I once heard “a trying time is no time to quit trying” and that was tested during my Newbury Triathlon. Two flat tires left me stranded with two miles left to hike my bike to the transition area for finishing the cycle. Well I finally made it and decided it was still worth finishing the race.
Time: 1:21:27
- 6:21 Swim
- 50:58 Cycle (normally in the upper 30′s)
- 21:49 Run
Definitely an exciting race with 300+ contestants and the notoriously overcast weather of Britain.
2010 Newbury Triathlon (300m swim/22k cycle/5k run)
This has brought me one step closer to goal of competing in 4 athletic races in 2010, and hopefully I will find my last one in November or December.
I have decided to make a documentary that will follow the life of my good buddy Devin Ford. This was done once before back in the 60′s with British children when they were seven years old, and selected to represent a range of socio-economic backgrounds in Britain at that time, with the explicit assumption that each child’s social class predetermines their future.
Devin’s dreams and aspirations at 7 may still hold true into adulthood so the only way of knowing is with a few questions every 7 years…
Two buddies of mine joined me in Germany two weeks ago where we enjoyed the most potent beverages Munich could throw at us.
The only thing missing is our lederhosen to match the womens drindls…. wait till Octoberfest! 
A close friend of mine is a teacher at the Lake Hills montessori school in Austin, Texas and she is currently educating her students about Europe. She sent me a message on Facebook asking if I had any cool pictures or interesting factoids about Europe so I decided to make a video. This always seems to capture a bit more of an experience than still images.
To make the movie more entertaining, I decided to go with a theme that was engaging for 5 year olds (i.e. castles and fairy tales) and pleasurable for the teachers who used to remember the classic Mister Rogers Neigborhood. You’re never to old for the fantasy land of Make-Believe!
For those of you interested in seeing the bloopers, I also created that version below…
2009 Workout Dashboard
Posted: January 11, 2010 in FitnessTags: workout, workout dashboard, workout summary activities
My workout dashboard ended up working out well for a New Years resolution in 2009. I achieved my two goals of
- 4,320 Push-ups
- 13,500 Sit-ups
The hardest part was the Sit-ups and maintaining a consistent pattern across each month with my travelling work schedule. However, a more interesting pattern I noticed in the goals was why I had a major drop off in October and November. This is attributed to my early accomplishment of the first goal of 4,320 Push-ups in October, but still having more to do on the second goal. I would always do Push-ups and Sit-ups together; however, when I tried to keep going knowing that only 50% of what I was doing is bringing me closer to a goal it took the steam out of my effort.
What does this tell you about your goals?
15 Days in South Africa “The Projected Plan”
Posted: August 9, 2009 in TravelTags: South Africa Cape Town Kruger Johannesburg
After 5 vaccinations, 10 days of vacay, and a £ 594.00 plane ticket I’m ready to explore South Africa. My arms feel like limp noodles with all the Polio, Diphtheria, Tetanus, Hepatitis, and Whooping cough vaccinations they gave me, but I guess it’s better than catching the real deal.
I once heard that many things will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Therefore, the two that have caught my heart is travelling and the companionship of my father. He has definitely been a great example in my life and look forward to scouting around together on a wild Safari. However, in the event we are chased by the big five, then it’s every man for himself! Sorry dad, you should’ve eaten less cheese burgers
Without planning is like planning to fail, so this is our tentative schedule of events (likely to change daily)
- Sept 12th – Arrive at the Johannesburg airport at 8:45 AM
- Sept 13th – Explore Johannesburg and pick up a land rover for our self guided safari through Kruger National Park
- Sept 14th – Drive out to Kruger Park for 3 days of bush-whacking with the Lions, Tigers, and Bears… Bears?
We will probably grab a chalet in Phalaborwa the first night and then head out to Letaba (a two-hour drive from Phalaborwa). Then head South for a sunset drive towards Nelspruit and land at Lower Sabie. Hang out for a bush walk in the early morning and then exit at Crocodile Bridge in the South-Eastern corner.
- Sept 17th – Head South West for our cross country road trip through the heart of South Africa
Our plan is to explore the scenic garden route from Mossel Bay in the Western Cape to the Storms River which crosses the Paul Sauer Bridge. There is also the last remaining passenger steam train in Africa (Outeniqua Choo Tjoe) that traverses these hills.
- Sept 19th – Spend Saturday night in Cape town and chat it up with the locals.
The tentative to-do list near Cape town are great white shark diving at Gansbaai, bungie jumping at Bloukrans Bridge (216 meters), Rappelling Table mountain, surfing, and sand boarding in the Atlantis dunes.
- Sept 25th – Fly back to Johannesburg for our international departure on the 26th.
- Sept 27th- Arrive in London and REST!
In the rare event that someone is actually reading this, then I would love any of your suggestions or things that I might be missing. We also haven’t nailed down any hotels yet so any comments would be great!
1H 2009 – workout dashboard
Posted: July 26, 2009 in BlogrollTags: workout, workout dashboard, workout summary activities
The workout dashboard has slightly evolved since my last post and it now includes triathlon mileage. As for pushups and situps, this hasn’t changed much but my monthly goals have been accomplished. This is starting to get me more excited about training for an adventure race or possibly a triathlon in the near future. The only problem is all the travelling I do for work. It makes it more difficult to have consistent training patterns, however hotel treadmills are a second best. As for another idea to add to my dashboard, I’m considering a way to track water consumption. Not sure how this is going to work but I’ll figure something out.
Calling all Calories
Posted: April 5, 2009 in BlogrollTags: dashboard, workout dashboard, workout summary activities
Even though the economy is in the drain and businesses are still collapsing, I was able to meet my workout quota for Q1. I’m still not seeing much of a difference with all these crunches and pushups so I decided to step it up with some curls and added the run rate of my mileage. The mileage includes any activities such as running, cycling, and swimming although I haven’t touched a pool this year.
Jordan's workout progress
I’m still trying to figure out how many calories I should be consuming a day and what types of food are best during training, but it sure is hard to find something other than a hamburger at a local pub for lunch. If you guys have a trusted website for calorie intake, then I would love to see it! 
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