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...

Recovery...NOT!

One of the many reasons I haven't been posting can be seen in this picture:

Yes those are bruises.

Once upon a time I this was me...

And that is a black belt around my waist. As you can tell, it's been a while. TriChef has a friend that is opening a martial arts studio. Guess who stopped by to take a look. It was the first time I've stepped into a studio in years. After some stretching and observing I was invited for a little friendly "light" sparring. First lets take a look at the sensei's credentials. The studio is called PacTKD. Go to the staff tab and look on the right side...yeah. Thats who I got my butt kicked by. But at the end of the day I was happy with my performance. The only problem is that my body does react as quickly as it used to. Hence the bruises.

Why do I like pain? I guess its for the same reason I got into triathlon...testing one's self.

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....

Smoooooth

It feels good to walk into a full gym and be one of the last one's to leave. I walked in around 10:15pm after class. I told myself I was going to stay on the bike as long as I could take it, of coarse at a steady HR (heart rate). The final count was 25.23 miles in 1:10:03. Thats 21.61 mph. I had it in my head to keep my HR at 160 BPM...which I did. I felt great for the whole session. 45 minutes into it I popped a gel pack (GU Vanilla Bean). Let me just inform you that the thought of digesting something the consistency of jello repulses me. I don't know what it is, I just can't do it. I end up missing out on deserts a lot of the time, but looking back I guess its a good thing. It tasted fine, better than some bars I've tried. Well what do you know, no cramps. I was well hydrated and that gel gave me a shot of energy that actually made me feel better.

I'm at home, I took and nice warm shower and I still feel great. That is officially the longest time I've been on a bike at one time. I'm feeling so good that if the schedule works out, I'm thinking about doing the Ensenada, Rosarito Half Century in April. Yah, its one week after the LA TRI-Express, but I'm not racing it. I just want to do it. I think it'll be fun to do with my dad. We used to camping, just the two of us. Life gets busy and no more "quality time." I miss it sometimes and I think this would be a great opportunity to...hmm...kick his butt at something. He won't let me forget that I forgot to shift in my first TRI (read the Hermosa Beach TRI) and fought all the way up hill. I need to get some actually road time. Maybe in the wash. I need to get used to the headwinds. Oh well, there are a lot of things I need to do. Just another thing to add to the TRI-DO list.