So March 28th will be our first race day for 2010 and we couldn't be more excited.  Or is it nervous.  Pretty sure its a combination of both.  Everyday revolves around preparing ourselves for these really important races that determine who you are in the national mtb world.  If you can do well at these races then potential sponsors and the media will notice you.  If you have a bad, lets say 6 or 7 races which the series is made up of, then you might as well start looking forward to the next year.  The difference between this year and the previous years for me is a pulled leg muscle that is finally feeling better.  Aleksandra has had her share of aches and pains but they're nothing like this monster that has haunted me for the past three and a half years.  This has been the first training season that hasn't been interupted with time off the bike due to seeing 10 different doctors, 1 acupunturist, 3 different massage therapists, a million ART office visits, 10weeks of ROLFING, 5 MRIs, 2 Chiropractors, 2 US physical therapists, 1 European physical therapist (who was amazing), 10 visits to a doctor that performed something called the Graston Technique, and then finally a few months going to Dr Rob, who is actually an arthritic doctor and helped me tremendously.  So now that this seems to be behind me I'm looking forward to having the best season ever.  Maybe a top 20 national placing and a Windham World Cup start.  We will see.  The weather is awesome here so I have to get out and ride.  
        mike