Reactuate

Going to run a race in the morning. They have a 5K and a 10K. 10K is a second loop of the 5K. Cost is the same, so I could just pay and choose to keep running to not.

I’m thinking I need to go longer. 10K would be a new distance record for me. I [...]

I’m not the worlds biggest Podcast guy, but I do subscribe to a few, mainly through Odeo, via iTunes. One I really like is Endurance Radio, which I discovered when training for the triathlon. Really interesting interviews, just finished one with a woman who trail ran the Grand Canyon. Twenty miles one way, go one [...]

I’ve gained 3 pounds since the tri. I’ve eaten a little heavy, but that seems excessive. I’m going to try and get back on a diet, probably BFL.

Trying to decided what to do next fitness-wise. Having an even to train for seems to keep me motivated. I don’t really want to do another triathlon right [...]

I imported the results list into Excel and was able to sort it a number of ways.

The results weren’t very encouraging.

Out of 330 people who finished, I was 328th.

Swim: 298

Bike: 329

Run: 326

Maybe I need to train harder next time.

I need to run faster, and now that I’m done with the tri, I’m going to start [...]

Well I ran the tri yesterday and finished. Which is good. I ran the whole run and swam the whole swim which were my goals. I also beat my training time according to my watch. 2:07.

Just got my official times:

Place

No.

Name

City

Sta

Code

Age

Sex

Swim

T1

Bike

T2

Run

24

385

Ron Davis

Kingwood

TX

I

40

M

8:13

5:37

1:03:08

1:59

47:59

2:06:56 official time.

The place was not in the whole field of 400, but in the [...]

Less than two days till the race and Houston’s decided to make up for the rain we missed last week. But luckily according to weather.com, Katy’s weather should be clear on Sunday.

I haven’t written a survival entry in while, but I’ve had one percolating in my cortex of a while now. And today I discovered a new blog Paratus that inspired me to take a few minutes and write it out.

When most people think about survivalism or preparedness, they think of crazy gun nuts preparing for [...]