I figured ya'll are probably tired of seeing a picture of Posh Spice holding a picture of me and Chawchi. 

Since my last update I have been pretty busy and I decided that it is time get my act together with riding. 

Won't go into any details of my previous rides, but today I did something revolutionary... I took my single speed commuter mountain bike to Walnut Creek for some trail riding, and I must say my whole outlook on mountain biking has changed after that experience. Aside from my arms being sore from the fully rigid ride, I learned a lot about momentum and power.

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Yesterday we took the boat out again and it was a little foggy when we arrived to the water...

We were out on the water for a few hours and there was no luck with the fish.

On our way in we came across the perfect sized boat for Lake Conroe...

Today I wet sanded and painted the frame- here is a picture my dad took of me painting it...

I unveiled the taped newspaper to show the classy two-toned paint job... 

Laid everything out today to prime the frame...

A snapshot after a few coats of primer...

The can lasted just long enough to get it completely primed...
Now I have to wait 48 hours for the primer to completely dry and then I am going to sand it smooth and paint it white... I am thinking about putting some jtoka.com decals on the down tube, but haven't completely thought that out... 

Woke up early and got out of the house yesterday around 7 AM to head out to Lake Conroe...

It was Chawchi's first time on the water, and hopefully not the last...
The sky started to clear out by the time we got there, and the water was as smooth as glass...
Caught the first fish of the day... Too bad it was too small to keep...
My mom's fish was a family affair...
It ended up being a 4 lb. 13 oz large mouth bass... 
The new captain was modeling...
Co-captain about to take a nap...Cocoa's getting old...
I have been wanting a fixie since I moved to Austin, and am in the process (as of a dream last night) of restoring my dad's old Raleigh from back in the 70's... Even though you can't tell, this bike will be turning heads in Austin in a couple of weeks... 
Today I sanded the oxidization and taped it off before I prime and paint it in the next couple of days... 
Today I got in a good 40 mile ride with my dad and did a 4 mile run right after it... 

I woke up super early this morning, after not getting much sleep, and headed up north to go ride in Montgomery, Tx, which is about 45 minutes from The Woodlands, with my mom and dad. We met up with a couple of other guys from the Team Pate MS150 team.

The MS150 is an annual bike ride that is going to take place on April 18th and 19th. It is a charity ride raising money for research for the life threatening disease Multiple Sclerosis. This will be my ninth year taking part in this ride and for those of ya'll that want to make a donation on my behalf please click here.

We started the ride with intentions of doing between 60-70 miles, and we were going to play the weather by ear, since no one wants to be stuck out in the 40 degree weather in the rain. We rode along and it looked like this the whole ride...



But don't get me wrong because this is my second favorite type of weather to ride in besides sunny, clear, and in the 90's.

We got to the turning point 20 miles in and my dad checked the radar and it seemed as though it was going to be a down pour with lightning, so we just continued the short loop back in and got a total of 40 miles in for the day. Since I was getting my ride cut short I decided to ramp up the pace in the state park and go as hard as I could. The rolling hills and roads out there are by far the best that Houston has to offer, but definitely incomparable to those of Austin.



Later on I went running with my long time friend Colby, and did a few miles at my high school track.

Hopefully the weather clears up so that we can take the boat out tomorrow...

It’s been roughly over a week since my last update, and it is not because I am lazy…

I have been training quite a bit, and working hard in school. Even though the weather has looked like this the past week…



If you can't already tell... the rain is brewing up from this lake somewhere in the Gulf Coast Region...



It has actually helped my training, because it gives me a reason to take an easy week after building up my endurance since I started my comeback.

My drive in to Houston last night was horrible… rain the whole way… and it is suppose to stay nasty, cold, and rainy until Monday I believe.

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