Done. Kaput. Over. Complete. History. My 2006 season is now officially over and the off season has begun. Cheynna and I celebrated last night with a great dinner at Frasca (and a killer ‘98 Giuseppe Rinaldi Brunate-La Coste Barolo), slept in this morning and then took Char for a hike up Sanitas. Now the transition into house projects and wedding planning.

The track wrapped up well but not as we’d hoped. We won the team pursuit easily but missed the time standard we were targeting by a good chunk of time. Sounds like this will probably end the team pursuit experiment… As a whole however the Nationals were a success: Meatball won the pursuit, he and Huff teamed up for a win in the Madison and Creed crushed the Points Race. The only endurance event we missed out on was the scratch. The most impressive performances of the Nationals had to go to Sarah Hammer in the endurance womens events. She made the entire field look like a play toy and set a new national record in the pursuit in the process. Olympic Champ in the making there…

On a side note I have my 2006 Javelin Torgiano race bike for sale if anybody is looking for a new ride. Hand built carbon, all D-A, Oval, Fizik… no wheels however. Give a shout with inquries.

Thanks to everybody for all of the e-mails of support this season, especially during the time I spent gimped out mid-year. As the off season progresses the topics here may shift towards the “chow” side. I’m always up for trying favorite recipes - any suggestions? A cold fall day here in Boulder and with NOAA predicting our first snow of the year shortly soups, stews and hearty dishes are at the front of my mind. As I tap away here at the computer bread dough is rising and a pot of sweet carrot soup (a house staple - recipe going up on the chow page shortly) is on the stove. Not a bad first day off.