Change of plans

Though my plans are changing the rest remains the same.

I finished the work required for, and completed my master's degree. My new job is almost identical to my old job.

I was thinking about racing long, but I was recently and easily persuaded to race fast instead. Rather than slogging away on the bike for 8 and 12 hours each day, I'll keep the ride times shorter and train for xc races. I plan to kick it up a notch again and see if I can catch some of those elusive UCI points.

Next Season

There's always next season.

This next season I'm thinking about racing long again. 2009 I gave the NUE 100 miler series a go. It turns out training for 100 mile mountain bike races while earning a master's degree in food science is a difficult task. The 2009 season didn't go as well as I had hoped (seasons never do) and I finished 10th overall in the series after completing the minimum 4 required races.

Next season I'm shooting for a top 5. I just need to figure out a way to train full time.

Turkey Days

I took a trip to SC, and snapped a few images while I was there.

This picture show was recorded on Kentmere iso 400 film pushed to 1600 in artista liquid developer for 16minutes at stock dilution:








The lil' one was trouble:







This set was taken with AristaEdu iso 400 pushed to 1600 in arista developer for 18 minutes diluted 1:1. It turns out this was not enough development.

Links

I sprained my thumb on lap one at the NCSU cx race and proceeded to race for the win (FTW). The following week I ignored the swelling to the best of my ability and proceeded to race the bumpiest course yet at WVU - and win. After another week of thumb not healing I decided to race at VT on the bumpiest course of all time thinking, F this F that, FTW, and did not win. A week later I saw a doctor who told me to see another doctor who told me to have a splint made. Now I have a really cool custom splint and 6 weeks to enjoy the off season.

Other projects in the works:

webmastering: acccycling.org, omphotos.jessicagreenberg.com, and aaronoakes.jessicagreenberg.com

Photo gallery coming soon to omphotos.jessicagreenberg.com

Writing a business plan and marketing materials for my very own small business. I plan to be in the business of managing and racing for a small professional and grassroots mountain bike/cyclocross team. Also hoping to kick the coaching up a notch, know any potential clients? Send them my way and if they sign up I'll give you a reward. Official reward posters are coming soon. wenzelcoaching.com

Also currently working on finishing the ol' thesis and pulling out the best of the best for publication at the professional level in the 'scholarly literature'.

Up and Running

It's official, both the start of 'cross season and the launch of new webspace http://omphotos.jessicagreenberg.com/

Last weekend was the Richmond festival of cyclocross. I raced collegiate men's A Saturday and again Sunday. I won both. I'm pretty sure I placed 7th and 4th in the pro 1/2 field, but was only scored/registered for the collegiate race. It's nice to know I would have been in the money though.

http://omphotos.jessicagreenberg.com/

Giana and I took some pictures at the race. The colorful digi pix are hers and later this week we'll have scans of real photos made with film. Enjoy.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/10/news/north-carolina-state-dominates-atlantic-conference-collegiate-cyclocross-opener_146022