VACATION!!!

Going to NZ to teach this little bird how to fly!!!

Things on To Do list:
Bungee jump
Rap Jumping
Glacier Hiking
Soccer/Rugby game
Surf
Run

Happy Cinco de May0 and Happy M0ther's Day!!!

Back in two weeks!!

Swim Training

I was in the pool at my local 24hr, last night, and just started my swim workout. During my rest, a rather large man asks to split the lane with me... Sure why not? He is about half way down and I start swimming. About 4 strokes away from him, the water starts to taste funny AND I smell his body odor.. can't really describe it and I don't know how I can smell while swimming, but you get the point... I figure, oh well, it'll disappear sooner or later... Then I catch up to him and WTF!!! This guy has some sort of pink skin rash or eczema on his upper thigh... this almost made me puke in the pool. That was the shortest swim workout I've ever had.

Please tell me I'll be ok and that the chlorine killed his bacteria so I don't catch it. I'm saying something to him next time I see him. YUCK!!

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!

Registration for the Half Ironman I wanted to do is closed!!! FUCK!!! It was for charity too!!!

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!

I'm on the waiting list.. please pick me!!! How am I supposed to do my "A" race if I can't sign up for it!?!?

BOOOO!!!!

Surf on Friday (Sunse+) and Saturday (Malibu) was ca-ca! I spent 2 hours in the water both times and just caught 3 or 4 waves. Nothing worth talking about other than the fact that I probably should have taken out the big lumber... at least for Malibu..

I did hang with the best bud.. it was funny hearing her say, "How much do I owe you for the pot?" She has turned into a great cook..

Did 41 miles on the bike, Sunday. Still haven't changed gears.. but I did wimp out on a super gnarly hill.. I just turned around and went back the way I came... Good times.

Surf this weekend? Maybe.. we'll see.. stormy weather predicted for this Friday... ehh.. maybe I'll do some speed work.. or look for my new bike... or play the guitar...

3 Days.. 3 Different Boards

Last Friday, I left work and headed for Sunse+. Not much really going on but there were a few sets rolling in (if that's what you want to call them). I took the fish and caught a dozen or so waves, mostly closeouts. Nothing much to report on but I was having an easy time getting into the waves. 2 hour sesh.

Saturday, I hit my favorite spot with the 9'6 longboard and caught a lot of the set waves. Me and this other guy were holding down a spot and I told him it's hitting right here and he replied, "Yeah and it's like nobody wants to catch waves here." And, I think I fixed my going left problem. I caught a peeler and did some pumps. Ended the ride early cause I couldn't believe what I was doing. One of the last waves of the 2.5 hr sesh was a right that I took pretty far and got covered and smothered at the end. Good times. Once I got home, I rode to the next city over and picked up some things my aunt requested for my vacation to NZ. So stoked on that. Don't think I'll be able to surf there though. BRRRR... and probably be too busy doing things that might kill me (bunjee jumping, rafting and checking out the Lord of the Rings set.. did they kill all those orcs?)

And another note, I'm not really that close with my dad, but he sure rocks.. he swapped out the broken water heater (with my help), changed some things in the surf truck and mowed the lawn in about 4 hours.... thanks man!!

AND THE SURF TRUCK IS ALIVE... AGAIN!! WOO HOO!!!

Sunday, was Easter so I didn't have a lot of time to surf, 1.5 hours. I took the Rusty out and damn I was on fire!! This was the first time I've caught waves on this board without any trouble. Caught a dozen or so waves, which was good enough for me. My last wave, the best, looked like a closeout. So I made eye contact with the hot dogger down the way and started to paddle towards the left.. he's really fast so I didn't want to drop in on him.. When I started to paddle, all I heard was, "What it look like brah!?!?" And it was on! I caught the wave and did some pumps. Took the wave pretty far and pretty long. Great way to end the sesh. Then Easter with the family, a nap and some guitar. I'm getting hooked on playing it.. need to learn to read notes... tabs for now...

