Updated info for May 2007

Well I guess the big news is that Kaia Blu is turning one tomorrow. When you say a year flies by it really does and it's been a challenging but so rewarding and happy year. My father was right when he said you just won't know what it feels like till you have one. Many of our friends gave birth recently and I hope they get the same joy from this parenting hting we have. Baby Blu is giggling like crazy, walking a bit and generally fun to have around. Like a glorified pet. See the picture of my canoe trip with her- to your right.

When I think back to last year I think, am I in a better place now then where I was. I generally guess I am happy with where we are and looking forward to times ahead. I was telling Erinne the other day that life is great now. We're not uber rich but we're also not about that. Our business is doing well, we love and I mean love this kid to death, we travel a bit, have good family times and try to enjoy TIME. I mean when we're in a good moment in time we try to embrace it and tresuare it. I know some really unhappy mean people and it must really suck to be them. I'm really grateful not to be in that category. It is great to put on a pair of bib shorts to go to work some days and welll the others, I put on a swim suit! hahahahahahaha

I will have some new news on our Brand New Project in the next week or two so you'll have to wait a little while longer.

My training is going up and down and I'm doing the best I can. I had a fun time riding with my friends Lotte, Eddie and Travis on Saturday in Palm Bay, Florida. The group ride up there is 48 miles of road racing hell but fun fun!!! This girl Lotte is truly unreal on the bike and her lesser half Eddie is so fit right now so watch out Florida tri heads. I held my own and what I really like is downloading the power file and analyzing it after. I have done the ride 3 times in the last 8 weeks and they are all pretty similar, obviously. But , I am getting fitter so hopefully I can hold my own this year!

This weekend I am off to give two presentations to new coaches at the USAT clinic in Clermont. I am speaking on Running Economy Training and Periodization. The USAT Coaching clinics have come a long way since I attended the first one in 1997. They are very good right now and cover the bases you need to cover with new coaches. I just don't know if we need more coaches but hell what do I know!

This morning was Costa Rican Blend. Smooth and bold!

updates

good day all. it is a rainy sunday morning and my planned ride with my friends got cancelled. big bummer but i slept more with erinne and blu so the rest was welcomed. today is blu's one year bday party but the actual bday is the 30th. we're doing a big party so that will be fun. she is getting more awesoem every day.
i did a tiny sprint yesterday and felt pretty good even though i ddin't have a tri bike as i sold ine ad am waiting for my new lucero. i have always said raod bikes are 1-2 mph slower then tri bikes and they sure are. but the swim and run were real good and i red lined the run and came in top ten i think. i am going to hit a nieghborhood 5k toight if it doesn't rain.
we're about to anounce a new project we have been working on for close to 2 years and i can't wait. keep your eyes peeled. well i think that is all and this morning i am drinking Green Mountain French Roast. very nice.

24

there are only 3 ore episodes of 24 left this season and it leaves me with the question, wht am i going to do after? so far so good and i have not missed one episode so i am open to ideas of new shoes to watch and get into. anyone have any good ones? all is well here and baby Blu is 3 weeks away from turning one. man it feels like yesterday she was born and right now she is just plai awesome. having a kid seriously puts life in perspective on a daily basis. training is going better and now Erine is sick and it sounds like what i have. UGH it sucks bad. well todays coffee is Green Mountain French Roast and it is surprisingly good.

I know it has been long time..

since i checked in and i won't let it go this long again. where do i start? i spent the last 5 weeks travelling more to California for the Half IM where i had some AGer's and a Pro racing and they did great. What a cool race that 70.3 is. then i came back and went to Vero Beach with the girls to spend some time with them and the mother in law. Granted i had been sick this whole time with the flu. i then went out to IMAZ for some AGer's and Lisbeth racing. She had a tough race and didn't finish as her back seized up cause her saddle was too high and she didn't complete the run. the AGer's did very well though. i was still really sick. Then I went to our house in the mountains in NC with Erinne, Blu and Lisbeth for a little R and R. Still sick though and I finally got some anti biotics and cleared me up. My training HAS BEEN SO INCONSISTENT so i am a little frustrated but when i got back from NC it got better and the last two weeks has been pretty good. I actually raced yesterday. not too bad after just getting back into it but my recovery rates have been sooooo slow. it will get better though. work is good and the family is getting to be more fun every day. thanks for reading.