Long Time No See

Okay people don't you know that you have to remind me to post. Its not that I don't love all of you. I actually read most of your stuff using Google Reader (I love that thing!). Talk about being off the radar. Jeez I leave this thing alone for a while and all these crap post/ads are all over the place.
Well a lot has happened during my absence. Not much relating to Triathlon unfortunately but that will change.
Mrs. TV and I have moved to Pasadena, CA! Damn tasty restaurants!
Had a workup done at the doctors and guess what? All this extra weight I'm carrying around is bad for me. Who'da thunk?
I have fat IN my liver, I got an ear infection from jumping into the pool for the first time in a long time, and according to the doc I don't have any "healthy" fat.
So that's the gist.
To those in Nevada, I'll be celebrating my 5 Year Wedding Anniversary in Vegas Baby! A little fun for the wify and I. She took some time off and we'll be there for a week. Penn & Teller here we come.

A Year in Review

I know its very late for this but a lot of thought needed to be put into it.

My first season as a newbie Triathlete...TriGeek. First, thanks to all the
support from my fellow bloggers/
triathletes and the podcasts: GYGO! (Get Your Geek On) and SimplyStu. You guys make workouts fun and entertaining.

Coming from a competative background (nothing professional) I have resparked the flame that working out used to bring me. I used to be on the highschool water polo and swim team. Then after those practices I went to martial arts training. Many moons later I'm married, still working on my continuing education (got my BA, but working towards a Masters), and 70 lbs over weight. Being, what I first thought was a derogitory class, a "Clydsdale" has had me dredding any tight clothing. But after years of wearing a speedo, board short just didn't cut it. But I didn't want people throwing up in the pool so the long jammers had to do. Then I had to wear more tights with my bike gear.


Note: I don't know if I ever posted but my ride has a name..."Petra" (A character out of a favorite book of mine Ender's Game).


Everyone out there has been great. I know that I can be a bit...sarcastic. Kahuna, sorry for rip'n on your stroke on the New Years Tri but Robo made me do it. By the way, I never got to see the video from that day.


For my first season (which I enclude my first tri, which makes it over a year) I did:

Hermosa Beach Sprint (Tri)

GYGO New Years Day Tri (Tri)

Bonellie Tri Express Series #1 (Tri)

Played on the 210 Freeway (Bike Ride)

Almost everyone I met on the coarses were excited, enthusiastic, encouraging, and inexplicably nice. Something I'm not accustomed to. Hey, who hasn't been burned. But the triathletes have given me a renewed hope that not everyone is an ass.

The sport of triathlon has given me something new to obsess about. There are so many aspects to working out, nutrition, racing, preparation, equipment, that this should keep me interested for a while.

I've gone over and over this post...re-editing it. But I finally took out all the crap and whittled it down to this: Thanks to everyone out there keeping me honest to my word, thanks to the asses on race day that keep me chasing even when I have nothing left, thanks to Mrs. TV for not going insane with the constant chlorine and sweat smells that radiate from my gym bag, thanks to my uncle for getting me to sign up for my first triathlon (even though he didn't, good story, you should look to my races and read up on my first), thanks to GYGO and Simply Stu podcast for getting me through workouts (the problem is that now I want to listen when I swim so I have to find a waterproof MP3 case), and thank you to myself (without me the word would be a little sadder) ahahaha, I mean I'm glad I've stuck with it so long and have been able to make sooooo many friends.

Guess Who's a New Grad!!!!

I was so excited. It's been a long time coming. But it is official...I have a B.A. in Psychology from California State University San Bernardino. Lets start with the morning of. Mrs. TV planned a big party for me at the house, mostly family and a few friends. The rental chairs and table didn't arrive the day before like they were supposed to. So in the early morning I was receiving the delivery. The ceremony was set for 9:30AM and asked for Grads to be there an hour early. I was up till 2AM that morning and had to get up at 4:30AM to start with last minute touch-ups to the house. Didn't get much sleep but I was too excited to sleep anyway.

The ceremony was long and boring as usual. It was a good thing that I didn't eat breakfast since when I went up to shake hands I felt like I was going to hurl. It was nice to see my family all standing and yelling for me in the stands.

So enough with the pleasantries...

Now for the Real Weekend

This is where I'm going to be from Saturday till Monday. Limekiln Falls in Big Sur, CA. Mrs. T.V. and I are going camping for the first time since I proposed (now thats a kewl story, if you're intersted I'll post it sometime). Campsite is 100 yards from the ocean and only 1/2 mile to the falls. aaaahhhhhhh relaxation. Till next week....

What "Extended" Weekend?

(Not actual pix)

Guess what I had to do on Saturday? Move carpet. I'm chalking that up to 1:30:00 of home improvement work out in my book. These aren't little pieces either. We are talking 800+ square feet broken up into 4 big pieces. I'm taking another day from work to make a real 3 day weekend with Mrs. T.V. More on that later.

Sponsored???

No, I haven't been given a spot at Kona. But I might as well for how kewl I feel. Would we all agree that sponsored means you don't have to pay for stuff...right? Well someone out there's been reading my blog and decided to "give" me a 30 day supply of Accelerade Edge.

Now, don't anyone go and burst my bubble by explaining that companies give away stuff all the time as marketing ploy. But when this came in mail...



This back-of-the-packer felt sweeeeet! Now they are assuming that I train everyday. hmmmm ya...sure. But now that I have this stuff, I gotta try it. So its no less than 3 workouts per week and at least one 2-A-Day (which for me is starting my day with a spin on the trainer). I heard something on Bret's podcast (Zen and the art of triathlon) about Hornet Jizz, or something. And I know that Hammer gels have been working well for many in the Blogger Alliance. But didn't I hear an interview on a podcast about this Accelerade stuff? I listen to so many they are starting to run together. Except for GYGO! (plug) Those two tri-geeks are hard to forget.

So you all will definitely be hearing a lot from me in the days to come. And I'll be reporting how it's working out with the Accelerade. Here on my blog and on their site (hmmm I have to per an agreement...but I'm still sponsored, "ya, that's the ticket"). I've only been using Gu2O for hydration so now I'll something to compare it to. I'm stoked!

PS. Bonus points for the first one to name who said the quote and from where? (Hint: TV).

PSS. Thanks Marcy, now I feel real great about my self.
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Last Nights Recap

After Sushi for lunch and what seemed like a class that wouldn't end...Mrs. TV and I went for SoCal Workout. We drove over to In-N-Out and got busy lifting double doubles. It was a tough workout, but hey I'm in training. A guy needs to do what he has to do...right? After focusing on "nutrition" we watched "Shine" with Geoffry Rush for a little mental stimulation. Back to the books and more studying. Exciting birthday I know.

Yay!!! It's Me & Mrs. TV's Birthday!!!!

I'm just stating the obvious. I think my co-workers are taking me out for sushi for lunch. Hmmmm. Just wanted to spread a little cheer to everyone out there in tri-land. It's my first birthday celebrating as a triathlete. I guess you can say its my own renaissance. So I hope some of my good will reaches all of you out there and thank you for all your support. I'll post again tonight to tell you how the day/training went.

PS. Scroll down to the bottom and let me know who my "cherished" 1,000 visitor is!!!

Taw, taw for now.

Just Blogging Around

I just have one question to ask:

Does looking, blogging, commenting, and catching up with everyone that went to WildFlower considered Training?