Category Archives: General Updates
Norm!
November 23, 2011 | by RustyPosted in Blogs, General Updates
Ultraman Day 3 Today came and went in a flash. I got up on schedule just before 5, and headed down with my dad at 6am for breakfast (which ended up beginning at 6:30). We watched the sun rise as I looked north towards town across the water that I’ll be swimming through in just
Persistence
August 3, 2011 | by RustyPosted in General Updates
It occurred to me while I was driving back to my parents place in San Diego after my USA Triathlon Coaching certification course today, that there are variations in what persistence can mean. The reason this came to mind was due in large part to some of the information that I took away from the
Natural Progression
June 17, 2011 | by RustyPosted in General Updates, Race Notes
What is natural progression? It seems like it’s how things will progress no matter what, right? I have come to believe that it’s inevitable that time moves on, and things change, but they don’t necessarily progress. Progression comes from intention, effort, and consistency. It’s been a few weeks since my last post, so I’m going
fair trade
May 8, 2011 | by RustyPosted in General Updates
Everything in life is an exchange. You trade one thing for something else. Sometimes its not so obvious to see, but its true. We trade time, effort, attention, caring, along other things including money for other things. This trade is not always a sacrifice though, sometimes it’s finding what’s really important in life. I was
Sometimes the smallest things are the biggest
May 4, 2011 | by RustyPosted in General Updates
Until this past weekend, I hadn’t done a triathlon shorter than 70.3 miles. Ever. I know it sounds odd and counter intuitive, but the fact is my first triathlon was a 70.3 (Half-Ironman), as was my second 6 weeks later, my 3rd and fourth were 140.6 mile Ironman distance, and my first race this year