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Champion!

January 5th 2008 -


I went in this morning for a minor surgery on my back. It was a Discectomy on my L5S1 Disc. Dr. Michael Rauzzino removed part of my disc to stop chronic pain i have been having since around thanksgiving. The surgery went well and I got out of the hospital on Sunday after noon.


I spent the week at home resting with my wife and not doing much of anything. I am feeling better but the doc says it's be a few months before I can get back on my bike. I'm dying to start training for BMX and the mountain bike scene but I have to take it easy and not reinjure anything.


January 14th, 2008 -


I went back to work today only to figure out that I am just not ready physically to hit it again. I tried as hard as I could and made it thru the whole day. I went to HR and requested medical leave for the week. So I am at home resting and tomorrow wednesday at 11:30am I get the staples out of my back. overall so far this hasnt been really that unpleaseant of an experience. I wouldnt want to go thru it again, but the outlook is good so far.  More after my dr. appointment tomorrow.

This was my First National in 22yrs. Ironically, the last national I raced at 22yrs earlier. Also Ironically the last National that I won when the race was held at the "National Western Complex.!" Here I am in 2007, A LONG TIME REMOVED SINCE THAT DAY!!! It would be a different story this time around. That's for sure.


Friday -  Did not goto plan. I have been training hard prior to the season since back in November 2006. A few weeks earlier, a small crash at the snowmass 4x cost me 2 broken ribs. I have been nursing those for quite some time and hadn't been racing BMX at all. My son Jake and I attended the last few State Qual races at Countyline BMX in Littleton, Co, Epic BMX in Fort Collins, Co and Dacono BMx in Dacono, Co. Friday began good and I felt pretty good. I qualified in the second moto in 1st. and sat out until the main. My left foot began to hurt and increased until the main. I raced but ended up 3rd out of 4. Not Good. That was that.


Saturday - Started off a horrible day because my Left foot hurt so bad I couldnt hardly even walk. You see, last season racing mbt 4x I managed to case a jump and slam my heal in to the face of a jump and break the calcaneous (heal) since then, I have had horrible pain in that foot on occasion usually after a day of using clip pedals. You can't keep up these days without clip pedals. and I had paid my money and was determined to race. I raced alright, but did not manage to qualify. Out of the gate, pressing down on the second pedal stroke I had no strength. I couldn't keep up.


Sunday - Got no better. Sore foot, no strength couldn't keep up. No Qualify on Sunday either. But I remembered what it was like to race a National event. I love BMX. I LOVE IT! It's so much fun to be a part of such a wonderful sport. I'm looking forward to next year. I'll be a much better rider in 2008 and alot more in shape.

I've begun racing BMX again. It's so much fun! I remember why I loved it so much.


The MTB season is on the horizon as well. I'm stoked for the season to begin!