I made it!

WOW! What a great week of training... I actually made it in one piece down to Key West with no problems at all. We broke it up nicely... 150 miles the 1st day, 100 miles the 2nd, and 100 miles the 3rd. The only problem was since we were riding down the coast I only got sun burn on one side of my body... oh well. We ended up in Key West and hung out for a little before heading out. I had been there once before and forgot how cool it is there.. Definitely have to go back again soon.

Well, I jumped on a plane the very next day and right back into a snow storm. But I don't wanna talk about that. Here are some pics... Only 3 weeks till training camp and can't wait to see the boys! and girl (didn't wanna leave ya out Janis).

Beautiful scenery along the coast...


Me riding across the 7-mile bridge in The Key's


We ended at the southern most tip of the USA


The Crew...


Mike didn't ride hard enough so we made him pull us around the island...


Ran into some of Rich Harper's friends in Key West... what a small world..

Good to be outside...

Been a nice couple days in Florida so far. Has been a little chilly by Florida means but a nice upgrade from the freezing snow up north. Just did a couple nice 2 hour rides and getting ready for tomorrow. 155 miles down to Pompano Beach.. and that's if we don't get lost. I don't think I did 155 miles in a week all of last year so it should be a little shock to the body... kidding, well kinda.

Been camping out at the local Starbucks that is right on the water.. coffee and the ocean.. love it! Well wish me luck tomorrow! Lets see how the endurance is...

Florida, Here I come!

I don't think I have ever been this excited to get to some warm weather. The temperature in Columbus has not gone over freezing in like a month.. its crazy!

I fly out bright and early tomorrow so will be on the beach by noon!! I mean on my bike by noon! Ok, maybe by the beach by noon and on my bike by 2...

We have a long weekend planned which should be some fun. We are riding from Melbourne to Key West. I guess John has the route planned out with our stops and such but should be between 120 - 150 miles a day for 3 days. Gonna be cruising down the coast and hopefully I will get some sweet pics to share.. Can't wait to actually steer my bike a little bit!!

It's Cold!

Training has been good even though the weather has been crazy cold. Yesterday it was -5 and it is supposed to be even colder today. Needless to say I have been spending long hours on the the trainer watching movies and playing Madden. I head to Florida next week for a handful of days which will be nice. Need to break up this indoor training as I think I have only been able to ride outside once in the last month.

I love this time of year though because all our team stuff starts showing up and its like a late Christmas. Its always a little boost in the motivation when you get new clothes and a new bike. We are riding the same sleds as last year, Masi 3VC, with SRAM Red but this year they are in pimp white. Which match our new pimp clothing by Hincapie. We have some kick ass new sponsors so our gear will be better than ever. Now just need to make it go fast:-)

Happy New Year!

Hope everyone had a fun and safe New Years Eve! I kicked it pretty mellow this year and just hung out with the family. Have a nice day of training planned today as well as a great 09 planned:-) Hope to see everyone soon!

Happy New Year!
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