I've Been Sick . . .

The past couple of days, so I've been kind of mia lately.  The good news is that I am feeling better already.

I wanted to say Happy New Year to everyone, and I hope that for most 2009 is better than 2008.  For myself, I've thought long and hard, and other than being engaged and hopefully getting married, I don't think that I can possibly beat 2008!  For me, 2008 was great! ;)
Right off the bat, the bike thing has already fallen through!  but as always, it hopefully happened for a reason.  Last year I set a goal of a new bike, so I've saved up since last year and no matter what, I'll end up with a new bike to meet and accomplish another one of my goals!
for 2009, I will not be making any New Years Resolution, but I again will be setting "goals."

The Long Run

Merry Christmas to All!

Here is an update of what I have been doing since I've been home.
First, I Rode My Bike, with some crazy strangers that I randomly met on the road!

This is how we ride in South Texas  "Rough Ryderz!"  (notice Ed with the one hand)

The next day, I Rode My Bike with my brother in law.

We stopped halfway through our ride to refuel

The day after that, I Rode My Bike
I did most of my riding with Eddie, he's been helping critique my new bike!

We got a good little ride in on Christmas Day!

For the next couple of days I will hopefully be riding more miles, but I am still stretching my legs right now trying to get readjusted to cycling again!

I Never Win Anything!

I Freaked Out ...

Yesterday I woke up in Atlanta, GA.  This is nothing new, but this morning I woke up in Edinburg, TX.  Since we went to the show last night, we could say that I was up at 2am TX time and went to bed at one.  I like to leave the curtains open , so that I can be waken up by the natural sun light.  Well this morning, I woke up in my own bed, staring into my own backyard!  What a strange feeling!

Home-

I've booked my flight out of Atlanta, and should be in by the afternoon, just in time for cirque du soleil! 
I know that I am cutting it short!  But I am leaving a day early and it was my last day of work for the rest of the year!  I have a lot of cycling planned especially since my knee is still bumbed and probably shouldn't have run the Las Vegas Marathon!  hmm, never mind!  I don't regret that at all!  See You Guys Soon!

Check Out the New Links!

There have been a few changes with my blogger links on the side bar, first I have added a few people that I've been following through RSS Feed, but never found the time to add "officially"
First I'll start with

Justin Farmer- A great contribution to "The Valley" cycling/racing, hes' hooked up with Clif Bars and Crocs! Check out the link to see his new jersey design for 09'

3 Sport Cat- Aw, an oldie but a goodie, Kathleen is a runner, gone cyclists, gone swimmer, gone Triathlete. I also have been following her new blog through RSS Feed. She loves to bake SnickerDoodles while enjoying endurance sports!

Tinker Juarez- If you don't know who Tinker Juarez is, then you are probably lost and came to this blog on accident. For Piojo and I, he's been a cycling legend. I've been fortunate enough to meet him in Las Vegas and hook him up with some product! Check out his blog to see his recent bad crash!

And as much as I HATE to leave a blog posting on a bad note! I've removed Nick Martin! I used to be a fan, after all, I did design his blog banner and he hooked me up with some of his personal items such as duffel bags, stickers, and even a race number (mud and all) but his blog has lacked any type of attention since he got married about a year ago, and it seems pointless to leave it in the links!

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Las Vegas Marathon 2008 Recap!

So another year completed with the Crocs Marathon Tour.
This is always the hardest part for me because living a life on the road and living that life with other people on the road is what creates true quality friends.  I have had to say good bye for the last time to some unbelievable people.  The likely hood that I will run into them again in the future is slim to none, but this is how things work.  I am just fortunate that I have had an amazing last two years and experienced, seen, done, touched, and smelled so many beautiful things that this world has to offer.

I know that I promised photos from Europe, but this weekend, and unplanned as usual, I ended up running my 7th Half Marathon YTD.

I don't know if I'll continue running or if I am looking forward to "maybe" being able to focus on the bike again or both.  I don't know what next year has to offer me, and I feel like it would be impossible to top this year!  But I sure will have fun trying to do it!

Here are the photos from the Las Vegas Marathon Weekend-


lets just say that the Penny Slots are VERY addicting! :)



Beer, Cops, Elvis, Vegas



Apparently there was a run through wedding , which ONLY makes sense in Las Vegas!