Fruit and vegetable diet.

The past two days we ate nothing but fruits and vegetables. I was starving for the first few hours. The end of the day, I didn't want to do it anymore. I woke up the next day and wasn't too hungry. I was constantly snacking on grapes, salad, potatoes, cucumbers, peppers, anything that I could get my hands on. The second day I made vegan potato soup. It was better than I thought that it would be, but not as delicious as when it is made with cream and cheese. Today I appreciate every bite of everything. Tomorrow is the big Turkey Day. Now we are off to go food shopping!

Hockey.

I went to my first professional ice hockey game this week. It was Mojdeh's birthday week, so we went to the Adventure Film Festival, Avalanche game, and dinner a couple times, it was great.

Indoor soccer tonight.

I wore a heart rate monitor at my soccer game tonight. It is pretty apparent when I was playing and when I was sitting on the bench. We won.

Worth many words.

This week can be summed up in a few random pictures.

Did some fishing.

Walked a bit. (Hiking.)

Tried to convince Ben to get a dog.

Had friends over, drank Absinthe.

Went to trivia night where Ben tried to turn it into a gay bar. (Nearly successful.)

Nymphing begins.

Despite the forecast for some cold weather, we went fishing today. We hit the Big Thompson River a few miles below the dam and caught a few fish.

Pretty little rainbow trout.

I got this guy with a homemade green dubbing, copper wire, white winged nymph. Size 20. I never quite know what I am tying, I just like to make it up as I go along. I will be adding wings to a lot more nymphs. I got a couple more on a size 22-24 super pretty flashback shiny something. The tiny fly in the corner of a pretty fish's mouth made me want to take a picture, but I couldn't do it with my phone.

Then we went to just below the dam where Mall road crosses the river. That is always a hard spot to fish as there is a lot of pressure. With the temperatures dropping the pocket water is not providing any fish and the seams are where they are staying. I tied on a size 16 purple prince nymph and dropped it in the slow water a bit too far (I thought) from the fast water. As my dry sank, I set the hook and wondered if I would need the net. It turned out to be my best fish of the day and I nearly needed help netting him. He put up a good fight and I was happy to let him go.

Killer Brown.

Chet does the Double Deca.

I used to coach for Team Jet. This is the founder, Chet "the Jet" Blanton. He was planing on doing the Double Deca (yes 20X) Ironman in Mexico. Due to the recent violence, he decided to do it by himself in his hometown of Honolulu. Sorry for his constant caps lock.

This is nuts to me!

Today the 48 miles of swimming starts.

ALOHA EVERYONE

I WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON MY 20 X IRONMAN

STARTING TODAY MONDAY ON WWW.TEAMJETHAWAII.COM THERE WILL BE

A LINK TO MY DOUBLE DECA PAGE . YOU CAN GO THERE FOR DAILY UPDATES

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THIS IS A ROUGH PLAN SO IF YOU COME OUT YOU WILL KNOW WHATS UP !!!

CHARLES DIAS IS GOING TO BE THERE THE WHOLE TIME. ( THANKS CHARLES )

CHARLES IN CHARGE IS MY ONE MAN CREW !!!!!!

IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU COULD COME OUT TO HELP HIM DURING THE RACE.

WE HAVE TO WRITE DOWN EVERY LAP TIME. ALSO BEFORE COMING OUT , YOU COULD

GIVE CHARLES A CALL TO SEE IF WE NEED ANYTHING, THAT WOULD BE A BIG HELP.

CHARLES DIAS : CELL PHONE : 1-808-368-6872

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THE SWIM !!!!!!!!

SAT NOV 13TH AT 6AM AT THE OAHU CLUB I WILL START MY SWIM

760 UP AND BACKS = 48 MILES SWIM

HOPE TO BE DONE MONDAY AT 9AM, 12 NOON, OR LASTEST BY 5PM

51-59 HOURS

MY GAME PLAN IS ONE OF THESE PLANS :

6AM-10AM       60 LAPS    70 LAPS   80 LAPS

10:30-2:30    120 LAPS   140 LAPS   160 LAPS

3PM-7PM       180 LAPS   210 LAPS   235 LAPS

7:30-11:30    240 LAPS   280 LAPS   310 LAPS

12:30-4:30AM  300 LAPS   350 LAPS   380 LAPS

5:30-9:30AM   360 LAPS   420 LAPS   450 LAP

10AM-2PM      420 LAPS   480 LAPS   515 LAPS

2:30-6:30PM   480 LAPS   540 LAPS   580 LAPS

7PM-11PM      540 LAPS   600 LAPS   640 LAPS

12MID-4AM     600 LAPS   660 LAPS   700 LAPS

5AM-9AM       660 LAPS   720 LAPS   760 LAPS DONE  51 HRS   (MON 9AM)

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9:30-1:30     720 LAPS   760 LAPS DONE BY 12 NOON 54 HRS    (MON 12PM)

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2PM-5PM       760 LAPS DONE                      59 HRS     (MON 5PM)

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THE BIKE!!!!!!

