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- IRONMAN AZ..4th place finish..LNC there to greet! PHOTO by JAY PRASUHN
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- Ironman AZ Podium…amazing team of ladies!
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- Sue Hutter…need I say more?
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- Thank you Orbea and Reynolds for this set up!
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- TAZ, I’m your biggest fan. Thanks for all you do to make our bikes race ready!
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- AZ race crew!
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- AK and Claire..best fans ever..troopers in that PHX WIND
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- AK’s race day must have’s: ViziPro Kinvara’s and his OSU hat!
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- Thanks to my high school homies Jay and Jamel for being there!
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- A great way to end the 2010 season
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- TRX continues to come everywhere we go
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- Holiday Kessler Photo!
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- Holidays in CBUS w/ Keeran/Kessler fams.
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- Testing w/ my bro in law of Fitness Planning Consultants in Cbus
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- High school pals..doesn’t get any better than to relive the glory days
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- Sweet Sweet Anna and Al-Ster
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- Ally Finn, Willa & Georgie playdate
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- Georgie Finn I heart you! Love visiting home
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- Wedding planning w/ Kels
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- Annual Vegas trip w/ the Oshers and Duffells
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- Lis, Razz and I pre N9NE Steakhouse in Vegas..our fav!
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- Andi & MBK @ Globe…lots to celebrate! Andi gets her GREEN MBA = amazing!
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- W/ Emi and Wheeltastic
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- RBC gals Holiday Dinner celebration @ Globe
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- Kels & Davo visit SF!
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- Excited for your October wedding guys!
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- FK’s Birthday Celebration @ Houston’s..win win combo!
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- MBK, D & FK on Fk’s big night.
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- Start of the AHA 6 hour indoor charity ride @ Velo SF = AMAZING EVENT!
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- My view from the AHA Red Racing Charity Ride. Lots of Clif product! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO WAS A PART OF IT ALL!
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- Thank you to all who contributed to the AHA Red Racing event…15k raised for the 6 hour indoor ride.
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- Tahoe Ritz…Thank you for an amazing time Hunter & JT!
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- Tahoe w/ the soon to be Crawley’s!
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- Hosting Soto’s Baby Shower! XOXO!
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- Even Mom & Dado helped butler and bartend the baby shower on their SF visit! THANK YOU Mom & DADO!
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- Quadrouple Date night + Taylor!
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- TO MY RBC GALS: I LOVE YOU! Houston’s for dinner …of course.
Happy April!
Per usual, I’ll let the pictures do the talking in terms of somewhat catching up since Ironman AZ!
(A little behind in my blogging efforts here!)
I’m really excited to be a quarter into 2011 and I will be dancing under this “BEING IN THE MOMENT” umbrella.
I am INSPIRED by people who ENJOY and WANT to BE IN THE MOMENT. These are individuals who don’t take life for granted and they take precious time to step outside the bubble that can often surround us and really embrace whatever moment they are in….and BE PRESENT. In the hectic cycle we call life, it’s really easy to get wrapped up in the everyday hustle and bustle of shimmy-ing from one place to the other, constantly being on the blackberry, cell phone, texting, social media and so on. We become accustomed to it …such is life right? All good. The good news here is that it is up to us to control it, manage it and make it more conducive for the life that we lead and want to LIVE.
I’m delighted and grateful to have shifted some things that are in my control in order to remember what is important to me, and that is BEING IN THE MOMENT. Whether at dinner with friends, at a play date with my mom pals/babies, talking to one of my athletes, in midst of a hard trainer ride, on the phone with my parents or in a crucial moment of a race…GOOD OR BAD…I’ll be exactly where I want to be.
We’re pumped to kick off the 2011 season this weekend at Galveston 70.3. Fellow purplepatchers FK, Danielle, Mike, Anthony, Seth, Jesse, Matty L, Chris L, Noah, Sarah P & James are all fired up for the weekend, the race and most importantly, the water park afterwards! It will be a great opener before St. George and I’m really excited to see some of our close Houston pals as well as HPB…yessss! Reunion central.
A very special and genuine THANK YOU to my 2011 sponsors who have so generously T’D me up for this 2nd season as a professional triathlete and first race this year :
Saucony: The new kit rocks and per usual, the smurf blue Kinvara’s will be as comfortable as ever
Orbea: The Ordu Bike = unparallel to anything else
Orca: The Alpha wetsuit is flexible, fast, cool, durable
Reynolds Wheels: The RZR 92.2’s are ready to fly
TriBike Transport: Best bike transport service out there—easy, efficient, convenient
Clif Bar: Double espresso gels and Strawberry/Black Cherry Bloks are ready to be eaten
Fitness Anywhere (TRX): For prepping me… strength & core wise…and now to stretch!
Timex: White Shock is ON!
Oakley: Red Enduring & Blue Commit= DONE!
SOAS Racing: Your training kits that compile all of the above sponsors are priceless!
CycleOps: The Joule! Need I say more?
Shimano: Top notch cycling parts that set any bike up for success
Purplepatch Fitness: Matt Dixon, you know best. Thanks for positive influence and for believing in all of us.
Lastly…..words can’t FULLY describe my gratitude …
To my amazing friends and family who fuel me to the finish not only in triathlon, but in life!
AK: This journey would not of worked or been as rewarding and fun without all of your love and support…you are the best husband on this planet and I love you to pieces!
Thank you all!
INSPIRE: I’ll see YOU in the MOMENT.
Love,
MBK