How We Roll – Amtrak Century 2011

I did my first century in 2008. Minh and I got it in our heads somehow that 100 miles in one day would be “easy” enough, and we did it with very little training or preparation. Of course, we finished… pretty much the last ones to roll into the San Diego Amtrak Station. I was unable to walk the rest of the evening. Minh went and found us pizza while I laid motionless in the hotel room.

Fast forward 3 years, and Minh and I (somehow) decided to do the Amtrak Century again. And again, we had very little training or preparation. On the up-side, my fitness level is WAY higher than it was three years ago and I also took advantage of the magic of post-ride compression. This year, we were riding with some friends: Chris Nguyen, Albert Nguyen, and Robert Yee. Check out the awesome time-lapse video of our ride.

Video and photos by Robert Yee.

Puppy Love

Look who joined the family:

This is Sprocket. Minh and I adopted her from the OC Animal Shelter on Saturday and brought her home on Wednesday. She’s a 7-month old pitbull mix (mixed with what, we don’t know).

So far she’s been good, but a little lonely.. especially because Minh and I have to work all day. We’ve been keeping her in a crate while we’re not there until she gets more used to us and the house.. but she’s strong and clever.

On Wednesday, we left her in her crate for a few hours to go take family pictures at church.. and she BROKE OUT!! We should have named her Houdini! Luckily for us, she didn’t do any damage except (1) pee on Minh’s bed and (2) left us a present in the master bedroom. That’s our own fault though, because Minh left the doors to those rooms open.

She’s still young and anxious about her new family and home, but I think she’ll eventually (I hope) get used to it. Minh and I are happy to have her, and hope she’ll be happy with us.