COUNTRY HOME ¨MAS GARCIA MURET¨ MASOS DE LLIMIANA (TREMP)

Friend,

Finally, we have arrived to ¨La Masia¨...to relax and enjoy last vacation days with family, prior our return to Hong Kong...after my weekly rest on Sundays, today, I have run 7km/35´(5´/km) ...is, awsome how weather, specially, temperature (25 C) and humidity (Lower than )60%), affects running and any sport performance!!

Talk to all of you next post!

¨XTB¨ Xavi.

BARCELONA TRAINING

Friends,

After, a long flight coming back from Goiania and 2.5 hours waiting inside our plane to London....total 15 hours and connection lost to Barcelona, we finally have arrived late afternoon to Sant Vicenc de Montalt (Barcelona). Then, swim 35 mins...good and relaxed training to recover from awful economy plane seat and no sleep at all!!

Talk to you next post!

¨XTB¨Xavi.

NO WATER...NO ENERGY!

Friends,

Tonight, last training done in Brazil...6Km, (32'00' very slow!!) but without driniking any water...no more energy after Km 3...that is life! Dehidrated body does not work correctly...I am convinced, I will buy a camel bag once I arrive to Barcelona!

Tomorrow, flight back to Barcelona (Spain), via London.

Talk to you next post!

"XTB" Xavi.

REAL DREAMS FOUNDATION & BLOG MEMBERS!

Friends,

I am a little bit sad... Why? You will find main reasons, below:

After several weeks, just 5 blog members have signed to my blog (including my wife Elaine, i signed for her (hahaha)): Thanks to Geert, Manuel, Leon, Clóvis and Selina!! I hope more of my friends will join the blog!

About kms bought for my first challenge, I have some friends interested but due to the difficulty to do a transfer bank, I have created a website into ¨Real Dreams Foundation¨ where payments can be done on-line using VISA credit card. Hopefully, I will be able to announce in this blog more people to be added to the actual list. Just, Selina bought the first one buying Km 33.

Friends, please, use this link to buy 1 Km of my first challenge donating 40 Euros to Caico Foundation cause, to fight against Cancer Childhood and support affected families:

http://frealdreams.org/mihucha/XAVIGARCÍA%201

Thanks a lot in advance to all friends, readers and blog members.I will keep training hard to achieve my first challenge!!
"XTB" Xavi.

12KM RUN!

Friends,

Tonight's training, 12Km run 66'06''...in Goiânia city! and again since Km 9 without water to drink...I need to solve that issue for my next training sessions, may be, I might carry a camel bag!

Talk to all of you in my next post!

"XTB" Xavi.

...OTHER ANIMALS FROM CARIRI COUNTRY HOME!

Friends,

I introduce you, first my new ox, NINO, the horse PERIQUITO (ride by Natal, Olivar´s neighbour) and a camaleon found 20 meters from our country home!

Today, relaxed day and coming back from Cariri do Tocantins to Goiânia!...very sad, we will say goodbye to Olivar and leave him alone...until next visit? When? No clue, 18 months to 24 months...estimated time, as of today ... :-(

"XTB" Xavi.

KITA...AND 6 KM SHORT FAST RUN!

Friends,

Another training in Paradise!...6Kms 24'37'' below 5'/km, not bad, but still a lot to improve (next target for 6kms 22'00'').

Today, I have bought a new dog, Rotweiller called (Kita, from Pa-Kita "Brazilian Xuxa back-stage dancers", as Olivar explained to me). She is 3 months old and very kind...at least, until now! Kita will stay together with Olivar and take care of cows and oxes!

"XTB" Xavi.

CARIRI DO TOCANTINS (BRAZIL)...VACATION & TRAINING!?! :-(

Friends,

Is getting quite hard to keep going with my training program, focused on running, (in Cariri country home, there is no swimming pool and bike to train) and having some "Churrascos", but, today, I did 10Km 52'37'' (without water to drink the last 3 kms...and it was very hot over 30 C).

Let me tell you that running on the roads of Cariri in the middle of Brazil is a paradise, so quiet, blue sky and an awsome sunset!! and lots of oxes,cows, sheeps and chickens!!

I attach one picture of Socorro's ox, Olivar's neighbour, called "Cigano":

"XTB" Xavi.

RIP GOLDIE...

Friends, I have a bad new to explain during my late afternoon training...before sunset I started running my 10Km together with my 8 years old golden retriever dog called (Goldie) in Cariri road, after 6.5kms he was jogging 10 to 20 meters behind myself (pace was 5'/km), then, at km 8.5, I came back to look for him and he was walking very tired but doing well...but did not drink any water during all way, finally, I finished my 10Km (51'47'')...still far from my goal to be ready for the triathlon (48'00''), then, I cam back walking, in the same road to look for Goldie...but I did not find him...and was already dark night!...I called him and decided after 45' looking for him, go back, to my stepfather's Olivar country-home take the car and we desperately lookk for him for 1.30' wihtout success. Next day, we continued our search until we found him dead hiden in the bush close to the road (close to km 8.5, 1.5km far away from Olivar's home)...two hypothesis about his dead: heart attack or hit by a car...all family is very sad for that lost! He was the best dog we have ever had and moved him from Goiânia to Cariri 3 days ago.

Btw, I attach last Goldie's picture taken together with Mar and my niece, Gabriela! (so beautiful both of them!)

RIP Goldie!

"XTB" Xavi.

HONG KONG TO BRAZIL...AND FIRST TRAINING SESSION!

Friends,



After 25 hours flying plus connection time more or less 8 hours, finally, we have arrived to Goiânia (Goiás, Brazil), then, I took a car and drove 600kms to Gurupi city (Tocantins, Brazil) ...I really don't suggest this kind of trip to any family with young kids! Is totally EXHAUSTING!!...we have arrived safe but really tired. First training during my vacation on July 24th, done this afternoon at Olivar (my stepfather´s country home) at Cariri (Tocantins, Brazil) 34kms away from Gurupi , 6 kms 36 mins...I felt really tired but not so bad considering (12 hours jet-lag).



¨XTB¨ Xavi.