The Tour of Scottsdale

You know, riding your bike only two days a week is not a good way to train for something like The Tour of Scottsdale. It is a 70 mile "Ride" - yah right, when you have CAT 1's doing the deal, it is a race. Oh yeah, and they give prize money. I went out just to have fun. I tried staying with my friend Joe Z (TNT Coach) and got dropped after about 7-8 miles. Then rode with his wife, Karen (TNT Coach). Stayed in a big group with her until I blew coming up the Fountain Hill side of Shea. From there I just motored in by myself. It may not have been a great day of riding, but the weather was outstanding so I can't complain! And I got to spend the afternoon with Patrick & Mary.

Busy week. Off to Sacramento tomorrow and fly back on Tuesday. Which happens to be my B-Day! Get a crown put on one of my teeth. What a drag it is getting old. Then, on Wednesday, Patrick, Mary and I go to San Diego for a mini vacation. Going to hit Sea World, head up to LA to see the American Girl Store (for Mary) and the Zoo. Then on Friday night I am wearing my new Tux to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Gala at the Hotel Del. I am receiving the Chairman's Citation for my fund raising. Saturday the three of us fly back to Phoenix, where I drop them off with their Mom and I fly on to Chicago to for the Mortgage Bankers Association National Convention and boondoggle! Saturday night I am going to see Tea Leaf Green with my former Principal Co-Workers (and Deadheads) Rich and Doug. Looking forward to that!

PJ

Some Bike Pics!

This is Team AZ at the 2006 America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride. This is a 100 mile ride around Lake Tahoe. 80% of the participants are raising funds to find a cure for blood born cancers for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. This picture was taken overlooking Emerald Bay. A beautiful location!

Our 2006 Leadville Trail 100 Group! The guy in the TNT jersey is the coach for the Iowa TNT Group.


So sometimes Lang does not always act his age! This is the result of our first attempt to ride up Four Peaks. Lang takes off like some wild ass 45 year old and gets a little wide on a downhill switchback. Unfortunately, he got sucked into some soft sand and went over the bars! Not good! I think it was the Trip that Pig got renamed Cactus Ass! Guess why!


Some people wonder why we call Lang Doggy Daddy!


Pig and Lang out by Canyon Lake on a ride during the spring of 2006.

My buddy Pig Boy - www.theswineking.blogspot.com told me I had to create a Blog. So here it is! I haven't figured out how to post pictures yet. Oh, and he always reminds me, he is no longer a boy, he is a man, so it is now appropriate to just call him Pig.

Today is Patrick's 12th Birthday. Happy Birthday Bubby! He is in Vegas with his Mom and Grandparents. They went to the Shark exhibit at Mandalay Bay. I shared sushi with him on Thursday night before he left.

I did a 3 hour road ride with my friend Joe Z through Rio Verde, Fountain Hills, and Scottsdale. Joe and his wife Karen are the Coaches for my Team in Training Group. I am mentoring two riders as they raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. They will be riding 109 miles at the el Tour de Tucson in November. Our TNT Group rode 63 miles on Saturday.

Mary turn's 9 on October 10th.

We are going to San Diego on Oct 18th (day after my 14th birthday!) for fall break. We will do Sea World on Wedneday, drive to LA on Thursday for Universal Studios and American Girl Store and then the SD Zoo on Friday. Friday night I have been invited to a Gala put on by the National Leukemia Society where they will hand out their research grants and recognize large donors and fund raisers. On Saturday the kids will fly home and I will continue on to Chicago for the Mortgage Bankers Association's National Convention.

PJ