Vaya con Dios

Mexico minus one.

Manana is getaway day. First boat off the island. Adios. Seven days in the sun. Indoor training and outdoor adventure. Cervesa mucho frio. And no bread, meaning in this particular scenario, no tortillas, either, hombre.

Tried out longtime VBAer le's suggestion to add hemp hearts to the morning breaking of fast, and they made a worthy partner to the pears and fat free cottage cheese. I was expecting a touch more crunch, but consistency aside, I like it. So far so good. Interestingly enough, this article from Macleans of Canada, and specifically social demographer Andrew V. Wister, connects some DNA and societal dots to come up with the suggestion that our parents were in better shape than us Baby Boomers when they were our age.

I have one word in response to that study: Yikes!

You will just have to read the entire article to see how he arrives at this startling conclusion. My take away was in the role that Omega 3,6 & 9 essential oils play in keeping your (and mine) arteries soft, open and elastic. And hence the value in the hemp hearts which facilitate exactly that, among other good things, like 20 grams of protein.

I am not 100% sure what my Dad was doing when he was my age but I can pretty much guarantee that we wasn't training for another Ironman, writing a daily blog on indoor cycling, fitness, health and happiness, nor eating hemp hearts for optimum cholesterol levels. But then again, he celebrated his 78th last week and was spotted out on the highway on his Suzuki, so maybe he was the one Born to be Wild and I am the Old and in the Way one.

So we're off to Mazatlan as first stop. We'll get there Tuesday morning. If the ms Oosterdam has the same facilities as the ms Amsterdam did for the Alaska cruise, I will have the opportunity to pay a HUGE fee for internet access and continue our discourse, whatever the divagation.

One last note today (maybe), I am working on the poster and flyers for the BAC Marathon Spin IV for the Boys & Girls Club. Thanks to Mr. Harvey of the Carden School we are off to a great start with their $500 check. Please write this data on your calendar or enter it to your iCal: Sunday, December 19th. 8am to 5pm, Bainbridge Athletic Club. You do NOT have to be a member to participate. Bring any trainer you like, or sign up for one of our 28 LeMond Revmasters. You can do all 10 hours or as little as you like. Cost to party with us is $100. Call the BAC for additional info at 206.842.5661.

Just tell 'em RCVman send ya!

Pix: RCVman (right) with Dad RG after the 1997 Boston Marathon. 3:18 if you must know.