VNR for Town Crier

I have been working on this project the past week. Let me know what you think of the new video host. Bliptv.

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Idyllwild Skate Park:

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My latest video about the threat of a wild fire/ drought/ bark beetle.

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Summer Place

San Diego Velodrome!

Arriving late Wednesday afternoon in northern San Diego, I went to Scripps Hospital to visit my mom who was having back surgery. Yeah not something everyone wants to go through. But after seeing her I felt relieved that she was doing a whole lot better than what I thought she would be like after a “vertebra fusion,” or something of that nature.

The next day after seeing my mom in the morning I went surfing for the first time since I been back. And what a trip, my arms are worked from just a little paddling around. The surf was small but perfect for a “gringo” like me.

Here I am on my second wave of the day.

Ok, this is obviously not me, but I needed a visual to help tell the story.

So anyway, after the surfing adventure I drove down the packed freeway to the SD velodrome. What a big difference form the LA track. I warmed up on a 48*16 then hit the 14 cog for the sprints we were doing. I also got a chance to motor pace that was helpful for group work.

Once again this is not a picture from that day, but from 1977 on the SD track.

Velodrome Time Trial

ADT Home Depot Center is Awesome! I thought I would head out Saturday morning for the TT they have. After looping around the confusing parking lot Joscelyn and I found a spot. The first event was the flying 200 and I was slightly nervous considering that I was not warming up on the track and only the rollers. The ADT center is picky about who is on the track. A person has to have a special certification just for that track, but whatever.

Any the flying 200 was slightly disappointing. I was starting my 3 lap count and then realized I was not in position on the last lap. I tried not to panic but in doing so I started off super slow and came across the line hoping for something less than 15 second.

Surprisingly my time was 12:68 = 200m

The Kilo I was hoping to drill it and came out with a time less than desirable.

Kilo = 1:1906

As for the 4K it was more of a “let see what happens”. Rolling around the track for 16 laps did not hurt nearly as bad as the Kilo. So the last three laps I threw down like it was a kilo. The time was…

4K = 5:30:..

Too much News

Well, so much is happening this summer it is hard to keep up with all the information. But I will try to hit the headlines. So basically, I am working my internship at the Idyllwild Town Crier, which is awesome because I am actually doing cool stuff. Like: articles, photos, interviews, and hopefully soon video! Yeah, I know videos right how dope is that. I will post a link to the website when it all happens.
As for that thing called cycling… I have put racing on the back burner right now and trying to focus on the internship. But still ride almost every day with the exception of a few days I took off for a rest week. After the rest week “Warner Springs” Carson and I decided to do an epic ride. We ride from each other’s house and meet in the middle then ride back to my house. In the end we rode about 90 miles in the melting heat of the desert and mountains and when through at least 15 water bottles.
Well, thats it for now

The picture is of Josi and I at her work’s dinner. Obviously, I think she likes me.