But how does over nine years pass? I was quite active in mountain biking , although I only actually raced 3 times. I started and finished a bachelor's degree while working full time. I got married, bought a house, got insurance, all that regular guy kind of stuff. I would still renew my AMA membership and Cycle News subscription, and would still go to the National (and later the Supercross) every year, but I was convinced my racing days were over. If I couldn't come back after only two years, there was no way I could after ten years. I had accepted that my riding days were in the past and I was OK with that. There would only be 17 chapters in this moto-biography.