Firsts

Well, due to the tremendous pressure exerted upon me through the prodding of those-that-shall-not-be-named, I share in the joy of writing this inaugural post. You see this is new for me, since I have never posted on a blog, not even the one Jill created for our family. For what reason might I have forfeited my blogging virginity at this moment; could it be because I have some delicious gossip, or have ridden a fantastic road race, or wrecked splendidly. . . no, nothing like that would detract me from usurping my typing energies from my students and dissertation writing. Rather, I seem to have fostered some idea in the head(s) of some number I know not, for reasons perplexing even to the most adept phychologist, that I have ended my riding career! I challenge anyone (except Brady) to a race up Snowy Range Pass (here in Laramie), or even a quick sprint up N.Ogden Divide just to prove that I am quite ready to dispel that rumor.

After several harried days perplexed at the origin of this rumor, I have decided i may have been due to my inattentiveness and absence in participating on this blog. Hence, this post provides a second point of proof that I have not sold my bike on ebay.

Lastly, I am signed up to ride my first road race next year in Laramie. After watching last year I decided it was time to enter a race to race (b/c we've never raced Lotoja) solely on the bike (I would likely have ridden it this year, but I had just run a marathon the week before, and wasn't properly trained). So all I need to do now is find a criterium to ride in so the race won't be my first time participating in one.

In all I hope my post finds you all well, that I've clarified my position on the "team", and look forward to a visit with Doug, Darren, and Tanner in a couple of weeks.

Cheers!
Rob