Kona bound

Gearing up for the last RCV gig of the year. That would be the 30th anniversary of Ironman Hawaii to be staged Saturday, October 11 on the Big Island. For either of you that haven't as yet made this triathlon pilgramige, it is worth every penny of travel related cost. I have tons of SD video and maybe 1K still photos of this locale and event going back to 1989, my first witness to the magic of the islands, so if I can squeeze some free creative time in the schedule over the next 72 hours, I'll try a scrapbook collage or something. There are a few updates that you might be interested in regarding our RCV Fun Ride on Wednesday morning. Here is the press release:

Cervelo adds to Real Course Video Fun Ride.

The CompuTrainer Real Course Video Fun Ride just got a lot more fun. CompuTrainer and Cervelo announce an exclusive opportunity for a dozen athletes to test ride a Cervelo for the October 8 RCV fun ride in Kona. Here's how it works: Interested parties MUST sign up at the Cervelo tent at the Expo site by five o'clock Tuesday the 7th. You must fill out a waiver, bring your pedals, and request a bike model and your size. On Wednesday morning at 8:15, you simply pick up your test ride, take it to the RCV ride start at the Old Airport, do the RCV 25 mile ride, and then return the bike to the Cervelo tent right away. Simple as that!!!.

And for your efforts you not only get to test ride the best bike in the biz, but also get a free copy of the Real Course Video, with race week bonus material, compliments of CompuTrainer mailed to you upon completion.

Remember, we have only 12 bikes for this, so first register here (link to CT registration form) for the RCV ride and then get to the Cervelo tent early and get signed up for a test ride. See you in Kona.

Add: www.cervelo.com

So that is good news for a dozen folks who want to test ride the Cervelo sexy beast, and have a supporting role in the FREE Kona RCV.

I also assembled another iTunes iMix for your listening pleasure. This one is the fourth in a series of mixes I am calling Nighttime. The moniker and sequencing should be fairly indicative as to its content and chronology. iTunes is kinda touchy as you can only use tunes that they have available for sale and only some versions of some songs. So just when you think that you have concocted the perfect combination of mood, feel, tempo, lyric, style, inuendo, instrumental tone, groove and cord structure, one or more songs are not available. Dang. So please accept this apology with the understanding that the live versions of "Goodnight Moon" by Jack Ingram and "Alison" by Elvis Costello were not my first choices. Here are the Nighttime IV liner notes if you are still curious.

RCVman spends most of his time training to race, making a high energy music component a must. But when things need to slow down a bit? This is the fourth in a collection called Nighttime. When the sun goes down and it's time to take a deep breath, relax, recharge and enjoy. Number IV has a distinctive California feel from about 1970, a point on the musical time line that remains as valid then as now. I recommend Nighttime IV be paired with headphones, a fire, a glass of Spanish Rioja and smoked oysters.