April 12, today was Tilles Crit, usually a very fun race, but today it was cold, Anthony Dust got 4th and Casey Saunders got 9th,,,,,plus Casey earlier in the day got 2nd in the 3/4 race.....March 22.....Today was cold, but I got in 40 miles, also rode yesterday, I am way behind in training, but look at it this way, after everyone else has peaked out, I will be going strong...March 17th...Happy St Pats.2008 New Year, New Season, our elite team has added some new guys (Andrew Lister,Shawn Mullin,Andy Gibbs,Jason Smith) and we kept the old crusty guys, okay just kidding about crusty, Mark Nagy,Anthony Dust,Charlie Crouse,Kevin Wilbanks, Mark Obermeier,Peder Hulse.....

November 14th......long time, no biking for me, off season, I joined the gym and I have been working out and swimming, feels good and this year I am concentrating on building my core. Also helping with cyclocross every weekend......October15th......Cyclocross has started, I work at the events but hopefuly I can borrow a bike and race a few. The last couple of months have been wild, we did the Tour of missouri and worked our tails off, we also had some fun, it was great......August 20th,,,,This past weekend was Downers Grove,On sunday we had Mark Nagy and Anthony Dust in the Cat 2 race, the course was wet, but the big rain did not come, great racing by both of them and Anthony Dust finished 3rd, awesome.,In my race, the big rain came and it was brutal, crashes at every corner, I did not last very long...........Local boy Josh Carter got second......August 11th, I just got back from Big Shark ride, yes it is hot....It has been a long time since I have updated. I went on family vacation to Door County, we camped for a week and rode every day, and of course drank beer. Now it is time to buckle down with the training and get ready to peak for Gateway Cup.June 27th........It is finally coming back, 7th place at Webster Groves, but more important I am getting my legs back. It is amazing what some base miles will do for you. So kids remember you need the base mileage.May 7th...... The Washington Circuit race was cool. but tough, very tough........April 30........Well the season is in full swing, I am still in training mode or should I say accidental training mode.....This past weekend was Tour of St Louis and I might add that our team from cat 5 to the elites were very impressive. Also Mark Nagy showed up sunday and he is healing well, looks like another 6 weeks before he will race again. Anthony Dust is on fire, he won the overal and won on sunday in a classic showdown sprint with Joe Hill.Way to go Anthony......April 1st...... last weekend was hillsboro, there was some fast people that showed up, ready to race, I lasted 2 laps. Mark Nagy crashed on lap 3 and broke his collarbone........March 4th.. I skipped froze Toes, because I AM NOT READY. Last year at this time I was in Mexico racing on a composite team. I do feel like 2007 is going to be a good year for me, sort of a rebuild year..........March 2nd........ I just rode the trainer, yes I am behind in my training, but when everyone else is burntout, I will be fresh. We had our team meeting last tuesday at Square One Brewery, our new sponsor. Great food and great beer, they want us to name a new beer for them, of course who else could name a beer better than dogfish. My new team Cannondale is awesome.......February 14th....Happy Valentines Day, yes I have returned and back to the trainer........Jan 31.leaving for Colorado today.......Jan 25th......more trainer, not as fun a tucson, which is where I was last year, oh well, but I am leaving for colorado next week for a little snowboarding..Jan 18th.. back on the trainer, knee seems fine, i have been fine tuning bike fit, feels good.........January 14th.......more trainer time, but last nite I was painting hallway at my brothers bar, tower pub, slipped on ladder, basicly fell down flight of steps and totaly jammed my knee..............January 10th......more trainer, feels good, I think my off the bike break diid me good. The first week of February I plan on going to Colorado for a week of snowboarding, no Tucson this year.......JANUARY 7TH 2007 on the bike again, starting off slow, on the trainer, here we go---no drinking for 2 weeks,

Dec 13th.....super cool caad 9 frames in any color you want as long as it is white........December 2nd...Yes I am thinking about riding again, but of course it is too cold now, indoor trainer time....Nov 24th......yes I started running, getting ready for indooor soccer, hey at least its exercise......November 13th......still no bike riding or racing, I hope I will remember how to ride, maybe I should start running or swimming. We ordered our super sweet team bike frames from cannondale, bitchin white piant job with the "oh so suttle" black dogfish/cannondale logos... I have been helping the Old Man prepare for the Dogfish/ bike 07 launch of our brand new apparel line aimed directly at bike racers etc., groovin.......November 1st......last sunday I did the cyclocross, and considering that I haven't even ridden a bike for 2 weeks, well let us just say, it was painfull and I was slow..........October 20........Last saturday my sister megan got married to Farrell Browne. Awesome wedding, I danced all nite and my legs were so soar, I guess that has been the extent of my training......Sept 24th..........oooops no bike rides for me. I am dormant, non bike racer at the moment. Sept 9......next week is the last tuesday nite crit and the last taco nite at the Tower Pub, be there..........Sept 06... I am tired, yes the season is over, take a rest and start cyclocross in a month. The Gateway Cup was awesome, racing wise I did not do very well, but great people, great event, lots of fun............ Aug 23rd........Last weekend was Downers Grove, the saturday race was fast and a great warmup for Sunday, so speaking about sunday, 4 major crashes throughout the race, I was able to avoid all four, 2 of them slowed me down for a bit and I had to do mjaor chasing. Fast.......Aug 18th.. leaving today for downers grove pro championships, great course, pro race on saturday and the elite race on sunday. I hope my back holds out.....Aug 12th.......yep, I went to hospital today for stitches above my eye. I could makeup some cool story about a bike crash etc, but no, I trip in bathroom. I also had brainscan, that looked okay, so what the hell....Aug 11th.......looks like I will make a last minute decsion and decide not to go to Elk Grove this weekend, I hurt my back Tuesday nite and damm it hurts all the time. Looks like I need sometime off, so I will rest go, to doctor and be okay for downers grove....Aug 9th.......checkout the new anti doper shirts the old man created, the link is on the left of this page........Aug 7th.this past weekend I went to Bloomington Indiana to race with the Indy boys, the crit was fast and the Texas Roadhouse has some fast racers. I stayed at Michael Kerbergs pad, cool place.....great time was had by all.......Aug 2nd.I just got my new Zipps, sweet, I am heading to Indiana this weekend to race with the Indy boys.....July 31st..damm it is hot, I am going to basball game tuesday nite, my first time at new stadium. Megan and Farrel had a baby boy, he is cute, and his name is Farrell.

July 23rd.. raced in jeff city, on a car race track, actually proving grounds for State Patrol. I was spent on the last 2 laps. July 19th.. I felt better at the Tuesday Nite crits, despite the heat....July 17th....yesterday was Soulard, super hot, I caught the break with some good guys. hung on to the end for 6th place, I made the mistake of falling back on last lap. Turnout was weak, probably because of the heat......July 10th..feelin tired, feelin lazy.......July 5th...wild weekend, on saturday we did the photo shoot for the gateway cup video and the posters etc. It was a long day. On sunday my Old man was riding with his brother Larry at Castlewood, Larry had what the Old man thought was a heart attack, after administering CPR, calling 911 etc, the paramedics had to get back into the woods, they were back by Blue Ribbon, anyway turns out Larry was having seizures, caused by a lump in his brain etc. He is home now but goes back next week for more brain tests etc........June 28th.....Last nite I won the Tuesday nite crits, I worked hard etc, now If I could just win some of the real races. It was also Taco nite at the Tower Pub, very lite turnout......June 26th....... brad Huff won the Webster Dogfish Race, classic moves, great racing. It was a super event, too bad pops does not want to do again, way too much stress, but I must admit he puts on a first class event in all regards.....June23.......In 2 days the Webster Crit once again. It has been a wild week, on tuesday I won the race at tuesday nite crits, I felt good and I was glad I did not have stomach problems..Wednesday nite was birthday party for my brother Rob at his bar, great event. The Old man has been working diligently on the race, actually he amazes me, here only 8 weeks ago he has a stroke, so not only is he trying to rebuild his business, but sell the advertising and then design the brochure for the race, and of course lineup all the details for the race. He literally works 18 hours a day. I believe he has said many times no race in 2007...........June 18th.. Happy fathers Day...on saturday some of our elite guys were in a big crash,(mostly cit and scrapes) so they did not come down for Winghaven. I was so disappointed, I started throwing up on lap 2 and just couln't keep it up. So I think it was lap 8 I retired..........Next year..... June 13th.........It was TACO TUESDAY last nite at Robs Bar. Thanks mom for the great spread, we had a great turnout, of course everyone is hungry after racing at the Tuesday Nite worlds......June 11th.....columbia Crit today, ooops I got 11th place, I was very disappointed, did not feel well, that is my excuse......June 9th......the heat is here, and my AC in the volvo does not work, thge heated seats work........June 5th.......Sunday I went to Rolla for Road Race, started off okay, but I spent too much energy bridging a gap, and I was spent at the hill, live and learn.....Last week I get my new zipps and I love them, lightweight, responsive, and stiff.....May 29th........I am home from racing. Saturday was Snake Alley, damm this was tuff, basicly super fast crit course with monster snake like climb and brick pavement, and it hurt, every lap hurt more than the one before, I finished 32, not bad considering there was a pileup on first lap that totally broke up the groups.It was hard but I am glad I did it. Sunday's crit was hot and fast, thanks crew for the water support, I finished 15th and in the money. 136 racers started this race and considring the caliper of racers from all over including the Toyota United Pro team, I feel pretty good about my finish.May 26..headin to quad cities for a weekend of racing............May 19th..........the new kits arrived today, cool, there is something about new kits that makes you want to ride. I am going to Louisville Today with Mark Nagy to race. Congrats to Micheal Kerber 1st place in Louisville..

