There is one race on the calendar everyone gets ready for and thats nationals! I’m pretty excited for this Saturday since the championships are in Rhode Island and I don’t have to go flying to Portland mud-puddles or Kansas city cold weather. This last weekend was the W.E. Stedman race in Rhode Island. Timmy won again…and I was second, but close, which is a good feeling. Everyone I know showed up to watch, my friends from Connecticut, my old training bud’ Craig Lipka who I spent countless hours with on the roads as a junior and all my family who still live in New England were on course, screaming for me, it was great! What else…? I didn’t race Sunday so I could study for the two final exams I have this Wednesday and then get my bikes and stuff ready for nationals and Belgium. A HUGE thank you to Tom McDaniel, the promoter of the Granogue UCI race in PA. because Tom helped me financially; I am able to head over to Belgium with Geoff Proctor and duke it out with the euro cross’ gods. I’m really excited to get back over to the racing in Europe and hope to get back over there a bit more next year. I downloaded the new eminem cd “the re-up” off itunes this week and if you like eminem, he’s back with his friends and it’s pretty good, so check it. Some friends of mine from Belgium are coming to see New York City, hang out and cheer at nationals, so if you see a big Belgie with Mr.Jelly Belly CalebMrJelly.jpg, be sure to say hi and pick up some sportbeans. Seeya!