Jonez World

The leaves are changing colors, ‘cross racing is in full swing, and the pressure is on now that the second bike has arrived. Raced this past weekend in Southington… good times. #1 and B-Lance were there to cheer me on with inspirational sayings such as “shake and bake.” I mean seriously who says shake and bake, just like who throws a shoe? Crazy fans. I only crashed twice, but both times in the same place. Pictures are somewhere in the dark room. I’ll post them soon.

Here’s a couple of quick shots of #1 and B-La’s art project in our living room.

Casserole and I traveled to the great state of Maine this past weekend for some shopping and a little bit of racing. Warning to future travelers of Maine, stay away from Lewiston, but if you happen to find yourself in Lewiston eat at Governor’s for B-fast. Maine is the home of L.L. Bean and TONS of outlet stores. Trust me, I think we visited every single one of them. What is all of this grumbling about, you may ask. Well I placed a dismal 17th on Saturday, so Cass decided that I didn’t deserve to put my feet up and relax in the hotel room and took me shopping as punishment. Talk about motivation to place better! There is something about outlets, Cass feels obligated to buy something in every store, “because it is so cheap.” I don’t understand this logic, but scored some new clothes. After our half marathon shopping spree the pressure was on to place better Sunday because I couldn’t handle any more shopping. The race went well on Sunday and I placed 5th, in my 5th cross race, kind of funny. I’d like to say thanks to Jelly for taking care of my bike’s set up. So now I have some UCI points and won’t have to start so far back anymore. Pressure is on now! I’ll post some pictures later today.

I have been sitting here trying to think of a way to describe ‘cross and why I’ve had a blast in my first three races, but writter’s block has taken over my brain… that is until I surfed over to the CrankBros. GP. website.

This how they describe cross:
“The NASCAR of bike racing”

Enough said!

Weekend totals:

0 Flats
0 Bike changes
1 #1 Fan who forgot the camera
2 days of racing
2 crashes
2 10th row starts
100 guys passed
150 times I heard some dude yell, “Jones, Horner can ride that section, why aren’t you!!!” My response in two words or less Mr. Smarty pants: Pro Tour!

Man the off-season is fun.