So, I’ve been doing Crossfit for over a year now. I’ve done the Lean Turkey Challenge (lost 5% body fat and 17 lbs in six weeks). I’ve signed up for a new challenge this new year. I’m really doing it for the focus on accountability and nutrition. On a whim this morning, the kids and I started the 100 Day Burpee challenge.

What is it?

Day 1 = 1 burpee
Day 2 = 2 burpees
Day 3 = 3 burpees…

Day 100 = 100 burpees.

What’s a burpee?

Jack, Spencer and I started today. Why am I already regretting this?

So, a while back, I picked up a Santa Cruz Blur on Craigslist. I posted about it and told some of my friends from Poland to check it out. My buddy Tomek was aghast. “Why do you have that grungy pigeon on it” he said. The previous owner had put a “Deutschland” crest sticker on it and I hadn’t bothered to take it off.

See the proof…

After awhile, I get this in the mail…

Tomek’s Gift

So, in honor of my Polish friends, I’ve scrapped off the German Chicken and have replaced it with a proper Crest.

New and Improved

Enjoy Tomek.

So I borrowed that line from Forest Gump.

I had my first serious “issue” riding my Santa Cruz. Riding Barton Creek Green Belt (BCGB) and hit the ground, well actually a rock, on my side during an ill-advised downhill. Ended up with a nasty and painful bruise on my side (love handle) and the associated severe soreness. Well I rode a bit more but decided to cut it short. On my way back to the 360 entry point, I was trying to climb a ledge when I was again smote by the mountain bike gods. Wasn’t going fast enough and stopped dead in my tracks so I hopped of my pedals only to run my leg down my outer chain ring. Didn’t feel it but I noticed the large open gash. Luckily it didn’t bleed much as I still had to ride about 10 minutes more to get out of BCGB.

Took a trip to St. Davids ER… Three hours and 17 stitches later…check out my lovely parting gifts!

A friend let Luke and I borrow his mountain bikes (Thanks Christian!) for the Adventure Race. I gratefully returned it and needed to find a ride of my own. I looked on the newpaper of the 21st century (craigslist) and found an 03 Santa Cruz Blur. After a bit of chatting I picked it up. Man, that full suspension is nice as it eats up the bumpy trials. I took it out to the veloway for the initial shakedown ride then I hit the Barton Creek Greenbelt on Sunday to ride with some fellas. I again took a beating on some of the rock gardens but the bike was super nice. I managed to get my first scratch on it so, that’s out of the way. I rolled through Walnut Creek last night on it and it flew. I’m quite happy with my new ride.

Check it out…

I’ve been doing a good deal of exercise for a while now and a co-worker suggested I try a triathlon. Well, two trips to the pool where my 10 year old lapped me was enough to end that experiment. I’ve always wanted to try an adventure race and took the opportunity.

So, I chatted with my buddy Luke and he was game. We loosely trained for a little over a month and gave it a shot. We decided to try the Terra Firma Sprint Race in Glen Rose Texas. It was pretty tough… 3 mile trail run, 40 minute paddle and 9.5 mile mountain bike. It was probably the most grueling thing I’ve ever done. End the end though, it was a really cool time.

Due to our… um… manliness, We were able to compete in the “clydesdale” division. We finished 3rd place with a time of 2:54:35.

I’ve decided to start a blog… really original eh? This will be a mixture of personal and professional, since honestly, it all blurs together. I’ll be making random comments and observations about design, family, paintball, rc, etc. You know, whatever comes to mind. I figure it would be a great way for my friends and family to keep up with what’s been going on in our lives.