Last Night

This rain is beginning to annoy me already... I know that we live in a desert and the desert misses the rain but last night it kept me up. First there was lighting the whole night... in my room I have some very thick curtains too but it still continued to go through my closed eye lids basically waking me up everytime. Second the thunder was "extra" loud and lasted "extra" long! haha I don't know why but it seemed to continue forever!

Some days you are the dog, and some days you are the fire hydrant!

More Beach Pics

What a cool 6 seater bike huh?

5k Run

I was super busy this weekend! I took a lot of pictures but here is a preview of what I had originally gone out for. I have been focusing on my running lately since this is my weak point and as I mentioned in an earlier post I found a 5k run just to kind of see where we are at right now.

This was at the race start right before the race started.

I like to show up to races like this because this is not my "territory" I still run for fun haha, so if I bring something home I'm cool with that ;)

We always feel like we have done everything that we can for the race until the race starts. Maybe I should say until the pain starts, we begin to think to ourselves why didn't I run an extra mile that day, push myself harder, ate healthier, and or even slept in that day when I should have been out running like the guy that's infront of me right now.

While out on the course I had this very annoying guy that would run past me really fast and then pull over to the side and begin to walk... I would just keep my pace, and then I would hear someone running behind me as fast as he could and then pull over to the side and walk. This type of action was repeated through out the WHOLE race, now talk about annoying!!!

I actually got to sprint him to the finish line, which was fun because it seems like any event that I do I always finish without anyone near me, so I have been accustomed to "Cruising" it in.

This was the results after the race. The smaller trophy is second place for my category... and the bigger trophy is first place for my girlfriends category!

Trouble Maker

Ok first off... there have been some weird postings, I wish the people and or person would leave an e-mail or something else other than an IP Address.

anyway... Here is a picture that might make me look like a "trouble maker" I was on my way home and I it seems that I just missed a three car accident. But I looked to the side and I see one cop per car. This is something that you do not "usually" see on an everyday basis. So since I had my camera handy I "thought" that it woud be a good idea to take a picture. I WAS WRONG, the cop in the middle actually sees me and pulls me over for taking the picture! :(

I blurred out his face and the license plates so that I wouldn't get in trouble.

Doesn't it look like an AT&T commercial????

XL Weekend

Weekend in review… ok we had an extra long weekend so this was good, the bad part is that I do not feel like I accomplished anything and it ALSO feels as if this weekend went by faster than a normal two day weekend! Have you ever had a day or “several” days where you just do not know what you did with them? I had these great plans of actually riding my bike this weekend or do some extra running. Next weekend there is a 5k and or 10k run and I am pretty sure that I am going to attempt the 5k to see where I am at with my running right now.

ok, now the story with the picture... sometimes I just guess ignorace is bliss. I am leaving the mall and I see these two cars competing for parking spots so that no one else hits their cars? If you look close the truck has actually found a way to take up 3 parking spots, I already find it annoying when people think that they are soo good they take up 2 parking spots!

Some People...

Ok, I know that sometimes Piojo, A-Ron and even myself can say things that seem to be obnoxious and or mean. The majority of it is a joke, but this is truly taking it too far!

I was going to a softball game with "Pete's Budget" and driving in front of us was a truck hauling a bunch of trash... we look a little closer and in one of the chairs sitting is a person.
A person sitting in the chair I guess would be ok if he was back there to help make sure that certain items wouldn't fall off into the street and possibly hit my car right? But this individual was sound asleep and has down syndrome!

Bee careful!

First off... Yes I rode my bike! :)

Second, I have been parking at this gas station and riding my bike from there lately... It's this little route that I found that is like "my" Granjeno but for Edinburg instead.

well... After I finished my ride we noticed the tree next to us for some "odd" reason was covered with bees, I hope that they were not the killer bees!

Either way, I snuck a couple of shots in without being stung!

