07/11/11

La Ruta del Mescalero 2007

This year I had the opportunity to participate in my first long bike race. It is called la Ruta del Mescalero. Begins at the Walmart on Transmountain Road and ends in Ruidoso. It is about 140 miles. I had a hard time keeping up with the group. I wish I could have done better. However, I was able to finish my objective to ride all the way from El Paso to Tularosa (~ 100 miles). My brother and other more dedicated bike riders were able to finish the race.   No matter what other people say, the race was not easy. It was fast. We were suppose to be going 18 miles per hour but that was not the case. I think the average speed was around 20 miles per hour from El Paso to Tularosa. I have read the BLOGS from other bike riders and they complained that the race was too slow. I think they are just showing off. Well, I am going to try to do better next year. I promise I wont drink beer at least one week before the event. On this occasion I went the Sonoma Country one week before the event to present a research paper to the American Institute of Aerospace and Aeronautics (AIAA) and I hade too many beers during that week.

Tour de Tolerance 2007

I just completed another bike event of 60 miles. The race started in Fort Bliss, went to Texas Edge and then Loop 375 all the way to Montana Exit and finished in Fort Bliss.  I completed the race in 3.5 hours. My brother Carlos did it in 3 hours and 5 minutes, that is 25 minutes faster than me. The guy that won completed the race in 2 hours and 40 minutes. I think I am slowly improving. If I can lose 20 pounds I could improve my time by 30 minutes.

My Philosophy

(1) Always put in doubt what you read and what other people tells you.

(2) Always find your own truth.

(3) Always defend your believes.

(4) Do not let money compromise your integrity

(5) Do not take life too seriously, nobody comes alive from it.

(6) Do not trust people that that talk too much and do not know how to listen

(7)  Think before you talk and you will gain respect from others.

(8) Do not believe statements from other engineers unless they have scientific data to prove it.

(9)  Planning and Hard work is the key to success.

(10) Insecure people use large fonts to write their names in their e-mails