2009 in Training/Racing

There may be more miles logged under this year, but they’ll be “for fun.”

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Run for the Water

I’ve done a few races this year, benefiting some great causes, but I thought I’d call out today’s race specifically:

Gilbert Tuhabonye is a local Austin running celebrity and coach who hails from Burundi. His foundation, The Gazelle Foundation, donates the …

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Food

I enjoy food.
I love eating at fancy/upscale places, as well as just finding quality yumminess in unexpected places. The only reality show I’m willing to watch? Top Chef. When my parents come to visit, they have been known to say “Kevin, we come to Austin, and …

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Yuck

It’s a little icky when a beauty pageant is loaning money for “enhancements” to its winners. Is it just me, or does that send a conflicting message?!

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WalkThru

I’m headed to Atlanta today for a training course to teach WalkThru the Bible Old Testament seminars.

This will be training that Brady and I use in January when we return to India. I think it was 80% of people in the region we visited which were illiterate. …

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Redman 70.3 Race Report

Redman 70.3 turned out well, despite my nerves going into race-day. Thanks to everyone for the great encouragement when I was needing it!
First of all, the road-trip with Tom and Dionn was a blast! You couldn’t ask for an easier trip with two cooler people. Tom and …

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Under Pressure

Redman 70.3 is this weekend.
Mentally, I’ve been all over the place for this race. Vineman 70.3 was my “A-race” this year. I came home, emboldened by what I had just done, and signed up for Redman as well as Longhorn. At the time, I was thinking that I …

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A Lot And Not Much

Since I last wrote, I feel as though I’ve been really busy or that a lot has happened. I’m not sure what to recount here or really how interesting any of it would be to anyone but me.
I’ve had some amazing opportunities for personal growth materialize recently …

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A Lot And A Little

Since I last wrote, I feel as though I’ve been really busy or that a lot has happened. I’m not sure what to recount here or really how interesting any of it would be to anyone but me.
I’ve had some amazing opportunities for personal growth materialize recently …

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Performance

Cycling Music Video!

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Hijab

In a post that you might have expected to read on Cory’s blog, I wanted to make reference to this article on wearing the hijab.
One quote immediately jumped out at me:
“It represents beauty to me,” says Abdelaziz, the 17-year-old daughter of two Egyptian parents …

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Vineman 70.3 Race Report

I’m in San Jose’s airport a little longer than expected, and they have free wi-fi, so I thought I’d get started on my race report.
There’s plenty to say, even leading up to the race and on the day before, but I’ll focus on actual race-day for now, possibly …

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Big Next Couple Weeks

I’ve got a busy next couple weeks ahead of me.
This coming weekend is Vineman 70.3, my “A-race” for 2009. This last week will be spent on short, high-intensity workouts, eating well, and hydrating like crazy. I’ve been telling people that I’m oscillating …

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On Being Uncomfortable

This is a post I’ve been meaning to write for a couple years now, so rather than continuing to ruminate on it and never posting it, I’m letting it loose. The lack of references is due to not being able to find the articles I’m referencing any longer.
It’s …

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CDA

This weekend, I’m headed to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to watch 59 teammates compete in the 2009 Ford Ironman CDA.
Many of these people began training for this event back in January (or even late last year). They’ve propelled their bodies into the thousands of miles, …

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Happy Triathlonniversary!

That’s right folks, we’re coming up on my one year anniversary of doing triathlons.
I know my site has become somewhat tri-centric as of late, but it’s become a serious hobby by now, so there you have it!
I’ve come a long way in the past year, and I’ve …

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Jesus

My Community Group at Crossroads has been going through Vintage Jesus by Mark Driscoll & Gerry Breshears for some time now.
This week we’re doing Chapter 11. Though there have been other noteworthy portions of the book, a few quotes in this chapter were too good …

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Half Iron Nutrition

This posts falls under the “note to self” category, so I’m turning comments off.
I talked with Chrissie tonight about race nutrition for Vineman, and here are a few things she mentioned:

300 calories per hour needed on the bike
Liquid nutrition is probably …

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No More Wallet

I just ordered one of these beauties. I’ve had my eye on one for quite some time.
No more George Costanza wallet:

If this video gets taken down, it’s a series of clips of from Seinfeld where George shows off his ridiculously fat wallet.

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The Rookie Race Report

This past weekend was The Rookie in New Braunfels, TX. I didn’t do this race last year, but I did do Jack’s Generic (results in this post), which at least has the same courses (only a little shorter).

Swim 300m

Bike 11.2mi

Run 2mi

Place
Overall …

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