2010 Team Ramirez Race Schedule

Team Management sat down with me, and this is what we came up for the season:

Oceanside 70.3----------------------March 27
Subaru Shawnigan Half Ironman--May 31
Ironman Coeur d'Alene-------------June 27
ChelanMan Half Ironman-----------July 17
Vashon Island Olympic--------------July 25
Troika Half Ironman----------------August 1
Lake Stevens 70.3------------------August 15
Ironman Canada---------------------August 29
Cancun 70.3--------------------------September 19
Ironman AZ or FL--------------------November

The directeur sportif wanted the team to race a full schedule this year. There will also be a few run races sprinkled in for good measure. A couple of the half IMs and smaller events are tentative at this point, but that is the jist of it.

Here. We. Go.....

Más Pastel

This morning, of course, Donovan and I each had another cake slice b4 breakfast. He was having a hard time b/c he couldn't find a particular toy. Ah, but then a slice of pastel de tres leches restored balance to his universe. Wish everything was that simple....

I give it 4/5 days until it's all gone. :o)

36

oh man, I'm feeling old. Today was my bday.

Theresa and Donovan made an awesome dinner and dessert. For dessert, we had Pastel de Tres Leches, one of my favorites and a classic Mona used to make. In fact, Mona's was so damn good, she even sold them to the oldest ice cream shop in the city for a few years. Needless to say, eating pastel de tres leches with my wife and son brought back lots of memories of my childhood.
This past weekend I got the chance to watch one of my buddies race at an indoor track event at the U of W. Walking around the track facility, realizing some of the pimply college kids tearing around the purple Mondo surface were half my age, made me feel way old. Still, it was a blast, and it made me feel good to be in decent shape at my old age.

That's about it for right now. Just happy my bones are still holding up. Now where is that AARP application?

New, new, new....

Good ole' blog, it's been a while, just a busy time of the year. The new year came and went, and we didn't do a whole lot to 'bring it in', we found ourselves already in bed before the fireworks started going off. Anyhow- new, new, new!

New Year- This year marks me moving into the last year of my mid-thirties. Oh boy... time is just ticking away... I'll be turning 36 in just a few more days. 2010 will also mark my 5th year racing long course triathlons, and I'm hoping 5 is the charm.
New Work Schedule- I have to take 10 scheduled furlough days this year, so from time to time, I'll have 3-day weekends. Not too bad, I do enjoy the extra rest day at home. The first furlough day, combined with MLK day, netted me a 4-day weekend. Sweet.
New Strokes-Been trying to swim a good amount lately. I've been working on my technique, thanks to some good, simple tips from a local guru. Amazing, really, what someone who knows what they're doing can point out, and suggest ways to improve. I'm happy to report I'm zippin along quite nicely in the water, practicing to permanently incorporate the changes to my stroke.
New Sponsors- Not trying to jinx it, but let's wait and see.
New Race Schedule- Up soon.

In the meantime, an image that made me laugh lots....

talk soon