May 14th...yesterday was the State Championship MTB race, yes even though I have not been on a MTB since the 12 hour race in September, I decided to do this race. 4 laps for a total of 28 miles, it felt like 100 miles on the road. I got a bad start, my brain was thinking like a roadie and I quickly realized you cannot sit on the back in a MTB race. The last lap I totally bonked, but I finished, of course out of the money. Then on to a baptisim for my niece, Vivian Karpen..........May 111th........I would say we are totally moved in to the new apartment now, plus last tuesday we had tacos at the bar after the race for everyone that showerd up........May 3rd.... fun races last nite, in the final laps, Mark Nagy and Peder Hulse and I had perfect postion, mark set me up for the sprint, I think I went just a tad early and I was beaten at the line by james pirtle.so 2nd pplace for me.............May 1st......Old man is doing well, thanks everyone for the good wishes and prayers. last weekend was the tour of st louis, and my head was definately not into racing, on saturday i lasted about 20 minutes, brutally windy and pollen was terrible, my eyes were so full of junk I couldn't see. I partied hard that night and did not plan on racing on sunday. My mom called and insisted I race, thats right my mom insisted, so I drug myself out of bed and went to the race. super fast and then it started raining and lightning cut the race short, I actually finished 9th and I was glad I raced, thanks mom..........April 29th........wild week, last week pops had a stroke, so basicly he has been in hospital all week doing tests etc. He is home now and has all his motor skills etc, lost some eyesight, but of course he is already plotting strategy as to when he can rie again.......April 19th...early break last nite, which lasted entire race, wore me out, Mark nagy and peder were in the peleton workin the group etc.......iT FELT GOOD........ April 17th......Another monday, but tommorrow is tuesday and my favorite weekday activity, the Tuesday Nite Crits.......April 15th..............yes, hot weather, did the big shark ride today, but I got in last nite at 4:00 am, so it is time for a nap. I sold the old volvo.April 10th........ I just picked up new car, not new new just newer than what I had. Last weekend was cold at Hillsboro, warm at Tilles, great racing all weekend, The boys from Indy came in town, so not only fun racing, but fun just hangin out.......April 5th....first tuesday nite crit last night, these races are the best, afterwards we make the short trek to Tower Pub (owned by my little brother), I also sold my motorcycle last saturday . It was fun, but it is time to move on..........April 2nd.........I am tired, I need sleep, lots of miles in the last few days, food and sleeep, just like sea biscuit..............March 27th.......back from the east, hey it was cold, rainy, sleety, etc, I need warmth. Thanks Jason, Charlie and Jason for the hospitality........March 23rd........indoor trainer, indoor trainer...indoor trainer, I need warm weather, going to Indy this weekend to race with the Indy squad..........March 20th...hey whats up with this snow, I am losing my tan......March 19th.........Saturday was the first crit here in town, billed as a training crit, sure was fast for a training crit... most of the players were here, Tim Kakouris had a great outing as his first race as a Dogfisher, he got 8th, I only could get a 13th, I was actually getting what we call the fire lung which is basicly not adapting to the colder weather well. I do need some kind of excuse........March 13th.......more riding on sunday, did the columbia flats with some hills added, very windy...then on to my sisters for birthday dinner for Laura.......March 11th.......I have returned, and yes already worked one day at the shark. This morning I did the shark ride and I must have brought home the tucson weather......

