Well, it was a long season, but it's over! That's right, The 2006 season is in the books. Ness said, "It was a tough desicion to forgo the final race in the Thrilla in the Milla cyclocross series, but it's been a long season. It started out really good, and I had good results at Mt Hood, but after the weekly phlebotomies started, it was tough to keep the intesity up." Ness continued to race through weekly phlebotomies racing in some of the weekly bendcycling.org weekly criteriums and as a Cat 3 in the Cascade classic stage race in his current place of residence, Bend, Oregon.
Ness plans a full comeback next year in his first full season as a Cat 3 racer in Oregon. Since June 5th, Ness has been undergoing treatment for Hemochromatosis, a genetic condition that causes the body to store extra iron. As of today he's undergone 18 phlebotomies, and it looks like treatment could last into 2007. Ness plans to do some ski racing this winter, with possible plans for the Birkie in Feb. and the National Masters in March.
In other local news, Ness's wife Laurie recently returned from Paraguay on a trip for operation smile. Click here for a flickr slideshow.
(*** uh, yea, this was about my racing season for 2006 - There might be other events -mac forest 15k trail run-, but for the most part, it's over, just like the Twins) the blog will continue though. There are some rumors of a site re-design and a new URL (nessski.com??) wait and see!
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