I also finally did my taxes and got my refund a few days ago. Enough to buy a new board. I was thinking of hitting up Reverb for a board but can't decide on what shape. I have it narrowed down to two shapes: Quad fish and a Bonzer. Probably go 6' or 5'11 with the fish but I don't know what size for the Bonzer. I'm really torn between the two and would like some input from the Pack, if you'd made it this far in the entry. Why would I need a Quad fish when I already have a twin fin? Why get a bonzer when they're only good in good surf... I really like the one Reverb did in his earlier posts.. C@mpbell bros might be out of my range.. Or what about the quad shortboard.. like the Firefly mentioned in previous posts? And do I really need 7 or 8 boards? I currently have 6 with one potentially one the way from my surf buddy's hookup.

Here is my quiver:
6'1 DLC-a gift from my surf buddy.. don't really ride it much, but I've caught a few with it and it's fun, just not enough to float me.
6'2 Kane Garden Fish-my magic board.. super fun
6'4 Rusty Pirahna-birthday present from various people, including ex-gf.. kinda pissed me off.. she makes enough to pay for the whole thing.. whatver.. still dialing it it
6'6 Doc Single Fin-custom board that my best bud and surf buddy pitched in for (without me knowing).. really thick board.. don't really ride it much cause I think it's too heavy for its specs... its 3" thick!
9'6 Becker Legacy-first board I learned on.. this is what started it all
10' Weber Stylist-my tanker.. you want to catch small waves? well here you go.. wavehog

Bought and sold:
7'6 Becker LC3-didn't work for me.. then again, I was just starting.. probably should have held on to it.. dammit!

I'm thinking of an early sesh tomorrow morning, but I doubt it. Surf definitely after work on Friday, probably Sunse+ again..

Notes:
Damn those cheese things from P0rto's.. I swear I ate 18 of the 25 after my Sunday sesh
The surf truck is alive and kicking.. thank you for the well wishes
I haven't shifted down from my big ring (frong) and middle ring (back) for a few rides now... last night made me sore.. damn those hills
FINALLY!! Those gardeners on the 405 that sit in the back of a tree truck finally got busted.. tree truck = uhaul truck, but only for gardening.. ok I just confused myself too
Thought my hand pump for my bike was broken... I was sitting on the side of the road trying to fix my flat.. bang it on the ground next time.. it works!!
Guitar is fun
Should I just forget the board and get a tri bike? Felt S22 or S32.. I saw the S22 on sale at Perf0rmance.. but I think it was too big for me..



Catch some waves for me!!!

Tigerbalm.. GRRRRR!!!

Haven't been able to post as much as I'd want to because of the new digs and our home computer decided to quit on us... she's in the repair shop.

3/24- I did the Str@wberry Fields tri. Really fun race. My goal for this race was to pass people in all three sports and to do better with the run... The swim was out to 1st maker, turn parallel to the beach to 2nd marker and then turn to shore (imagine a square). Holy shit that was a tough swim. It was only 200m, which means 5 min in the pool, but the waves were breaking almost the whole way to the 1st marker. And damn the current!!! I think it added an extra 150m (scientifically calculated ;)...) out of the water at 11min.. and WTF!! we had to run from the beach to the bike transition... running on sand and up and over sand dunes, really sucks ass... Take off the wetsuit and throw on the bike gear... Things to note: there were some people doing the swim without wetsuits!!! Water temp was 57.. or 59... brrrrrr

The bike was uneventful.. really flat and fast.. except for the quick hill near the end.. I think I averaged 18mph.. one mile faster than my training average... Things to note: there were two guys dressed up as Mari0 and Luig! racing on beach cruisers. Their bikes had the aero bars and wheel covers. They made me laugh.. when i passed them.. then they pissed me off when they passed me. They only have one gear!!! I also got to see some hotties!! HEEEEYYYYY!!! 38 min

Ditched the bike at the transition and put on the run shoes... I was so shaky, I couldn't tie my shoes very quickly.. I should have put those Y@nkz I bought a few months ago.. Hit the run feeling pretty good.. then everyone from the later waves started to pass me!!! DAMMIT!! I hate that! The knee pain from the marathon came up again a few minutes into the run but I ignored it as much as I could.. I picked it up the last quarter mile or so and finished out of breath and ready to make Beancountingsurfer angels on the grass. I didn't and walked around, hit the food, grabbed my gear and headed hope with a big smile on my face. Good times. Notes for the run: damn there are a lot of hot chickies that do tris... I think I need to join a club.

