Black Becker

The Trek Store EAST- Madison, WS

July 3rd at 6:30pm (approx. 45-60min)

Free

www.jasonlapierre.com
University of Calgary

Last Wednesday evening, I ventured down to a great bike shop in Golden called The Bike Station to meet with my good friend Brett who is the local rep for Bell/Giro, Sharkies, Craft and Look. It is a small, quaint and family owned shop that has such a great vibe to it. I love shops like those. You always feel so comfortable walking in and get the best service and advice EVER!

Brett asked me to come by because they were having an all women’s event with a great presentation by some of the folks from Trek and of course, lots of good food. For those of you who know me well enough, if there is food involved…I’m there! So after committing to attend and do a little presentation and mingling about Timex, I knew I couldn’t come empty handed. I brought with me a brand new Timex women’s specific Bodylink GPS watch and data recorder for the raffle which I had been informed there would be.

It was a very hot item, as it should have been sitting next to bike parts and apparel, and was won by a woman who will be doing a ride across America this summer! It couldn’t have been more perfect. We exchanged contact information and she’s sooo excited to learn how to use it and to let me know how the trip goes. I was also able to give several other ladies information about the other health and fitness products Timex has to offer which was lots of fun.

It’s so rewarding leaving events like that knowing that you can help others become involved in a sport that is not only challenging, but quite intimidating for beginners. Life is just too good sometimes :)

June 10th is the Baja 70.3 and there’s still plenty of time to sign up and get ready to race. Ben Harper, Kim Dunker and myself will all be heading down there to race, enjoy the sunshine, hang out with Luis and just kick it in MEXICO…the more the merrier :) Check out the official site for more info and let us know if you’re in! Happy training everyone.

www.ironmanbaja.com 

Yesterday I was out on a loooong ride, 205 hilly km’s to be exact.  Anyway, since I stopped using my I-pod while training(I get in a better zone…mentally, not HR HR zone:) I find that I think about ALL KINDS of things.  Well yesterday, at a point at around the 5:30 mark of the ride I passed a spot that triggered this post.

 I ask everyone “Why did you choose Timex?”  Now, I have a lot of reasons that I love this team, but this reason surpasses them all.  In 2003 or 4 I was out training on the IMWI bike course and saw a triathlete riding up the road.  But this wasn’t just any triathlete.  This triathlete had a car following behind them.  First thought, “Lance?”  Second, “I have to meet this person!!” 

 So I pushed a little harder and closed the gap, I passed the car and was hoping to see Johan driving and Lance riding.  To my suprise it was a VERY attractive younger woman(still older than I was) and a rider that resembled Lance, but he wasn’t on a Trek at the time. 

Anyway, I rode up the rider and started talking.  I asked all kinds of questions, “What do you do?”  “Where are you from?”  ”Who is that in the car?”  “Does she have a friend?”  Well, here are the answers that I got from the rider.  “I am a CEO or a company.  I am from Mexico City.  That is my girlfriend!”  There was no talk of a friend, :(  

The rider’s name, you ask?  Non-other than our very own Luis Alvarez! His girlfriend was driving sag-wagon around the entire IMWI course, now THAT is LOVE.  ARe you two still together Luis?

I thought WOW, I need to be like this guy someday.  So after finding out that he was on Team Timex, I thought the best way to find out everything I could about Luis and his ability to get women to follow him around on the bike, would be to get on the team with him.  After two years of missing the boat, I finally made the cut this year.

So to answer the question at the beginning of the post; Luis Alvarez is the reason that I am on the team today! Thanks Luis, you are a stud!

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