The Postal Bus (review)

Ok, I finally finished the book "The Postal Bus." Overall it was a faily decent book with a lot of insight that we don't think about and or do not see. It has been one of the better books that I have read that are cycling related especially compared to Bobke II. It's funny because the part that I personally found to be the most interesting was not the Tour De France, it was the chapter at the end that was related to the olympics that mainly grabbed my attention. So... if you do decide to read this book don't skip the last chapters I think that they are worth the read ;)

Funny Pic

Happy Monday everyone :)

I hope that everyone had a good weekend, and after being run out of certain "territory" but some certain "hoodlums" I have learned my lesson ;) haha

Topless Carwash

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Daily Special

Sorry the picture is blurry... I had to do a drive by shooting for this one! It seems that all the Subways are doing a promotion and putting "Daily Special" to all their signs. This one inparticular has been spelled incorrectly for almost two weeks! So I was forced to share! A good deal anyway!

Ring Side...

I few of my friends are the fight Doctors for local boxing matches... my father has a couple of ambulances. So my friends call me up and ask if my father can be the company with the paramedics. It's actually pretty cool watching a boxing match from the ring side, to tell you the truth I am not even a big boxing fan! After watching the fights, you still respect boxing just like you do any other sport.

above: is one of the trainers heads (he wouldn't move)
Above: is my father with the "main event" MOST of these boxers are actually built like cyclists!

Above: Is one of the paramedics with the ring girls.

Sorry about the quality of the pictures, I guess I am not good at taking action shots, atleast in boxing... it's still not the same as a bike ;)

Change Settings

Word Verification: I had to add this feature due to all the recent "spam" posts that I have gotten. The weird part is that I was being spammed in older posts, but none the less it still fills up my mail box. I truly attempted to stay away from the word verification to make the site as user friendly as possible. It seems that the spammers have gotten the best of the site! :(

Specialized Commercial

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Thor...

This is Thor:

His last day was yesterday at Bicycle World, I liked to bug this poor kid for some reason... I think because he actually owns a bike. Other than Mondo he was the only other tech that rides a bike, atleast that I can think of... He's off to Austin and I wish him well!

Package...

NP Martin strikes again!

those little things in the middle are some Trek tattoos... I guess this was HIS bag because on the strap it has his name on it. I'll get a chance to use it on the 12 hour MTB race! ;)

For Non-Pro Cyclists

Right now I know that a lot of people have given up on the sport of cycling... or "lost faith" maybe even sports altogether. Here is a video that Jeef has provided and I felt was important to share...

:::Typed in grey is the true story:::

Dick (60) and Rick (42) also participate as a team in triathlons – grueling combinations of 26.2-mile runs, 112-mile bicycling, and 2.4-mile swims – a remarkable feat considering Rick’s inability to walk or talk. At birth, a coiled umbilical cord had wrapped around his neck, cutting off oxygen to his brain and leaving Rick a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy.
When Rick was eight months old the doctors informed the Hoyts that he’d be a vegetable all his life and that they should just put him away. But Dick and Judy Hoyt had connected with their wounded infant. During a recent phone interview, Dick told me that an extraordinary bond instantly formed between father and son.

Link to the video

Tour Mania...

Every single one of those 9 scratch Tour Mania's are winners...

What does it take to get that many winners?
A LOT of scratching!

"Piojo Pastries"

My friend got married a couple of weeks back, here are some pics of what I think are some pretty "creative" cakes.

You can actually eat the dragon and the sushi rolls... haha :)

The Aftermath...

A couple of days ago we had a small weather storm... I took some pics of the "aftermath"

Above is the neighbors house on the "right" with a tree falling and breaking their fence...
Above is a pic of the neighbor on the "left" with a tree falling and breaking their fence...
This trampoline is detroyed with broken springs and all...
I don't know why it didn't fall off... but I just thought this pic added to the chaos ;)

I thought it kind of weird for my neighborhood really that got messed up because I didn't see anything else around the city, I just feel fortunate that my fence wasn't torn down by the "small storm."

