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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I'm a terrible blogger. Awful. Where did we leave off? December... fucking DECEMBER?! SHIT!!!

Well, my road and mountain bike season were pretty inconsequential. And this is a cyclo-cross blog. And I'm a cyclo-cross racer. As Twitter may have told you, #crossiscoming. So, it's time to start updating again.

Last season ended well. I scored a brace of top 5's in South Carolina in December and top tens in all but one January North Carolina race. Highlights included: scoring sixth at Durham and securing the last upgrade point on the day (missed the last turn on the course, got passed and beat the dude in a sprint with a bike throw), and podiums at North Wilkesboro and Greensboro (many thanks to Adam Myerson for that last one).

So, the season is right around the corner. Five days away, to be exact. It's an exciting and terrifying time of the year. I still have tires to glue!

So, here's a quick look at what I'm hoping to do this season (outside of go fast and smash). Hopefully, it's a great year. I've high hopes.

2011-2012 Cyclo-Cross Schedule

September:
9- Asheville Cyclo-Cross (Asheville, NC)
17, 18- Charm City (Baltimore, MD) (Maybe?)
24- Asheville Cyclo-Cross (Asheville, NC)

October:
1, 2- Va Du Mar (Spartanburg, SC)
8- Pisgah Brewing CX (Asheville, NC)
15, 16- Greenville Spinners CX (Greenville, SC)
But if that doesn't happen => Mud Sweat and Gears (Unicoi, TN)
22, 23- Georgia CX Series (Savannah, GA)
30- North Carolina Cyclo-Cross Series #3 (Boone, NC)

November:
5, 6- Cycle-Smart International (Northampton, MA)
OR if that doesn't happen (because I'm poor) => 6-NCCX #4 (Salisbury, NC)
12- South Carolina State Championships (?? This is a complete guess. It's not posted anywhere)
12, 13- King College (Bristol, TN)*
19, 20- North Carolina Grand Prix NCCX# 6&7 (Hendersonville, NC)
27- Thanksgiving 'Cross (Boone, NC)

December:
3- Mars Hill (Mars Hill, NC)*
4- NCCX #8
10- Kingsport Cup (Kingsport, TN)
11- SECCC Conference Finals (Banner Elk, NC)*
18- NCCX #10 (Tanglewood, NC)
31- New Years Resolution (Chicago, IL)**

January:
1- New Years Resolution (Chicago, IL)**
4-8 US National Cyclo-Cross Championships (Madison, WI)*
OR (assuming I'm too slow) => 8- NCCX #11
21, 22- NCCX # 12, 13

*Collegiate races with the mighty University of South Carolina Cyclo-Cocks
**A boy can dream