So my wife found out at yesterday's baby appointment that they will be inducing her Thursday morning at 7am. She is excited to hear the news as was I. I may have said this before but we are having a baby girl.

I also want to congratulate my friend Ken. His wife delivered a 9 pound baby boy named Austin Young on Sunday. Congrats guys.

On the training end, things went well. After some much needed rest on the bike, I took Thursday-Saturday off and ran instead. As usual we got pounded by the rain Friday through the weekend. Luckily the rain let up sunday morning. I was able to get my sunday ride in before it started raining again. Monday, it rained all day again so I decided to do my 10k almost makes me puke run on the tread mill at Gold's Gym. I clocked a 36:48. I do that run once a week and everytime I promise myself I'll never do it again. It just friggin hurts man.

My next race is May 24, Bike Jam up in Baltimore, MD. I've always liked that race. I'll be racing twice that day. The following weekend will be the Michael Murad Road race on Sat., followed by one of the HARDEST CRITS IN THE COUNTRY, CSC Invitaional on Sunday. I'll be doing the CAT 3 race for the road race on Sat. and on Sun I signed up for the CAT 1,2,3 combined. Those dates are May 31 followed by June 1st. I'm looking forward to racing again. I'm doing all this training but just haven't had the time to race.

As soon as we are back home from the hospital I'll we post pictures of our new little baby girl !!!!! Keep us in your prayers that we have a healthy delivery. See you guys next time.

Late 5 de Mayo Posting

I know I promised you a cinco de Mayo special but I got tied up all weekend doing yard work and bike training. Know this though, I did pound my share of TECATE beers with limones and salt. We even had dinner at El Paso Mexican Restaurant in Springfield, VA where I managed to down a steak and bean burrito the size of my head.

To give you a quick history lesson, 5 de Mayo signifies the battle at puebla against the French. Most people think it is Mexican Independence but no. That date is 16 de Septiembre, Mexican Independence from Spain.

You might ask yourself, why is this guy (me that is) so pro Mexicano? Well, I was raised on the Texas/Mexico border. The majority of my family lies on the Mexican side of the border. My mother is from Chihuahua by birth. I'm very proud of my roots. BUT I am an American and proud of it. I'm a hard working Chicano. I've always been a Mexican and not a Mexican't. So with that I hope you all enjoyed your cinco de mayo.

On the training end, had a great Sat and Sun of on the bike. Did an easy recovery ride Monday followed by a hard 10k run that evening. Yesterday was a super fast day at the pt. I got in a break with Chuck from Harley (that guy is an animal) and Nima. We manged to stay away the entire time. It was hard on me being with those two motor heads. Today will be more of the same at the pt. I hope to initiate a break and see if we can make it work again. Hasta Luego.

P.S. No baby yet. Still waiting. C'mon baby have my baby already

Ahhh the weekend has arrived

Took a day off the bike today and decided to go for a run at lunch. Did about 10 miles in 1hr and 6 min. I felt pretty good the first half and stuggled through the second half. I think I went out to hard. I came from a triathlon background before I started cycling full time. I was always a pretty good runner. I still enjoy running. I don't run as much as when I was doing triathlons but I still put in some decent miles per week. This might sound odd, but when I run, I feel I recover better from the hard days on the bike. It just might be muscle memory from my tri days.

No much planned for the weekend, other than maybe our baby girl will be born. It's driving me nuts that she's hasn't come yet. That aside, we are having brunch with some friends tomorrow morning. I'll try and get out early for a 1.5 hr ride before that. Sunday will be a routine Old Towne to Gunston ride. AND stay tuned for my 5 de mayo special. Have a great weekend.

Fighting a cold in spring

My cold has gotten worse. Probably not the smartest thing, but I decided to go train at Hanes Point as usual but this time it was raining. It wasn't a heavy down pour but a steady rain. The first half was completely bone dry but the 2nd half of the ride was all rain. Now I'm sitting back in my office with cold chills. Maybe this overpriced coffee will eventually warm me up.

Second, I've been following the Tour of the Gila down in New Mexico and my mexican homeboys Tecos Trek cycling team has dominated the 1st stage. They also dominated the Vuelta de Bisbee down in Arizona. Tecos Trek cycling is based in Mexico and all riders are Mexican except for one Columbian, Gregorio Ladino who can climb like only a true columbian can. Viva mexico.

Stay tuned, for my 5 De Mayo Special. How to celebrate like a true Mexican.