Cow Tipping Creamery

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topped with hot fudge from a local chain, vegan from a Thai restaurant, sandwiched between two (or 6) cookies, or Italian like gelato. This is a tale of ice cream served softly. A newly relocated food truck is filling cups and cones with soft serve and then mixed, swirled, topped, or blended in some incredible combinations. I present to you, Cow Tipping Creamery.

Cow Tipping Creamery

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Hot Rod Coffee Trailer

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There’s an unassuming trailer in a nondescript parking lot in a oft-forgotten part of town.  In that no man’s land on Burnet Road, north of 2222 and south of Anderson, one trailer is making noise by offering an uncommon combination of tasty fare.  The Hot Rod Coffee Trailer specializes in coffee to get you going in the morning, and then naturally shifts gears to serve up fancy-sounding hot dogs.  Why?  Well, why not.  And to round things out, the trailer is all about motorcycles and muscle cars.  Coffee, hot dogs, horsepower.  I’m in.

Hot Rod Coffee Trailer

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3M PR FTW NBD V3.0

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I can get used to this. Three 3M Half Marathons. Three half marathon personal records. Heading into the race, I wasn’t confident in how the day would shake out. Last year I was in the middle of half marathon-specific training and feeling great. This year I’m coming off of a Half Ironman and some minor surgery that kept me off my feet for a bit. How’d we do? I’ll say this: let it be a lesson to you all who read my race preview and thought I was “being real” with my low expectations. I warned you!

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3 x 3M Preview

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Well it’s January, so you know what that means.  The 3M Half Marathon!  This will be my third bout with the speedy downhill course.  It’s this very race where I have set  my two previous fastest half marathon times (thank you, downhill course).  So what’s in store for this year?

As is customary, I’ll set a realistic, fairly conservative goal and then back it up with several excuses as to why I don’t think it’s too conservative.  Then, once at the starting line, I’ll scrap my entire plan and run as hard as possible to the finish.  That’s exactly what happened two years ago.  Last year was a bit different wherein I planned the whole time to run as hard as possible.

This year I’m focused on Boston training.  I’m looking to put in a solid time, but I don’t think a PR is in the cards this go-round [see above re: goals].  However, since this falls within Boston training, and my training plan says I should run 18 miles this weekend, you’ll find me running home from the finish line to get close to that 18 mile mark.  Sick?  Yes.  What else can I do?

To make matters more interesting, the always-reliable, never-wrong weather forecast shows a race temp in the mid-30s with a 40% chance of rain and a solid 16 mph headwind (the race is point to point from north to south).  Don’t believe me?

3M weather

I love this race because it runs right by my house, and my superwife has rallied our neighbors to come out to cheer me and the other runners on!  I can’t wait for Sunday morning!  Let’s do this!

AWESOME EDIT:

Per the wisdom of commenter Laura, and verified by Google, there will in fact be a tailwind for the race!  Huzzah!

Setting the Tone

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Saturday was an awesome day. We knocked out lots of to-dos that needed to-doing, like unpacking that last annoying box, building a fence, fixing a ceiling fan, and raking leaves. But what started this blast of productivity can all be traced back to my long run.

18 miles of Austin’s lesser-traveled roads started my day. Hazel and I took off under the cool, overcast skies. She easily handled her 6.2 miles in a shade over 47 minutes. At 38 pounds, she’s quite the star athlete laying down times some long-time runners would love to achieve. (Aside: There will never ever [ever] be a time where she is too tired to go for a run. Talk about no excuses. She’s the best running buddy in the world. Sorry Colin.)

After dropping her home, I continued on, basking in the quiet Saturday morning solitude. As my watched beeped for each passing mile, I picked up the pace. For

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a reason beyond description (but for which I am thankful), a feeling of joy washed over me and the only thing I could do was run faster. My last mile was the fastest of the day. It set the tone for the rest of the day. All the productivity mentioned above was thanks to feeling awesome.

Rather than drone on, I’ll say this is exactly how I felt (flames and all):

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#ATXBOS Food Blogger Swap Take 2 – FAIL

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Long overdue, starting back in September, I signed up to be a part of the Austin-Boston Food Blogger Swap again.  I did this last year and had a great time, so I jumped on the chance to participate again.  Quick refresher: food bloggers from Austin and Boston are paired up and send each other food items from their respective home cities.  The plan this time was to send our packages out by October 15th to put some sort of “end” date (since we know nothing gets done without deadlines).

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Back Attack!

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I run a lot.  I eat well.  I generally take care of myself.  Sure, there are things I could do better (more sleep, less kettlecorn [damn you, kettlecorn!], more sunscreen), but overall I’d say I’m holding things together pretty well.  So when Ev mentioned implored that I should pay a visit to the dermatologist to check a questionable spot on my back, I didn’t think much of it [damn you, ego!].  Warning: some pictures not ideal for the very squeamish. Continue reading →

Running Late for Boston

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It’s December 10th.  You know what that means??  It’s Day 1 of training for the Boston Marathon!  Or at least it was supposed to be.  Instead I’m on something of a temporary medical leave starting today for the next 10-12 days.  Nothing like a doctor’s strict “don’t exert yourself” to bring things to screeching halt before they can get started.  So for now I’m talking the next week and a half off to think about resting before intense training begins.  My biggest concern is how much fitness I’ll need to regain after two weeks off.  Ok, end of pity party.

New official start date for training: December 24.  Let the countdown begin!

Someday

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I came across maybe the most inspirational video I’ve ever seen and had to share. The absolute biggest takeaway is what he says halfway through.

Just because I can’t do it today doesn’t mean I won’t be able to do it someday.

How amazing is that quote? That’s what keeps me pushing me in all my training, I just

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What Have I Done…

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It’s easy to say things. I can say whatever I want. Watch this:

“I’m gonna climb Everest!”

“Hey, check it, I’m gonna fight a kangaroo!”

“Yo, I’m gonna read a book!”

“I’m going to sign up for an Ironman.”

But it doesn’t mean anything unless you act on it. You know, walk the walk. Well, now this is happening…

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2013 is going to be huge for the bucket list. Boston early in the year and now Ironman Arizona (IMAZ) lined up for November. Let’s just

say it should be an exhausting year. (Lots) more info to come about Boston, IMAZ, and the rest of 2013’s training plans.

For now, let’s just pretend this was a good idea. It may be the last chance we have…

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p>PS – for perspective, an Ironman is a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run. In a row.