I'm a Toast fan

It was good to see Josh Tostado training out on the roads near my house yesterday. I did a double, no triple take as we rode by one another and then turned around and caught up to him. Although he was finishing what looked like a long and difficult training ride, it was nice to see him when both he and I weren't racing each other for 24 grueling hours.

I have to be honest and say that he motivated me to keep training hard. I realized that to be competetive with someone like Josh, you need to be tough as nails. He leaves nothing out there.

There will no doubt be some battles between he and I in the future, but the great thing about this sport as that competitors can also serve as training partners. Josh, I look forward to riding with you soon.

tomfooling in Southern California

On a Sunday night with no one around, Rod and I were shooting in the global headquarters of K Swiss. Just after we wrapped, we decided to go mano y mano on the table tennis court. One game led to two which led to six which led to an all-out battle in the tie-breaking 7th game. Rod is a better table tennis player than me, but after channeling my inner Agasi, I was able to pull off a miracle.

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We did do some work out here too. This morning was the Trek - K Swiss team ride in the hills North of Los Angeles. Part of the ride went to the Pacific Coast Highway which was an absolute treat for all of us. I remember sitting on the beach a few years ago and calling my mom from just a few miles South of here when she was very sick. Enjoying the weather here in February makes me want to move. Until the summer rolls around...

LA to LA

I can't believe how long it feels like its been since I've slept in my own bed. Technically, it has been two weeks, but that amount of time feels more like 2 months. I've been in Louisiana shooting our TV show in the cities of Lafayette, Shreveport (with Kenny Wayne Shepherd - him and his family are truly great people), and New Orleans. We were in Lafayette for the super bowl and in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. I wish I had some easily accessible photos to share, but I currently can't find any. Needless to say, our time in Louisiana was crazy. Fun, but crazy.

Rigth now I'm in Los Angeles shooting the Trek and K Swiss team camp. What a change in the group of people we are shooting with. Musicians like to stay up way too late and tend to spend time in smoky clubs. While athletes live a more 'lame' life of being to bed early and eating yogurt with granola. (more my speed I guess)

Regardless of who we're shooting, we're shooting a lot. We've worked plenty of hours (ie; 16-18 hour days) and I'm feeling it. I'm still trying to train and eat right, but nothing compares to being in your groove of training and resting.

I'm here for another few days before I head home and then I head to New Orleans again - for 18 hours - then home again. (Then hopefully a training camp)

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