Looking back on 2008

Well another year has come and gone.. as I look back on 2008 the first thing that comes to my mind is on January 1st of 2008 I rode my bike 145km around Maui with over 4000 feet of elevation climbing... the BEST way to start the new year in my opinion.. what could be better than escaping minus whatever and snow to 80 degrees in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with my favorite Italian carbon friend! Unfortuneatly.. I have to wait another 69 days to do it again, but at least its hopefully going to be a smooth transition to come back here and ride outside immediately... well hopefully... I guess thats what the computrainer is for and my ergvideo training program.. I actually look forward to coming home and looking at what punishment is ahead of me for the evening... today was 6 X 1.5 minutes @ 360 watts with 3 mins rest between each effort.. I was pulling way more watts than that, but the computrainer is regulating the load and wont let me drastically exceed it... 50kmh though @ 118rpm.

2008 race wise, I want to say a big thanks to Tim and Arlene Woodcock for all their efforts for the team... Arlene motorpacing us down River Road was always fun as she always seemed to find the throttle on the hills to make life a little more "interesting" I will pass you this summer.. well Im going to try anyways!!

Overall the season was succesful.. a few wins on the road, some good strong TT rides, a 2nd overall in Minnesota at the Tour of Granite Country, I got better at cyclocross... and of course don't forget my annoying emails every other day about training rides... which were usually met by a select handful of dedicated team mates.. you all know who you are!! If you think you got alot of emails from me this year.... you haven't seen ANYTHING yet... I want EVERYONE out there on the team...

Awards won... Bronze Medal (AGAIN for the past 4 years) in Master A Provincial TT Championships... Silver Medal Provincial Cyclocross Championships, Woodcock TT Series - 1st Overall, MCA Sportmanship award, MCA Road Organizer award to the Woodcock team.

Thats a wrap for 2008... looking forward 2009... especially with my new Cosmic Carbone Powertap wheels!!! Oh yeah.. and Super Record 11 speed...