Update for a long over due.....update

So its been a while since July, or my last post. I have since left beautiful Colorado and moved back to the east coast to finish up my degree in Env studies here at the wonderful school of Washington College in the ever so interestingly flat lands of the eastern shore. I've been uber busy with work from writing a thesis in one semester along with all my other class work. I don't think I have touched my bike in about two weeks and its beginning to kill me of being so inactive after such a long season.

I have since changed teams again, I wanted to go back to Colorado for the next season with Rocky Mtn Bicycles but this time I would have been paying for everything on my own which I would not be able to do well while living in Boulder, which is where my sights are set for my next move out. So for the next year I'm moving back home with the rents but the good thing is that I don;t have to pay rent. Even though I didn't get what i wanted, this may actually be the best option. I can definitely get my cat 1 upgrade while out here where the racing is easier, unlike the crits in Boulder where at least ten of the top us pros will show up and have you balls-to-the-wall-sucking-air-out-of-your-eyeballs, just tyring to hang on. Great for making you stronger but not so good for trying to upgrade fast. SO-- get my cat 1, save some money, maybe get an intern ship to get my foot in the door of the real world for when i decide to switch over (not anytime soon!!!!), and win some races. I signed up with my old team, ABRT/Latitude since they were putting together an elite team for this coming season. Were gonna have white kits (fingers crossed). Just thinking about it makes me wish I was lining up tomorrow. The hills of Middletown valley will provide some good training which Im really looking forward to as well. Ive ridden some at home but never for an extended period of time. There arn't any snow capped peaks but there are some grades that hit close to 18% to plenty of pain to go around!
Ok, back to slaving away with my nose to the grindstone. It's nice to know these are the last projects I will have to work on for academia for a while...