Friendship...

Friendship is:

• The quality or condition of being friends.
• A friendly relationship: formed many new friendships over the summer.
• Friendliness; good will: a policy of friendship toward other nations.

What I am really trying to say here is... don't mess with my "peeps"

Have a "hoppy" day! :)

Maybe Piojo was right...

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Night Ride

This sign is located on an overpass that is used for the night ride, we don't dismount going up let alone going down! Besides walking is for "n00bs"

New Patio

Here are a before and after pic of a patio that we just had built, you are missing out Jeef! You could have bbq'ed here!

Lance at Academy...

I found this to be interesting... I was walking around Academy and ran into Wear Yellow jerseys and shorts. There were mostly only shorts left over, but I guess you never see that so that's why I found it to be so odd? :) They were "still over priced!"

The Tour So Far...

I have been watching the Tour here and there... I think Piojo was right that it's hard to consider watching when the podium winners last year are ALL not racing. I have to admit that it is starting to become better... Did anyone see that crash from yesterday??? I like to watch the crashes, but I HATE to be in them! Did I miss a TTT somewhere?

Gas Prices #3

This one works really well in the Valley

Dead Man's Chest...

This is for all you pirate lovers! I checked out the movie and it is more action packed and fun than part one. Highly recommended, and don't read on if you do not want to read a "spoiler" but the movie ends to where you have to watch the 3rd part.

Got Tagged?

It seems that I have been Tagged more than once so I better cough it up huh?

four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Lawn Boy
2. Dairy Queen
3. CopyZone
4. Briarcliff Nursing and Rehab

four movies I watch over and over:
1. American Flyers (A Must for any cyclist)
2. Drumline (I was in band too!)
3. The Saint (Old School)
4.The Count of Monte Cristo

four places I have lived:
1. Oceanside, CA
2. Yuma, Arizona
3. Cherry Point, NC
4. McAllen, TX now Edinburg, TX

four TV shows I love to watch:
1. Is the Lance Chronicles a TV show?
2. Crocodile Hunter “just like everyone else”
3. “Jackass” that’s why we MTB
4. Reality TV (Only the one’s that kick people off)

four places I have been on vacation:
1. Fiesta Texas? (Texas)
2. Busch Gardens (Virginia)
3. Disney World (Florida)
4. Washington D.C.

four websites I visit daily:
1. Bikejournal.com
2. Myspace.com
3. Geocaching.com
4. Coolrunning.com

four of my favorite foods:
1. Pizza
2. XL Hotdogs (sonic)
3. Nachos
4. Chicken Parmesan
I KNOW I HAVE a BAD diet!!

four places I would rather be right now:
1. The bike is the most obvious
2. On the track running
3. South Padre island just relaxing
4.Mtb’ing somewhere up north (Warda is a favorite) camping involved !

four favorite bands/singers:
1. The Crystal Method
2. Dj Richard Humpty Vission
3. DJ Mea
4. Black Eyed Peas?

four bloggers I’ll Tag… I'm sure most of them are sick of hearing from me.Can you tag bloggers that have already tagged you?????
1. Piojo
2. Bike Drool
3. Tri Guy Jeff – You need something to write about ;)
4. A-Ron if you only had a blog… you have to write by hand and USPS your results to everyone!

Went Riding...

Two things... One I "actually" went riding, and the second is that my HR did NOT jump and become insanly high while riding.

Because my HR didn't jump while riding... that just means that I am SUPER out of shape for running!
I have to admit though... while riding my bike I didn't realize how much I missed it! :)

Happy 4th!

Peking Acrobats...

This weekend the Dodge Arena had the Peking Acrobats. This event was different from the same ol' singers that they bring again and again. I was fortunate to be able to watch these people perform amazing stunts. What I found the most interesting is how much I related all of the discipline and focus to cycling, I know that a lot of the audience watching the show did not "appreciate" it as much as a cyclist would.