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My Half Ironman Story

The crowd of strangers surround you and scream your name. An incessant roar that grows with each painful step you take. Although this isn’t the Coliseum in Rome, I imagine that it is close as I will ever come to experiencing what that may have been like. You are in the spotlight and in this moment, your moment, everyone is pulling for you. Amid the noise, you hear your name projected over the speakers along with the name of your home city. […]

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Becoming An Ironman

Just the other day, a good friend asked me, “How do you know when you’re hearing from God?” My quick response was, “I don’t.” I think it caught both of us by surprise. As I started thinking about my answer, it brought to mind an example. This past Fall, as I was thinking through my goals for the upcoming year, I had the inclination to complete another Half Ironman. I wrote it down in my journal along with a few […]

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