March 8th......snowboarded all day, dam I am tired, just a couple of days ago it was 100 degrees in Mexico and now I am playing in the snow in Vail, life is good...........March 7th.........on my way to Vail, Co to visit with old high school buddy for a couple of days and then on my way back to St Louis. I might be racing this weekend in Indiana......March 3rd............this is a translation from the Old Man, since Johnny is not at a computer, I talked to Johnny today to get the lowdown on the race in Mexico, I will skip some of the wording that was used, the race started off on a bad note, first of all the starting location was changed last minute from Tucson to Nogales, then they did not know if theya were doin a crit or road race, then the race start time was delayed 3 hours, please note the word delayed, we were ready to race but they were not, than after lining up then they had to go to another location for the start. The next day was more confusion.......... Imagine what racers in st louis would do to a promoter if he had theses problems. more of the same in stage 2 and 3. In stage 3 they did not tell us the proper race distance or inform us that the last 30 miles was straight up. more confusion, no water or food left me with what I call the shakes.more info later...........February 26........Monday I will be removing my stuff from the apartment in Tucson and storing it in the van untilI return on March 5th from Mexico. I plan on heading north to Beaver Creek, Colorado, to visit an old high school buddy, saty for a couple of days and head back to St L ouis........February 25.......I hope everyone enjoys Froze Toes tommorrow, I will miss being there, not because I like cold weather, but the friendly racers. I am going to Tempe to get a race in before the Mexico thing, whcih starts on tuesday........February 22nd.today is my birthday, send money..................February 20th......gee another day of sunshine, oh ooops, it was only 68 degrees today, I feel good, knee only hurts a bit. Yes St Louis I will not be at Froze Toes, bummer, I will be preparing for the Mexico race.. Karl should be here tonight. ...Do not forget wednesday is my birthday, send money please..February 15th..........this is the Life, bike, eat, sleep,bike ,eat, sleep, warm weather, suntans, hotbabes, this would be a good time to thank all of those that have helped me out along the way........I called home and talked to pops to remind him to drive my motorcycle or at least start it up, keep the parts from rusting.......February 13th....yesterday we raced in Phoenix, considering that I do not have enough miles on my legs yet, I was happy with the results. I made the mistake of thinking it was final lap and it was not, so I was toasted, ended up with pack finish, Peder Hulse did great especially considering he has not been riding...February 11th.......it has been a difficult week from the viewpoint of nursing my knee injury, sometimes it feels better, sometimes it does not. Peder Hulse has arrived and we did Mt Lemmon today.......It looks like I will be racing in Mexico at the end of the month, hopefully my knee will heal up by then.For those of you reading this from St Louis, it was sunny and 75 degrees today......February 7th.............I just got the phone call, my older sister Dedra, just had her baby, its a girl, Vivian Karpen, this is number five for Dedra. Talk about a trooper she has her kids at home, yes that is right, the all natural way, no pain killer etc. just pure guts....So when I am hurting making that climb up Mt lemmon, I think of her. congratulations....

February 5th. Yesterday I tried to do the shootout ride, but my knee hurt too much......... I spent the day Icing it.today I rode for about an hour and my knee felt better......February 3rd....well I did 40 miles yesterday and 50 today, my knee hurts, I think it is from the crash, because my hip hurts also. so I am using plenty of ice. I am going to try the shootout ride tommorrow and see how I feel, Sunday josh and todd are going to Phoenix for road race, I am definately not ready for that yet. The sunshine here is awesome..the hot girls here are awesome....February 1st........Okay lets chalk this one up to stupidity, I rode with Josh, Todd and Mike, of course they are all tan and have many miles under the belt, we start out averaging 2o mph, damm, by time we hit the 40 mile mark I am already toast, so I turn around and head back, I am only a few blocks from the apartment and of course in front of the University with hot babes everywhere, and yes, I am so tired, that I lose my concentration, I get caught in the trolley tracks, I go down for the whole world to see, scraped butt, knees,elbows, you get the picture. Tonight I am cleaning the wounds, but of course I am also sunburned........Welcome to Tucson......ooops I almost forgot, this is for the Old man who has been telling me for 2 months that I need more base miles so my knee will not hurt, well Old man you were right....Jan 31st.......arrived in Tucson this afternoon around 5 pm, only one minor traffic high speed warning on the way in OK. the apartment is much nicer than last year, under new management, I plan on riding 7 hours with Josh Carter, and some others tommorrow. sweet......Jan 30th.. I am leaving today at high noon for Tucson. Since I am driving the team van, I have everything, pots,pans,toaster,microwave,groceries to feed an army,dvd tv,bedding,blowup mattresses, oh yeah my bike and assorted wheels etc.......Jan 27th........ I will be leaving for Tucson in 2 days, I am taking Team Van, because my old Volvo, well lets just say it is old....We will have rotating groups of racers coming in and out throughout the month, so if you need a place to stay, email the old man at team@dogfish1.com.......January 20th...I am finally starting to feel better...I hate winter and it hasn't even been that cold. I have been able to get on on my motorcycle many times, in the last month......Jan 18... All I can think about is going to Tucson, I need to get back on that bike and also enjoy the Arizona weather. I am still sick and I recently obtained some antibiotics to kick this thing. January 5th, I have been sicker than a dog, this sucks. Big Shark has agreed to be our team sponsor.........I decided not to go to Florida with the Old man for the Surf Expo, It would have been fun, you know the show routine, hot babes etc, but I need to stay home and work and conserve cash for Tucson.........January 2006, Happy New Year, Great party at the Tower Pub last nite. Huge crowd, old buddies etc. I guess I should start training soon.