ENJOYING MY DOWN TIME

Hi guys,
I had the opportunity to do some fishing while at home. Its one of my favorite things to do in my spare time. Timmy, an old college buddy of mine, just got another boat and we took her out. We left pretty early in the morning and trolled along the reefs in North Side. Today's catch, 2 barracudas and about 13 buggige, the nuisance of the sea. You should test the barracuda as it my be poisonous. To test it just throw a piece in a near by ants nest and see if they eat. We called a day around 12pm which was good as I used the rest of the day to rest. I love my island life!!!!
Barra is a dish best served fried, once tested. lol

WELL DONE RONALD

Congrats Ricky!!! You did an outstanding job for your first Olympics. Setting a new national record and personal best is superb feat under such pressure. Ronald made it through to the quarter finals of the 110m hurdles where he ran 13.72. Let's get um in 2012.

KEEP ON MOVING RONALD

I'm proud to say that my friend and fellow Cayman athlete, Ronald Forbes has set a new national record of 13.59 seconds in the 110m hurdles in his heats. He has made it through to the quarter finals. Keep it up Ronald, keep making Cayman proud!

http://iaaf.org/oly08/results/eventCode=3659/racedate=08-18-2008/sex=M/discCode=110H/combCode=hash/roundCode=h/results.html#det

BEIJING 2008!!!

I'm sure most if not all of you have been following the Olympic Games. It's really exciting to watch athletes from around the world competing against each other to see who's talents can shine through on that given day. I wish I was there to get a taste for what it will be like when I compete in 2012, but I'll settle for watching and following the games over the internet.

The men's hammer final was contested on the 17th and was won by Primoz Kozmus of Solvenia with a throw of 82.02m. Which is about 20m further than my P.B. The top 5 guys all went over 80m which is extremely good. The level of hammer throwing is constantly rising. In watching the games it makes me anxious to get back to training.

If your interested in the results here's the link for it. Keep you eye out for my fellow Cayman track athletes, Cydonie Mothersill and Ronald Forbes.

http://iaaf.org/oly08/results/eventCode=3659/racedate=08-17-2008/sex=M/discCode=HT/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#det

HOME TO MOTIVATE

As you all know I'm back home now, connecting with my Island and its wonderful people. Since I've been back I have been trying to reach out to youngsters in whatever way I can. Its extremely important that we look after their best interest and lead them in the right direction. I gave a motivational speech to some at risk youth. Though I don't agree with the term "at risk" because the only risk youth are at are the ones we put the into.
Here is the link to the newspaper article.
http://www.caymannetnews.com/news-9217--11-11---.html