Ken's Road to Kona

And I’m Back! This post is so beyond late I know, but whatever.

Coming out of Ironman UK, I decided to concentrate on my running. I suppose I decided that I wanted to be a runner to some extent. That lead me to the track at Franklin Field where I started doing sprint sessions. Little did I know I would meet my arch rival (and friend) Renato. Little did I know, I would meet my coach there. A month or two later, my old Japan colleague Chris would convince me that I should run a marathon in Death Valley, California. Looking back on it now, everything just fell into place. Continue Reading

I know, it has been a while since my last post. I’ve been neglectful. My PC finally decided to go to computer heaven after 4 years. Rule of thumb:You know it’s time to get a new computer when after formatting the hard drive multiple times, it still takes 10 minutes for the programs to start up and load. Additionally, the wires in the power cord started to fry. So, I bought a new mac and have been learning all the new features and toys. I’ve just had it with PCs.
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As we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses,  let us lay aside every weight that  so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1 Continue Reading

I put my results on Facebook, and my sister asked me if I thought my results were “good”?

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If you haven’t been to the Lehigh Valley, it is a remarkably beautiful place. The kind of place you would take your partner to get out of the city; rent a B&B, do some fishin’, and celebrate America. I’d like to return there sometime without actually competing in a triathlon.

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The week of graduation (I work for a University), the gym closes for a week for “preventative maintenance”. Coming off the worst swim in my life I didn’t really take that news well. No worries, this will be a good week to put in some leg numbing bike and run, as well as hit the weight room. Continue Reading

I almost quit. I swear I did.

“Hey man, you’re going the wrong way.”

“Huh? I am?”

“Yea, the race is over there…that way”

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