i are man

Somehow, I’ve been healthy lately. One week from yesterday I will be running my first half-marathon race down in the ever lovely Austin, Tx. I’ve been training to run this thing since somewhere around last September, when my friend Daniel asked me to run it with him.


Since then, I have become much healthier. I’ve also found I need new pants (none of them fit as well anymore). It’s been fun to see how far I’ve come. Before, I thought 3 miles was a looong run. Now I do 5 for a short one. I think I’ve gotten myself into enough of a routine to keep up a few miles a week as well.

Now, on top of all the running, I’ve thrown in a new activity, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I’m pretty excited about this one.

If you don’t know, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a martial art that involves a lot of grappling, which is basically wrestling. You do a lot of bending and throwing each other around. It’s good fun. And a great work out. My joints, midsection, and arms get pretty sore afterwards, and it feels like a great work out for my other sporting loves; snowboarding, and the newly acquired surfing.

While expensive, I feel this Jiu Jitsu stuff will be a great addition to my life.

I’ve missed being around non-Christians. I used to work with a few, and I really miss ‘em. It’s somewhat frustrating to not know who I am to “be a witness” to. Jiu Jitsu provides me with a new group of possible non-Christians that I can be around regularly, and get to know pretty well (there’s nothing like having your legs wrapped around another dude to bring the two of you together).

I’m also excited about just having a time to be around guys being guys. We can be tough, and learn how to be tougher, together. It’s a healthy thing for men to do. And it should be a healthy physical workout as well.

So, over the next few months I will be learning Jiu Jitsu, continuing to occasionally run, doing a little yoga, doing some normal workouts, and generally becoming ridiculously healthy, Lord willing.

I ask that if you are a Christian, please pray that I will use this period of my life to honor God. I’m hoping that I will learn to hear Him more, and follow through with strength and discipline.

Hope you are well, and are looking forward to funny posts about how bad I get hurt sometime in the future.