Walking has being pain in the ass lately, funny to say but this same thing has helped me to make a big step what I have been afraid to do for may years. Finally I have a road bike. That will change my training big time. I'm scared about this change, but at the same time everytime I look at the bike I feel this was a good decision. 

Why it has being so hard to get a road bike. Basically the main reason is that everytime I have tried a road bike it has felt like shit. Still the point in my back which got broken some years ago is getting hurt. Only the times while I test the bike in shop it has started to hurt in my back. Every time the person from bike shop has said: but this is the right size for you. So I have decided to not to have a road bike. How could I ride a bike for several hours in the position where I can't be even 5min without pain? This time I found a bike that doesn't hurt! Actually the bike I was supposed to get never came. But the bike shop made a same frame (more ugly tho) with better parts.. so I would call that as a good deal for me :)

​While I have had to train less than normally I would, I also got a new record for the rest heart rate: 36 beats for a minute. That's not a much. I'm using machine "firstbeat" to see how my body is doing and how good I'm sleeping. So hitting new record was cool. Not that it would matter but just funny because when I were kid and I had no idea what is normal heart rate I heard one finnish cross country skier having as low heart rate as 36.. I decided that when I'm grown up I want my hearth rate to be the same :) Low heart rate is not a good thing actually. Long story. Only thing I recommend to everyone is to follow your own rest heart rate to see how your recovery is getting on.

Also some nice changes in my home. When I have had more time than usually I have got some works done that has being waiting for almost a year. Well I did decide that I don't push myself to do this, it will happen when time is ready. Now I got few shelf on my kitchen wall and painted the training rack I made earlier I have to say I'm happy for the change <3 Just got to remember that when or if you get hurt and can't ride, it still might help you to take some steps in your life that you wouldn't have take otherwise ;)

​Last weekend we had Spanish Champs here in El Campello. I didn't ask why the race is organized on such a weird date (normal is first weekend of July). But I think it goes like this because of the school holidays and dangerously hot weather. I was a photographer and also just following how everything works.

Being photographer, and at the same learning how the camera works, was a good experience. Fast moves, too much light in one corner means with the same settings too dark when you turn around, not to mention how it was after sunset in the dark. My respect to everyone who knows how to photoshoot BMX. It's pretty hard for beginner.. at least with my criteria :) here is the photo I like most from last weekend:

​By following I started to wonder why some cruisers race on saturday and others on sunday. The rule is that you are not supposed to race 2 classes in 1 day, so cruisers race different day.. But why not all cruisers in one and all 20" on other? Well, because everyone are not able to have 2 bikes. By dividing others on 1st day and others on 2nd people can share the same bike.

Even my cruiser got in to the game. Also lots of comments how good it is, and to mention the spanish champ in elite men was riding my bike it can't be too bad :) So yes, also elites rides cruiser. I like everything in this system!

What other things I noticed in the race... I don't remember that much anymore. At least the youngest riders allowed to race in Champs were 5 years olds. Pretty many age groups were put in to one. Like 8-10 years olds boys. In girls classes were jump nice jumps, same with boys tho. Everyone raced with their club jerseys. Even if they had sponsors and team clothes, the champs you are in the club colors. For example the riders in selection team for Teneriffe got their flights and hotels paid for 1 week by the Teneriffe BMX. From the other selection teams I didn't ask about it. Price money for elite men was 300euros and elite cruiser 200e. That's the money for the winner, the other podiums I didn't ask. Also the winner of each class got the jersey for the Champion! I think that's damn good system!!