by David | Mar 15, 2015 | blog
“There is only one thing you have to do in life.” – Brad Rex, race announcer Brad Rex, who I jokingly refer to as my “uncle from California,” dabbles in a lot of different things: cycling, rowing, race announcing, sailing, environmental restoration, etc. Since meeting...
by David | Mar 10, 2015 | blog, race report
“What do I need to know to train for and finish an Ironman?” “What do I need to do to go faster in an Ironman?” As a triathlon coach and a sub-nine Ironman-distance athlete, I hear these question a lot. I thought it might be interesting and helpful to others for me to...
by David | Mar 9, 2015 | blog
Yes, it’s true you can be anything in life if you want it badly enough and are willing to work for it. I’m actually a great example because I was an unimpressive athlete growing up. In fact, in most cases I was a “drop out” in just about every sport I attempted. I...
by David | Feb 22, 2015 | blog
“It’s all about the journey, not the outcome.” – Carl Lewis Carl Lewis’ quote is surprising to me because he was a 9x gold medal winner in the Olympics – gold medals are the outcome of winning and being the best in the world. Yet, Lewis clearly says...
by David | Feb 9, 2015 | blog
“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” – an African Proverb Or, put another way by John Shedd, “A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” As a former Navy officer, I can appreciate the analogies to ships and seas, but what struck me...
by David | Jan 14, 2015 | blog, dogs
I think about death a lot now. What does it mean? What happens when we die? Is death an end? Or is it simply a transition to a new beginning? Or do we come back to life as someone or something else? We had our Dalmatian, Princess, put to sleep last Friday. She’s...
by David | Sep 10, 2014 | blog
With the killing of Osama Bin Laden and earlier rescue in 2009 of Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates as examples, Navy SEALs are arguably the military’s “best of the best” – the elite military force that gets called upon to do all the tough, clandestine...
by David | Feb 19, 2014 | blog
“The only wisdom we can hope to acquire Is the wisdom of humility: humility is endless.” – T.S. Eliot Last month I started taking martial arts classes at Boulder Quest Center. I am a white belt (lowest belt rank) and have 12 more belts to earn and at least four years...
by David | Oct 22, 2010 | blog
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anaïs Nin I started rock climbing because it’s new and because I’m afraid of heights. Walking over to the edge of “something” with a drop off (like a bridge or scenic overlook) makes me feel very...
by David | Jul 2, 2010 | blog, race report
To me, the Ironman-distance is an ever changing puzzle waiting to be solved – 1,000 pieces scattered across the table that must be carefully and meticulously assembled over months and months of preparation for a single day of 140.6 miles of racing applied across...
