Saturday, November 11, 2006

Racer X: Mexican Adventure

 Racer X

My trip to Mexico to sell my Race Hardware Maximizer (RHM) software was a bust, in more ways than one.

I got detained at the border, probably because I look like a Navy Seal. To keep my physical temple in peak condition, I always travel with my Ziploc bags of Accelerade. Border Patrol thought the powdery substance was of the illegal type.

I figured the Federales would have me out of there once the powder was tested. Instead, I spent a week in the Mexican clink. Every few hours, a few guys would point at me, admiring me, from outside the holding cell and say things like "fuerte" and "mucho gusto".

My Mexican business contacts were no help and I heard they decided to buy shares in trainingpeaks.com instead.

I made good use of my time in jail, resurrecting the core exercises that Courtenay showed me at the gym last winter. Once the guards drank all my Accelerade, they let me go free.

I'm back home now and my abs feel really strong.