Now that the Holiday dust has settled, I’ve been able to check out my Fall semester grades…

Yes folks, 4 A’s for this guy right here.

Now… I know they were fairly basic classes. Yes. Thanks for reminding me… But to me, they were very important.

Allow me to take you on a journey through time…

You see, about 6 years ago, when I was just a young warthog, I decided to stop going to college. I had a full head of hair, was sharp as a tack and had a mind like a steel trap. Life was looking pretty damn good at that point. So you know what?… I figured I was done with college for now. I wasn’t excited to go to school in the first place and… drum roll please… had managed to already fail one remedial math class… Think that’s pretty bad? Well, I also failed a beginning weight training and cardio class.

Yes, this professional cyclist failed a basic gym class… Like permanent transcript kind of thing… GPA buster… “F” as in “Fail”… Bad.

Ok, back to the story…

So, I figured the 20 or so credits I had in my possession would be suffice and that I’d pass on school and give this biking thing a go. So I did just that. I even became spokesperson for the National Association For Cyclists Who Think School Is For Idiots and Dummies. I had a great time telling everyone why they should just ride their bike and pass on school for now. It pissed a lot of people off… which come to think of it was a lot of fun for a young man like myself. While I still think there is some truth to a young person riding full time, I also think it comes with a fair amount of…well… dumbness I guess.

School nowadays is pure cake. They’re practically giving you a degree if you can just tolerate 4 years (or 10 for some of us) of lectures, homework, presentations and projects. Last February, I decided to slowly step back in the classroom and begin excercising my brain after it’s 6 years of hibernation. I’ve been taking mostly online courses because they fit my training and racing schedule perfectly and if you have the discipline, they’re enjoyable. There’s a deadline for the class work, but you do the work at your own pace and then e-mail it in. Lets also keep in mind I’m 6 years older and paying for it myself… those are two big motivating factors right there. Since last February, I haven’t pulled anything less than an “A”. I think training and racing full time is a great thing, but I would recomend keeping one foot firmly planted in a classroom in order to keep chipping away at school…

There… I said it. Wow! For those that know me and are saying “I told you so”, write that last sentence down, quote it, and sign my name at the end because I said it.

So parents, feel free to print this out and show it to little Billy… and Billy, if you invite me over for dinner, don’t bring up school… or you might just find yourself lugging a backpack full of books around next semester.

Cheers.

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