Training.......

Jason, Max and I began training hard after the Tour De Phoenix, I mean we all wanted PLATINUM, to achieve that you have got to train hard. We had become seasoned veterans of the PBAA(Perimeter Bicylcing) events and we knew how hard it was going to be at this years (2006) Tour De Tucson.

The only thing that is constant is change, and in the time span from the Tour De Phoenix in April to the Tour De Tucson in November, things changed. Max took on a new job, and Jason had some things to deal with.

Max started traveling in June or July and could not train the way he wanted to, he ended up pulling out of the 2006 Tour de Tucson. That left me and Jason.

Jason and I trained quite a bit for this upcoming race, we popped a couple of 85 mile rides around the McDowell Mountains, we were training hard. The last few months leading up to the race were tough for Jason, but he trained when he could, and never gave up.