MTBJJ & EVR krew having fun at the Podium Raceway

Hatsby Commision Round 2

So my homie Newkon and I were commisioned to paint the Hatsby store in Pearlridge shopping center again. We painted the first spot but they've recently expanded and need more blank canvas space to be painted. The picture you see below is not the full mural we completed on the rear wall. I painted this woman while Newkon painted the background and a cute little bird. LOL. We suffered through two painful days of fumes, late night starts because of the malls holiday hours which lead us to ending at the break of dawn. Newkon was on vacation so he had nothing to worry about. I basically went home at 5:30am, took a shower and headed straight to work to sleep in the parking lot at my job because i started work at 8:00am. I was covered from head to toe and was wearing a respirator but had one of the worst paint induced highs of my life. I went home wanting to vomit during the car ride, i was cold and my body couldn't stop shaking. Mento. Anyway we thought up a different method of completing the project with our health in mind and opted to install canvases and hand paint the rest of the areas. Well as I showed up on time to finish up on Newkons last day in Hawaii he was no where to be found. That fool bailed on me and did not answer my phone calls or texts. I contact him later and he's like, "sorry, i fell asleep, but i did get laid three times for you." WTF?!?! If we weren't such good friends I'd be pissed! Glad you frikken got some and i hope you're lonely in LA. Haha! Anyway, I'm almost done and keeping his share of the final payment. LOL. If you get a chance go check out some of the work we've done in there. If you like it, hire us!

Shoots, I'll try to keep up on the blogging. Easy.

yikes?!?!

haven't updated the blog in a while! just finished a big mural with my homie Newkon in LA. stay tuned for an updated post. chee!

112 mile road came to an end...

So I was just at the Bike Shop today on king st. picking up my Team Tradewinds race kit, nutrition and tubes for the race this Sunday. Had a good chat with TWCT President Atomman about race nutrition strategy. While i stood behind him at the register he turns around and says, "look at this." Little did i know, my 112 mile road journey came to a halt... The email read,

"Dear cyclists,

We regret to inform you that the 2010 Dick Evans Memorial Road Race scheduled for September 5th is canceled for reasons beyond our control.

We are making efforts to reschedule the event but do not know yet if we will be successful in our attempt. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause especially for those traveling to Oahu to participate in this event.

Refunds will be available. For those who wish to wait to see if a rescheduling is possible, you may request a refund at a later date. For those who need an immediate refund, please email us at boca@bocahawaii.com and confirm your mailing address.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Mahalo,
Raul Torres
Race Director"

The sales clerk then turned to me and asked, "you still want this stuff?" I thought that was funny. Well, I got a lot of good training, met a lot of good people through the process. I ended the day with Grant on a good 40 mile ride to Waimanalo and back to triangle park. Oh well, was really hoping to accomplish and add the DEMRR to my race roster. But there's always the Waikiki Roughtwater on Monday. Unless that gets cancelled too...LOL.

I even prepared by breaking in my new Sidi Genius 5 shoes by wearing them around the office. Ha!I accomplished one thing today, looking like Will Ferrel in Elf. Anyway, here's a picture of the team kit i picked up,
I will now be hosting a power gel party called "Power Gel Palooza!" Your all invited! there's plenty to go around!

What's next? Well, it's about that time to start training for NAGA in October. Jiu Jitsu animo Fire It UP!

112 mile road... nearing the goal...

Averaged a little over a 100 miles last week. The week started off easy, then on Wednesday i decided to go to Kaena Pt. from Mililani and back. I was flying on my way there. The ride ended up being a race against the sun as I was nearing dusk. I decided to turn around at the end of Dillingham air field or at 20miles. As i got back to Waialua i realized, "shit, i might not make it before the sun goes down." So in a spur of the moment idiot decision I went up the windy road instead of Kam. Yikes. I overlooked the rumble strips on the side. There is literally no room for bikes on the side. And it was steeper! But i had to keep chugging up and boy was it a relief to get back before sundown.

On Saturday i got to ride with the Tradewinds Cycling Team again. I tried my best to saty with the front group. Brought my GoPro camera with me and after watching the footage, i realized how uncomfortable i am drafting closely. Well, it was probably due to me not being able to keep up. We started in Kailua, went to down to the hygenic store, followed the Dick Evans Route through Olomana to Hawaii Kai and ended back in Kailua. Tradewinds are an awesome supportive bunch and I'm always learning different tips and techniques. We ended the ride with some coffee at Starbucks. There is a possibility that i may wear a blue kit come Sunday @ DEMRR...

Well my legs felt great and i'm looking forward to this final week of tapered training. In the mean time enjoy this crappy low quality video of Saturdays ride. I'll update my Vimeo account and try and get a better video out. Sheez, for nothing i film in HD.


My focus for the next few days leading up to the race is diet, managing weight, nutrition during the race, what race wheels to use, ZIPP 404's or my EA90 Aeros, keeping my fitness through the taper and how the hell am i getting to the start line?

112 mile road... continued...

This past week i put in around 140 miles of training. With my longest ride being 77 miles. Saturday i rode with the Atomann Kimm and the tradewinds cycling team. We started at Hawaii Kai, went to malaekahana and i turned off at kualoa to work the mountain man. Man, those dudes are fast. I tried to see if i could keep up with the fast group, got dropped, worked my way back then finally hit a pot hole and flatted both tires. Luckily i reformed a small chase group with two other riders that rode a very nice tempo as we worked together. After work i caught a ride up to pali then rode back to Hawaii Kai.

On Sunday i rode with Aloha Fixed's Grant and Kyle. We started at Coffee Talk and made our way all the way to the top of Kamehame ridge. Ho shet! That was brutal. Kyle did it on a 47x17 fixed gear! The view was worth it but Kyle was truly a champ going up and coming down. It pretty much ended up being a $20 ride for him because he totally trashed one tire.

My legs hated me after that weekend. I got to rest up later on Sunday and spend a nice day at the beach with my other half. This week will be my last week to put in quality mileage before i taper off for the race.

Chee!

112 mile road continued...

Been increasing the mileage last week. Met some cyclist who live and train near me. We did some paceline training taking turns at some pretty hard efforts in the front. Man, i was exhausted. Got to do some interval work and finished the week with a 61 mile ride from Ewa, to Makapu'u and back to town. Christian came along and met me in Aiea. The dude finished with me and did it all on his fixed gear running 48x17. Pretty Nuts. Makapu'u was super nice. Got to breath in and experience a "Lucky I Live Hawaii" moment. Total mileage last week was a little over a 100 miles. I want to circle the island this week. With Friday being a holiday, it may be possible. Stay tuned...