Face Lift

Incase you haven't noticed! I changed a few things around... My original template was exactly that, a template; and it was beginning to sag in certain areas, so I did what most Americans do and I gave it a face lift ;) Also to explain the banner it'll be like that until Valentine's Day. I figure with it being so easy to change I might as well theme it alittle.

Kona, Hawaii Pics

Feel free to click on any of the images to enlarge the photos

Yup...

Mile Signs...

When riding out to McCook if you do not own a computer for your bike it is easy to have an idea of how many miles you have ridden *at least somewhat* not the most accurate, but hey better than nothing huh? Depending where you start it is usually a 50 mile route more or less and usually ends up being more! The sign is somewhat refreshing and motivating letting you know that you have made it out that far already... and even though it says mile 17 I didn't start at mile 0 Rd. I started at Mile negative 17 Rd!!!

on the road again..

i rode north east to mccook. along the way i ran into an old friend. the zebra.

the wind was pretty steady, i'd say at 15-18 mph. rode a steady pace, not hard, but not easy.

once i got there i ate a muffin, coke and coffee.


i like to suffer on my bike, on long stretches of road, in the great state of texas!

it was a great ride, and hope to do it again..

Extreme Point

I think that it said something after the word extreme... but when it says something like "Extreme, Beyond This Point!" why would I not go!

South Padre Island 10k

A good friend of mine Omar has been wanting to get into the world of cycling and running. I told him that he needs to do an event, that even if he gets last place this helps you catch the bug!

So he calls me up and says hey there is a 10k at South Padre Island "lets do it" I really do not want to... so I wake up for the run and call Omar "no answer" ok I tell myself, I am not going then! Omar calls me back several minutes later. NOW I am committed. I always remember feeling like this at times when waking up early for cycling rides, but after the ride was done I was so happy that I had made that small sacrafice! This was no exception...

13 mile run...

A couple of weeks ago I attempted to run 13 miles. The most I have probably run before is a 10k. My good friend Jeff said that I would loose count, that after awhile you just kinda zone out. So below I devised this innovative "rock" system. Everytime I ran one lap I would move one rock over haha, the track is 1.5 miles per lap.

Are you aloud to run in a cycling jacket if it's cold outside? Thanks Omar for showing up for support at the end.
As everyone knows I just got back from vacation, well this is the number one reason NOT to leave your dog with your sister to dog sit! It's kinda hard to tell in this photo but my sis made up this b.s. story how my dog got into the trash but really her and "friends" decided to shave his head and give him a moe hawk!

Back & Tired!

Ok guys, I'm finally back from Kona, Hawaii and super tired. I will post pictures after I get over this insane jet lag. I have been traveling literally for over 24 hours!

Below: Is a picture of the resort

Peaman Biathlon! Kona, Hawaii

Today I participated in my first every Peaman Biathlon at Kona, Hawaii... several professional athletes showed up to the event and made it well worth the show! I was told that the results will be printed in the newspaper and I will update you to let you know how BAD I did. Although I WISH that there was a bike, I GUESS I will run the 4 mile course that was scatted along the beach ;)

Peaman link

New Helmet

Piojo and I both agree that there are things in cycling that we NEED and things that we do not! :) Well for Christmas I got this helmet that I will probably use only about 2 times out of the year... but I got it for Christmas so why the heck not? :)

I am going out of town and I will not be here when the helmet arrives and that's ok also. But I get this e-mail today and this is what it says!!!

Pro Bike Outlet

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Order Number: 701Detailed Invoice: https://probikeoutlet.com/account_history_info.php?order_id=701

Date Ordered: Tuesday 26 December, 2006

The comments for your order are

Stephen,Thank you very much as you know that helmet will not be abvailable until march.

Thank You

Sandy RosellSales Manager

Your order has been updated to the following status.

New status:

ProcessingPlease reply to this email if you have any questions.

Merry Christmas Everyone

I am spending Christmas with my family, I hope that everyone has a great Christmas!

Tagged

Lance tagged me ;)

So heres what I have to do:
1. Find the nearest book.
2. Name the book & the author.
3. Turn to page 123.
4. Go to the fifth sentence on the page.
Copy out the next three sentences and post to your blog.
5. Tag three more folks.

Book and Author: Three Weeks with My Brother
Author: Nicholas Sparks & Michah Sparks
Text: They didn't push her to work harder, nor did they help her with her studies, nor did they mind if she brought home poor grades, the reason yet again being, "She's a girl." They did, however, enroll her in horseback riding lessons, thinking a skill like that would serve her well in the long run.

I actually just read this page 123 last night, so I am glad that I didn't have to skip ahead in my book! This is usually a girl's type of book and or author but on the cover there are two boys riding bikes... so since I have a brother I really felt like I could not pass up this book.

Click to see book cover

Now I have to tag three others
Piojo
Mrs. Valentine
Bike Drool

Jumping the Peleton

I can only post a link because it's the only video of it that I can find for now. Anyway check it out it's pretty funny...

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=558456953

You Fill in the Caption!

The Search Continues!

I don't know if this is real or not...

You Rock!

I have been out for awhile... but here is something that I made on photoshop a couple of days ago...

Health Fair

First I wanted to give Piojo a happy b-day wish ;)

I had these big plans of riding this weekend and that kind of went out the window... I had a health fair on Sunday and that was pretty eventful, atleast I find ways to entertain myself!

Above: The identity of this person has been concealed for her protection... also this is what you get when you try to take pictures at a Health Fair!

Below: Is the after shot, Thanks to Mayra an awesome co-worker for taking this pic ;)
Above: "Pete's Budget" is demonstrating to us all how to get your glucose checked. It is a student practicing so that was nice of "Pete's Budget" to lend a finger! BTW I got mine also, and it was 88 ;)

It Feels Like...

This morning before my ride I checked the weather... to see if it's cold and just curious what direction the wind is coming from, but that won't change my route ;) On yahoo it says "It feels like" 48 degrees... I really just want to know the real tempature and I guess I don't remember what 48 degrees "feels like" because it was really cold! After awhile of riding though, it all calmed down and didn't seem too bad. Glad that's the coldest that it's suppose to be this week!

The Fat on the Skinny...

I have been riding recently on my MTB again... incase you didn't notice I put the skinny's back on them. It's a lot of fun riding on them like this haha.

oh yeah... I gased up at $1.93 at H.E.B. :)
I hate it when I have to wait for these HUGE trains!!! ok, it's a small train, but I felt that it looked funny enough to take a picture of!