work the p.m. and take down the course, but teammate and friend Jason had called and was troubled by a lack of my presence. I called back and asked if they needed any extra help which he responded, "not really". I headed over to Estabrook Park because I was tired of sitting at home. When I arrived the final touches of the course were being done. I taped off a couple of sections and carried around some tape and stakes until completion.


The family came out once again with a couple of additions, which was a nice surprise. The starting line consisted of 22 riders and was about that wide across. A race was going on in ILL so our field was thin. At the start of the race I took it easy a bit and worked my way up. Lucky for me a single barrier was put up and I was able to hop over it. I saved some energy doing this, but a couple of times I was unable to get past the person in front of me because they were all over the place(a.k.a. avoiding a crash). Thomson Remo from Baraboo Sharks was killing it in the flat sections leaving me more than a couple of bike lengths behind. I usually caught up to him on the barriers or the shacains. Second last lap Jason and Cale had caught up to me. We rode together from there with Remo. On the final lap Remo made his move and turned on the heat in a flat section with pavement. I was dead by this point and assumed he would blow up and we could catch him on the shacain or barriers. Unfortunately, He knows himself better then I thought and he left our sights. On the last set of barriers I could see Matt Kamphius from Brazen Dropouts ahead of me. I should have put on the heat after the second set of barriers. It was pavement, flat and down hill in that part not to mention it meant the race was almost over. Next time I will have to think more about strategy such as good times to attack and bridge. The Pegasus Trio rolled through the finish together with Jason laid down a sprint that came from behind me trying to pass in the final straight. I can't remember how I knew he was coming or if I saw him when he was beside me, but was forced to get out of the saddle and give it my all. I beat him by less than a foot I imagine and was totally dead afterwards. It was a good race I rolled in at 8th which is what a got in Washington Park. Next race is in Northbrook, but I may sit that one out due to how I feel now. I think I might be getting sick again, but who knows.