The Lava Report

Xterra Southwest Championships Lake Las Vegas this Saturday. Los Angeles Triathlon Series race # 1 on Sunday. With Saturdays one mile swim, 18 mile off road mountain bike, 10K run you'd think Sundays sprint would be a cake walk. But legs will take a beating Saturday. And then trying to race above lactate threshold on Sunday.............well it won't be a cakewalk.  Come on out to Bonelli Park Sunday and get your race on. You can register race morning.  www.trievents.com for more info

Big fishes (races) hooked on the line.  3 huge races in one month. October 2012: Furnace Creek 508. Xterra World Championships. Ironman World Championships. Not many people have done "The Double." Very few in fact. Back to back (qualifying for both) Triathlon World Championships. Ironman one week. Xterra the next. We even flew home after Ironman in Kona only to return to Maui later that week for Xterra. Fortunately in this only instance the Furnace Creek 508 is on the mainland.
     

 Yep big fishes on the line. How about you? Do you have a hook out for a big fish? We are training ourselves and others to go big. TO GO BIG............. Bait the hook (train) cast it out (sign up for race) see what you can achieve. Maybe more than you think.

Exciting stuff for Carlos. CNN just delivered his new ride. The Nautica Malibu Triathlon is on the radar for Carlos Solis and 5 other chosen athletes in our country representing CNN's Fit Nation. That's even more exciting. Carlos first time on a road bike was about three hours ago. This is not only a journey for Carlos Solis. But myself as well. Top priority for me is Carlos' safety and welfare. Second is to have him ready to complete a near Olympic distance triathlon. We are off to a great start.  Welcome again to the world of multi sport Carlos. Time to rock and roll. Like a rock star.

It's that time of year. One can find a race every weekend. Since I consider racing just another hard training day it is easy to convince myself. We have Xterra points race end of this month @ Bonelli. The Grapestomp reverse tri the following weekend at Chaffey College. Xterra Southwest Championships @ Lake Las Vegas the Saturday after that. Only to return to race the next day opening the Los Angeles Triathlon Series (on very spent legs)
              Racing is fun and exciting. Whether it be in a foriegn country. A different state. Or our own backyard. Hope to see you in all three..........................
     

When you get a call from CNN you return it. Or probably should. I am sure there are some cases where if you are the bad guy you don't. You keep running from them. Well Carlos Solis is one of the good guys and he is running for them. In fact ran his first timed mile in 30 years. In a very respectable 13:24. When asked he guessed he would run a 20 minute mile. He will be running sub 12 in the not too distant future with proper training.


And knocking off more time as training continues. That is one small aspect of my job here.
Carlos is a type 2 diabetic. Other complications can result from this condition if neglected and/or not treated properly. Exercise, diet and lifestyle are his triathlon right now. He will be joining 5 others from around the country to compete in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon next September. All along CNN following his journey. Dr. Sanjay Gupta plays a role in this and has his CNN health show on the weekends. Have a look at some of the videos from the newly chosen candidates(soon to be athletes) on CNN's FitNation page found on their front page. They just may have an effect on you. Did me. We have a long journey ahead. No journey I am not familiar with. Keep it up Carlos. You rocked today.