2009 NBL Season Begins

My performance at the NBL Grands was decent making it to the quarterfinals in 40-44 Cruiser and Semis on 20".  I feel that I was not on my game completely though and I was not really in the hunt for any title or high plate.  I wa not qualified on Cruiser and had a minimum 6 races in for the 41+x class.  I ended up 12th overall in 41x which was a surprise to me and has inspired me to go after better finishes in 2009.

So the season begins for me this weekend at Evansville's Burdette park for the Hoosier Nationals.  I plan to race both bikes this season since I enjoyed 20" so much and will turn up to 45-49 at the Grands.  Being 44 now will make both classes challenging but my new training plan from Greg Hammond at Concept2 should help me a lot. 

I have been rowing since college and being from Minnesota means that I didn't get much outdoor time.  The indoor rowers from Concept 2 were a mainstay for our training in the rowing club.  After college I purchased a Concept2 ergometer (Model B) for my continued training and fitness.  I have always enjoyed the no-impact training but never expected it would be good for BMX training.  The schedule I have is puke level tough and should increase my VO2Peak.  I have noticed a performance improvement already but I have just started.  I am also more motivated to win.

I am shooting for making the Main this weekend on both days.  I don't expect that we will get more than eight 41x riders but the 40-44 cruiser should be at least two gates.  With Denny Terry and the expected tough riders from Indiana I know it will be a challenge.  The new track updates with asphalt turns and probably more speed it will be crazy.  I will post results once next week.

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