A few days later, I looked up my results and finished in 1hr and 25 min.. and I averaged a 9min/mile pace. Great! I was doing 9.5min/mile in training... I want to be able to do 8min/mile by the end of the season.. We'll see... last year this time, I was doing 10:15.

I did what I set out to do.. I passed people in all 3 sports.. not many, but I passed some. I took off the following week because of the knee pain.. dammit!! I hate sitting around!

Fast forward to my day off on Friday... oh, not a vacation, but a university holiday.. saweet!!! Having breakfast with my grandpa, cleaned the house and took my cousins to see Bl@des of Gl0ry.. pretty funny movie.. I also got a call late that night about the Quiks!lver warehouse sale... so I head to my friends place and crashed.. We got up at 4am and headed to HB... Why in the world did I think that the sale would start at 8? I checked the paper with prices and sale details.. MAN!! the sale doesn't start until 9:30!! We didn't get in until 10:45 but we were able to leave the line and come back... thank you stamp lady!! Was it worth it? Nah, not really.. the sun really worked me and the clothing wasn't that great... spent $50 and picked up a $10 backpack... my friend picked up at set up irons (qu!ksilver owens Clevel@nd G0lf) for $100 and our buddy that works for them said last year they were $1000.. if only surfboards were priced like that!!! Visited my homie that's in the hospital then got home and rested. I met up with my best bud after her sister's wedding shower.. we planned to go out, but ended up eating filipino food (fried empanadas rule!) and i went home after that and crashed.. till the next morning... a lot of sun and little sleep can really wear you down...

Sunday, I hit up C0untyline with the Rusty.. the water had some bite to it and the wind was on it.. not to much to write about... I caught a handful of waves and blew 3-4 set waves.. dang it!!! Funny thing to mention.. there were 2 guys suiting up at the same time I was.. one of them a was a newbie.. how'd I know? Because he put his springsuit on backwards! HAHHAHAHAAH!! Oh man! What a great pic for the daily ass.. I didn't have my camera and told him that he put it on backwards.. he was a trooper.. probably was out there for an hour...

Oh yeah!! forgot to mention that super rad chick was busy for the game.. kind of bittersweet, as my friend put it.. I was bummed she couldn't go but the game sucked (they won by 25 or something) so I don't think it would have been that fun... dang her line of work!!!

Notes:
Damn my new coworkers talk on the phone a lot... not even work.. personal stuff..
Damn the knee pain!! I think I'll see a doctor if one more week of no running.. HELLOOO POOL!!
Warehouse sales are only worth going to if you know someone that can get you in without standing in line
My aunt is pregnant with her 3rd baby.. her out of womb kids are 12 and 8.. whoa! can you say oops!
New bike saddle (seat) is way better than the old one
I learned to play the first few notes on the guitar
Work is taking away from my FREE TIME!! can't update the blog.. need to get computer fixed
Training on the bike in the big ring only rocks.. and hurts
I got smoked in the pool by an older lady... damn the her years of swimming.. she was going faster than my freestyle when she was just kicking on the kickboard
Tigerbalm is the shit! Knee problem is getting better
Smaller portions and not eating after 7:30pm (well I eat if I train) has helped me lose 3lbs in the past 2 weeks
Everytime I give up on the super rad chick, she comes back.. saweet
Need to contact Reverb about a board

Sunse+ Friday afternoon!! Woo hoo!! Enjoy the SW!!!

LATER!!