BURGER LOUNGE

This is how it goes. You go to swimming workout with friends and have a great workout you get out of the water your hungry and get invited to the Burger Lounge. You get there and are the first one in line and you order your burger. You get your number choose a table and wait for everyone to order their burgers. Then the so called burgers arrive. WTF my burger is the only one that really looks like a burger. My friends burgers have no resemblance to any kind of burger that I know. Why invite someone to have a burger and get a pseudo burger. One of my friends got the veggie burger not in a bun but wrapped in lettuce leaves. The other one got the burger patty but no buns. Also burgers should come with fries not extra lettuce leaves and you eat a burger with a coke not imported Italian mineral water. Oh, and if you are wondering why there is a packet of kleenex by the veggie burger, its because my friend says that her imported from Spain kleenex are the best in the world and that is the only thing she uses to wipe her nose. If I am going to workout and kill myself doing endless laps around the pool there is no way I am going to go and eat a lettuce wrapped, cheeseless burger and say it was the best burger I have ever had. Its burger and fries for me with a tall cold coca-cola.

OCOTILLO,CA

Yesterday I rode my tri bike in Ocotillo with a group of friends. Now, Ocotillo is one of the best places to go outside of San Diego to get some miles in. There is only two stops signs go out 50 miles and two coming back, total four. There are hardly any cars out there and when you do get to see them most of the times people wave at you and actually smile and say hello, unlike some other places where I have ridden. I only rode 50 miles because it was too hot to go any longer. I have had a few experiences with Ocotillo. Once I rode out there for the Stagecoach Century with Breakaway team and it was freezing really freezing California style. Must of been 32F and another time it was in the 70's yesterday it was too dam hot 98F. I ran out of water at mile 40 and there is nothing out there. Luckily there is a border patrol station out there and I stopped and got some water from them.

This is a very enjoyable ride if the weather is good. You can train your aero position for miles and miles. You get some very decent climbing, 7-8% hill with some 11% in there too. Some fast descents, nice false flats and pretty decent headwinds. Actually you get everything out there! There are two stores, no 7elevens, one at mile 25 and the other around mile 40. I never made it to the 40 mile one yesterday.

Coming back into town was fast and there was only one big hill, 7% and some little rollers and then I was done. We did have a minor accident on the first descent, Elias was going down too fast and lots control of his bike and crashed at 40mph. Good thing he crashed exactly were there was a sandy patch in the turn and he only got some minor cuts and scratches.

After our ride we had lunch at the only small bar/restaurant out there. We were the first to get back into town the rest of the posse came in an hour later. Brendan from Hi-Tech did a killer ride, 98 miles and a 5 mile run in 98 degrees. Kudos for him, he is ready for Cozumel. I am glad he sort of rode with us and even happier he will be able to do Cozumel after his bike crash.

US WOMENS TRIATHLON

This past Sunday a whole bunch of friends of mine participated in the Women's triathlon. It was an awesome experienced because it was their first triathlon ever and watching them cross the finish line and seeing how happy they were just made me smile and kinda of cry a little. There where some crazy moments and some very funny moments during the race. My friend Lizbeth could not remember her bib number and she ended up with two crossed out numbers on her arm. There is always something funny going on in triathlons. I saw a women with her wetsuit on backwards, just wanted to tell her something but she was about to get in the water. Saw another coming out of the swim with one of her boobies sticking out, now that was kinda of embarrassing. Also enjoyed the fact that my friends husbands made a real hard effort to avoid looking at other women but I caught them eyeing quite a few of them. I saw a lot of the Breakaway women there just kicking butt and saw Felipe taking pictures on his Iphone. Sara from Breakaway Massage had her hands full, I mean she was busy massaging women's legs and butts. LOL. and guys where just standing around watching. Not really she is quite professional. Next year I might join in and do this race instead of Mission Bay just to change it up a bit. To all my lady friends congrats and to my Breakaway Training team mates who won some swag congrats!!!!

THIS IS WHAT I WILL BE WEARING FOR MISSION BAY

BEAUTIFUL SCHNAUZERS!!!

They are 7 weeks old and are looking for a home.  All girls!

Pure breed, home cared and just adorable.

POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

Post Ironman, still alive, still here and still training. Six weeks have passed and my 15 min. of fame have come and gone.  Now it is back to........I dont know now.  I am mulling around a couple of races to end the year and nothing really appeals to me.  Though about Somma and Big Kahuna, but (there is always a but in a sentence) I don't care to travel out of town for a race right now. If I had gotten an entry for the New York City Marathon, my bags would of been packed already.   I guess, since I have a couple of free entries to some sprint races I might do one or two.  But sprints are not my forte, well nothing is my forte in triathlon, I just do my best.   You see, I still cant get my mind going on something.  Could this be Post Ironman Syndrome?  No, it is just post Ironman laziness.  I do know I want to go to Tucson and ride El Tour of Tucson.  I have heard a lot about this ride and want to take a stab at getting Platinum.  Besides that I really do not know, planning 2010 is mind boggling right now.  But to end my post Ironman syndromish laziness I will get started soon and will sign up for something.  Another post Ironman syndrome thing I will do is try to blog more and redo my photos and change maybe my posting name, Mafia is so old (yeah some of my friends are over 50 now) need to come up with something new.  Will keep you posted, whomever you are who reads this blog and is out there......Adios.

Trivia question:  who is the guy in the photo on top of the table?  

Ironman 2009 Coeur d'Alene