Podcast - Cougars in Kayaks

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Morgan and I swam across to the far beach and back.ZenTri went to the West Coast to visit coaching client Morgan and tear up the triathlon mecca of San Diego.  We had a blast swimming in the Pacific, mountain biking, and running around the famous Fiesta Island.

I recorded audio from the trip and put together a great show, even wedging in some new music!  Check out the shownotes below for the details.

• Adams Spices employs triathletes!  Use them to make your healthy food taste even better.
• Get ready for some FEAR.
• Down in Ocean Beach with Morgan and Austin.
• Ate the Ron Jeremy pizza. 
• Do they have beard nets? 
• At Morgan's house, getting ready to go mountain biking, looking at all his gear. 
• The Rule - If you stop while mountain biking, you gotta do a set of push ups. 
• Interview with a dead rat. 
• Cajuns eat anything. 
• Morgan haz hardcore mechanic skillz. 
• Why are we whispering? 
• Are we lost? In Encinitas? 
• I've got style. 
• Lots of push up punishments. 
• Back at the house, interview with Morgan's kid about thermodynamics, pachiderms, and laminar flow. 
• Day two of mountain biking. 
• "Sin! Sin! Sin!" by Empathica
• Lanscape decimated by the Witch Creek Fire. 
• Morgan declares I'm awesome on the mountain bike. 
• Ready for some fake beer. 
• Open ocean swim sounds. 
• Wild parrots are loose in San Deigo.
• Tons of sharks in the open ocean swim. 
• I should train with others as a service. Iron Sherpa! 
• Strategies for working out with somebody slower than you. 
• Running at Fiesta Island, Morgan tried to mow down a runner with his car. 
• The Interwebs is a series of tubes, see? 
• Angry Tacos, Cougars in Kayaks, and offensive Porta-Johns. 
• Can we yell at Longrunner without him killing us? 
• Using your turn signal is a sign of weakness. 
• Harder, Faster, better swimming with intervals. 
• Sylvia Bornstein on who owns the news and riding bikes.

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Back in Texas from San Diego

I just got back in Texas after a great week in San Diego. I was there for my day job, but still managed to get in some workouts with Morgan.

I gave Morgan lots of tips on how to take his workouts to the next level. In return, he helped me improve my downhilling speed, start programming for Google's Android platform, and lots more. And huge thanks to his wife, Kerry, for cooking some great meals.

Holisticguru teaches people to not eat junk food when travelling by packing their own grub. I'm actually writing this blog post at 33,000 feet on my iPhone while snacking on carrots, oranges, and nuts. Healthy feels smart.

Podcast - The Guru Visits Texas!

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Christine Lynch (Twitter.com/holisticguru) came down to Texas from her hometown of Harlem to show us how to shop and cook better.  In return, we took her on a killer bike ride and then to Lance's bike shop in Austin.  

Christine proved herself to be a grocery store ninja and also a master of hot bike rides.  She had a great time and we truly enjoyed her visit.

Listen in to get lots of shopping and cooking tips from a true master.

Shownotes!

• Christine, Kai, and Brett making hemp milkshakes with ingredients from Nutiva.  Thanks, Nutiva!
• Christine and Brett out on the Ride of Truth.  70 miles in the hot Texas sun... Will she crack?
• We take Christine to the weirdest 4th of July party ever.
• Off to Barton Springs for some swimming and trail running.
• Partying at Mellow Johnny's bike shop.
• Driving from Austin to Houston in the ZenTri Mobile Studio.

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PODCAST and FEAR TALK!

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I interview Don Davis, founder and race director of the Survival of the Shawnagunks Triathlon.  This is truly a fantastic race, with eight legs and carrying your own running gear through the swims!  Listen in as Don describes how the race got started and some of the issues people have to deal with.

Don't forget, I will be hosting a talk on the Zen approach to fear and how to use it in the sport of triathlon.  The talk is 3 PM, Sunday, July 12, at the park atop the La Jolla cliffs on the south side of La Jolla Cove.  Here is a link to a map.  We will be at the northernmost tip of that park.  I will be wearing a white visor and a Half IM Buffalo Springs t-shirt.

Right after the talk, we will swim across that cove to the shore to the east... and back!  We will be putting our fear training to work!  Bring your swimsuit!

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Smugness

We were at Lance's bike shop, Mellow Johnny's, just before a big party to celebrate his return to the TDF.  I was talking with store staff about the party when a hipster fixie guy overheard us.  He was definitely interested, but stated the following:

"Party? I'd like to go, but not if it's just a couple of dudes talking about how awesome they are and how one's nuts weigh five ounces less than the other's."

The staff guy assured him everybody's welcome and added a very funny, "Even you."

It was awesomely ironic that the same guy shopping for parts for a completely uneccesary and ultrahip style of biking wanted to make sure that there was nobody of a different completely uneccesary and ultrahip style of biking  at a party he might attend.  And yes, if a certain seven-time TDF champ was there, his nuts would weigh five ounces less than the other guy's.

Peace and bikes, people.  :)