Off Beat

Hey you, how's it going? Me, life has been packed full of work, catching up on some personal things, and staying away from any kind of training. Nikole and I have been attending many weddings, homecomings and "ways to improve your yard" conferences. We are actually killing grass for a planned garden next spring.

After the big race I try to fit a good three to four weeks of staying off the bike. I will begin transition from the bike to the skis, only hopping that snow lands sooner than later. My biggest challenge these next few weeks is to try and find the weight room.


This past weekend life was forced into perspective for Nikole and I. For some reason my Dad's heart decided not to work right and it attacked him. He and mom were up in Hayward on Saturday and after some heavy lifting his heart got pissed at him and decided to say something about it. Mom rushed him to the Hayward band-aid hospital and after a night there, they loaded him up and sent down to Luther.

An angiogram and a stint later he is recovering and is in good hands at Luther. It was a huge scare for mom and we are glad it was just his heart warning him and not punishing him. None-the-less it is still his heart. You always hear it said, but events like this happening to your parents sure puts things into perspective! Will keep you posted...

Hope life is greatful for all of you!

Sturgie