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Whoa! What a drive. I left Moab at 5:30 AM on Monday and drove straight thru to Cedar Falls, Iowa and arrived back home at about 11:10 PM. The drive wasn't too bad. The worst part was driving the passes through Colorado. Loveland Pass and Vail Pass both had about 1 inch of snow on the ground and the plows were out. I had to put my winter driving skills into use 2 months early. It looked like what it looks like in the middle of December here in Iowa.

I had tons of time to think about the Moab race on the way home. I went back as far as 3 days before the race trying to think of anything I did or ate that could have contributed to the total body shut down. This was the first time ever that I have had my body just shut down. I think that i am coming down with some type of virus or something. I have been blowing my nose, and have just been drained of energy. Anyway, the race is done, and it's time to start planning for next year.

It was interesting to get to meet some of the people that read this site. I think I had like 4 or so people come up to me at Moab and ask if I was Jeff, and then go on to say that they read the site everyday. Crazy! I also ran into some people that use to race and live around here.....Kris Wilson and Chris Sindt. There was also one guy who came up to me and ask how my season was going.... I said it was great, and he replied that he raced against me at the 24 hour race in Montana back in June......Weird.

Well, I think the season is done. I need to make some money to hopefully survive the off-season. The season was "good" for me. I had some great results and some not-so-great results. This year proved that I can ride and race with the bigger names in the sport. As Chris Eatough said at World's......"you have the highs and the lows"......I had both sides of that this year. The bad finish at Moab is fuel in the fire for next year. The off-season will be intense, and i will be back with more fitness. Now, I have to see how sponsorship pans out for 2005. I will keep you all posted.

Lastly, Thanks for all the support and well-wishes via the "Post A Comment" Nice to see that so many people care as much as I do. Thanks also to all the sponsors, especially Cateye and Giant.

Stay posted to the site. Even though the season is wrapped-up, you can follow my off-season training, and see how the 2005 sponsorship dance pans out.

Thanks Guys!

Jeff Kerkove said at 7:00 AM :: ::