THE BIKE WILL TAKE PLACE AT LAGOON DR AT THE END PARKING LOT.

STARTING AT THE END PARKING LOT I WILL RIDE A 2.8 MILE LAP

THIS IS I.4 MILES OUT AND 1.4 MILES BACK . I WILL DO THIS

800 TIMES = 2240 MILES

THE GAME PLAN FOR THE BIKE : DAY 1 UP TO THE SWIM

 1ST DAY OF BIKE 1 OF 3 PLANS UP TO THE SWIM

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12PM TO 4PM  18 LAPS  = 50.4 MILES

6PM TO 10PM  18 LAPS  = 100.8 MILES

10PM TO 6AM  8 HR SLEEP

3PM TO 7PM   18 LAPS  = 50.4 MILES

9PM TO 11PM  9 LAPS   = 75.6

11PM TO 6AM  7 HR SLEEP

8PM TO 10PM  9 LAPS   = 25.2

10PM TO 6 AM  8 HR SLEEP

AFTER DAY 1 HERE IS MY PLAN

(179.2 MILES A DAY) STARTING DAY 2 OF THE BIKE

6AM TO 10AM  18 LAPS = 50.4

11AM TO 3PM  18 LAPS = 50.4

4PM TO 8PM   18 LAPS = 50.4

9PM TO 11:30PM 10 LAPS = 28

11:30PM  TO 6AM  6 1/2 HR SLEEP

12 DAYS  PLUS 100  SAT NOV 27TH 12 MID

12 DAYS  PLUS 75.6 SUN NOV 28TH  8 AM

12 DAYS  PLUS 25.2 SUN NOV 28TH  1PM

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THE RUN !!! 14 DAYS AT 36 MILES A DAY

THE RUN WILL BE AT KAP PARK LACATION TBA.

I WILL RUN AROUND THE PARK 1.8 MILES FOR 276 LAPS

THAT = 497.8 MILES THEN I WILL END IT BY RUNNING THE HONOLULU MARATHON

THAT WILL MAKE THE TOTAL OF 524 MILES.

THE GAME PLAN FOR THE RUN IS :

6AM TO 9AM  5 LAPS = 9

11AM TO 2PM 5 LAPS = 9

4PM TO 7PM  5 LAPS = 9

9PM TO 12MID 5 LAPS = 9

12MID TO 6AM  6 HR SLEEP

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THIS IS A EASIER RUN PLAN BUT IT JUST SO I CAN FINISH AT THE HON MARATHON

MY 1ST PLAN WAS :

6AM TO 9AM  6 LAPS = 10.8

11AM TO 2PM 6 LAPS = 10.8

4PM TO 7PM  6 LAPS = 10.8

9PM TO 12MID 6 LAPS = 10.8

12MID TO 6AM  6 HR SLEEP

DID NOT WANT TO FINISH ON THUR OR FRI

12 DAYS        THUR NOV 9TH   12 MID

12 DAYS        FRI  NOV 10TH  9 AM

12 DAYS        FRI  NOV 10TH  2 PM

IT WILL BE MORE BETTER TO FINISH AT THE HONOLULU MARATHON WITH ALL MY

FRIENDS.

HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE AT SOMETIME DURING.

TAKE CARE

CHET THE JET    TOO LA JET TO QUIT

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Chet "the Jet" Blanton

Team Jet Hawaii

phone: 808-396-5381

fax: 808-396-5381

mobile: 808-753-5381

Schoolyard Cross.

Today's adventure.

We No Speak Americano.

So I found another blogger that I will be living vicariously through. Morgan is the editor of Bitch Creek in Blood Knot Magazine and she has a passion for fishing that is inspirational. Check out her blog, The Sandhill.
Since being in Mexico, I can't stop listening to this: