The dream can't last forever...

No one can live the dream forever. Getting to wake up every morning and literally have no other responsibility than to ride your bike is a bit like eating ice cream for every meal. It is delicious and tastes amazing but is in no way nutritionally sound. I had an amazing summer and got to go and do a lot of great things. However, as of 7:00am this morning the "eager to learn" young minds came instinctively flocking back to school like the the salmon of Capastrauno. To be honest with you, I am eager to get back to routine and rejoin "the real world". The dream is over...only 184 more work days to go until next summer!

Weekend Celebration Bash

This past Friday we held the WSC/Albion Hills post-race celebration bash at my house...here are a few scenes from it.

Angela's parents had this custom bottle of wine made for me. However, it's too awesome to ever crack it open.



Plenty of beer, food and socializing.



Plenty of hot chicks!



Great friends...



After the selfless effort that my support crew bestowed last weekend I was at a loss to find a way to properly thank them. So I had the idea to make them a clock out of recycled bike parts which I presented to them at the party. The 24hr movement represented the race and the cog at the bottom was engraved "In Union There Was Strength 2008 Albion Hills" to always remind them that without their presence this couldn't of been possible and that while it was an individual win it was a team victory.



Also, I edited the race footage into a 20min. movie which I debuted on the 16 foot Outdoor Stein Theatre screen but am having problems getting it to upload on the blog...look for that coming soon.