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I’m DC RAINMAKER…
I swim, bike and run. Then, I come here and write about my adventures. It’s as simple as that. Most of the time. If you’re new around these parts, here’s the long version of my story.
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holy shit. they must have thought you were crazy buying all those pastries.
Nice! Looking forward to hearing how you managed the training :-)
Great photos! Those pastries look to die for!! YUM!!!
Sounds like you had a lot of fun. We went to Mexico city in June and LOVED IT. Can’t wait to go back.
Hi from South Portugal, after coming across one link to one of your posts, i continued to read your posts, almost all of them 8-), and decided to Thank You for the very usefull tips i found either in Tec stuff as in Nutrition, or Training, etc; altough i’m not a tri-athlete, i’m into mountain bike, but i’ve always looked with great respect and curiosity to the triathlon, and one of your posts almost convinced me to start the swimming wich has kept me from trying for years.
Thank You for the effort and time spent doing all this, keep it up!
P.S. Sorry for the probable mistakes in my English.
The culture of Mexico is nothing short of mind-blowing and your post captures it extraordinarily well. From the mouth-watering food to the jaw dropping beauty of the beaches and ruins, I can honestly say that if I had the financial means necessary, I’d visit every single year for the rest of my life.
Glad to hear you had such a fantastic trip…and managed to stay safe!
definitely looking forward to hearing about your training experience down there! it’s like IFR flying in there b/c of the massive smog layer!
Ok, I am totally jealous. I want to go back to Mexico. I think I need to. I need to work on my conversational skills….badly. :0)
I just read your article about Mexico City. Please let me know when you come next time. I live and run here now since 5 years and for me it is the best running city in the world. We have almost every weekend super organized and very cheap competitions. You can run 20 km plus in 3,200 m flat and in a forest. La Pilar is maybe the only place in the world where you can run in almost 10,000 feet in a very nice forest. Other routes are El Ocatal 4 km round in 3,000 m forest, Naucali park 3 km round, with surveillance, Chapultapec park, etc. So will be impressed. So please let me know when you come again to Mexico and I will be delighted to show you our top running spots. I really find your tests very interesting and they help me a lot. I cannot wait to get the new Polar V800 watch. Abrazos, Pedro (actually I am from Germany).