Honu Time Prediction Giveaway

Predict my finishing time for Honu (Hawaii Ironman 70.3) and win a white or black SLS3 visor and some other miscellaneous goodies. One prediction per person and ends on June 1st, Friday at 11:59pm, Hawaii time. In your prediction time, state what color visor you would like. If it helps, I would like to break 6hrs and smash last years time of 7:20ish (walked the whole 1/2 marathon). Good luck!

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Well, the bike shop called yesterday and informed me that my rear dropout is bent. Unlike newer bikes, my rear dropout aren't really replaceable. Which pretty much means my bike is now a very expensive plastic decoration in my house. Unless I find a few thousand bucks or find a bike to rent before Honu, it looks like I'll be riding my road bike for the race. Put it this way, it's like going from a Porsche 911 GTS to a Ford Fiesta.

This vid pretty much sums up how I feel at the moment...fuck..blah..argh..fuck...

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Be safe out there..

I had a bad feeling about today. After waking up late, forgetting my flat kit and having an extremely late start for my long ride things only got worse. On my way back into town, on a 4 lane road I got sideswiped by a car. I'm ok, didn't crash out or anything, and nothing hurts yet. How did it happen? Well, I was riding in the middle of the farthest right lane since bike lanes are pretty much non-existent here on Oahu. So a car behind me honks his horn, I look back, yeah asshole, I see you, sorry for holding up your fucking commute but if you noticed, if I go anymore right, I'll be riding in pot hole city (another great thing about living on Oahu) so yeah, go around me like the other 6 cars and what ever driver has been doing for the past 2 fucking years. Next thing I know I'm getting rubbed by the side of the car. I yelled,  I threw my water bottle and chased the bastard down. I was pissed. I was ready to throw down with the driver. I didn't care if it was some big ass moke or some rich asian punkass. Lucky for me he got stopped at a light. I got in front of the car, got off my bike and yelled "You fucking hit me!" "Get out of your car!". Walking over to the drivers side I noticed it was a really old man with a handicap pass. I yelled again, his reply "I didn't hit you". Seriously, why the fuck would I chase you down, get off of my bike and yell at you? For fun? The light turned green and he took off. I should have dragged him out of the car through the window. I asked a guy riding a motorcycle in back of him if he saw that and he said "yeah, he hit you!" ok, glad I wasn't delirious from the riding.  Called the cops to see if anything could be done about it. Sadly, I didn't get a license plate so nothing could be done about it. Lucky day for him.

So, please if you have elderly family members or friends, please encourage them to consider alternatives to driving. I know it's an "independence" thing and it's hard to give up. Old people are stubborn. It's a small inconvenience, but I'm sure it beats sitting in a jail cell. Seriously, things could have turned out different. I could have been a statistic and he could be on his way to jail.

Sorry for the rambling. Today is just not my day and it's still getting shittier despite it almost being over....

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SLS3 Compression Day Sleeves review

As some of you may or not know that I'm doing the Honu race next month. Yes, I will be back for more fun in the hot Kona sun. Last year a combination of bad decisions, training angry and improper recovery led to me walking 10 of the 13 miles of the run. With three weeks to go, everything is feeling great *knock on wood*  and working great.

Yesterday was one of my longest runs to date. A whopping 8.5 miles! First off, I'm not a runner nor do I want to be one so anything above 3 is a lot for me. For this particular run, I donned my SLS3 Compression Day Sleeves instead of the compression socks. I wanted to give these a try since 1) you can wear your own socks 2) see if my calves became tight 3) my socks were all dirty. The compression sleeves come in white if black isn't your thing. Black is my preferred choice since 1) hides most stains 2) I like black.

Initially the sleeves can be felt hugging your calves but after a few hundred yards, you'll never notice you have them on. Overall, the whole run felt pretty good, legs didn't feel tight, had a decent pace, and felt like I could have run a little longer (didn't since I start work at 6:30am and it was already past 6:30).

Here's some info from the SLS3 website. 

"The SLS3 Day Sleeves provide increased calf muscle performance during training and racing.
Our seamless TekWeb technology makes this the ultimate must have garment for the serious athlete. The SLS3 Day Sleeves will aid your body in getting oxygenated blood into your legs, removing lactate and other waste products. They also provide muscle support by reducing muscle vibration and energy loss, while increasing accuracy and efficiency of movement.
The honeycomb design on the back provides special support while the space in between allows for optimal ventilation.
Seamless TekWeb technology
Muscle Stability20-30 mmHG of graduated compression
Increased Bloodflow"

Honey comb design

 Sizing is pretty accurate (I'm 5'7 and have chicken legs) 

View looking down

Stitched on, not ironed on

This review may be a little one sided since I have nothing to compare. So, if anyone want's to send me a pair to try out, I'll be more than happy to do a comparison.

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