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What I’m Reading: June 2011 Uncategorized

What I’m Reading: June 2011

1) The Modern Scholar: Philosophy of Religion by Peter Kreeft.  I am teaching a class this summer on philosophy of religion at my church, and this is my primary text.  Kreeft is a philosopher (at Boston College) whose favorite thinkers are Jesus, Socrates, Aquinas, Lewis…
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justinbaileyJune 9, 2011
Mudder Training, Days 31-33 Uncategorized

Mudder Training, Days 31-33

After the 10k on Sunday morning, I took two days off for rest.  Part of this was because I went swimming on Sunday and pulled a muscle in my foot somehow.  So I wanted to make sure I took it easy. Wednesday I was kind…
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justinbaileyJune 3, 2011
Mudder Training: Day Twenty-Two Uncategorized

Mudder Training: Day Twenty-Two

Today was my short mileage day, so I created a fun interval workout with some weight work mixed in. Ran 1 mile (about 6:50) 10 power cleans 10 pullups 20 pushups Ran 800 meters (about 4:00) 10 power cleans 10 pullups 20 pushups Ran 400…
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justinbaileyMay 23, 2011
Mudder Training: Day Twenty Uncategorized

Mudder Training: Day Twenty

Went into my CrossFit box today to do the Saturday WOD. It was a 20 min. AMRAP (as many rounds/reps as possible): 1 Rope Climb 10 Push Ups (hand release at the bottom) 20 Wall Ball Shots (20) My goal was 8 rounds, and I…
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justinbaileyMay 21, 2011
Mudder Training: Day 19 Uncategorized

Mudder Training: Day 19

I was in Kansas for a couple of days, so my training fell off this week.  I decided to make up for it with a 5 mile run followed by a CrossFit WOD.  It was a perfect day for a run, about 75 degrees and…
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justinbaileyMay 20, 2011
Success (2): Does God Want Us To Be Successful? Uncategorized

Success (2): Does God Want Us To Be Successful?

So in the last post I explored several common definitions of success, and settled on a road definition that involved "getting the best out of life", maximizing my potential and getting what I want. But for me as a Christian, success has to be more…
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justinbaileyMay 17, 2011
Mudder Training: Day Fifteen Uncategorized

Mudder Training: Day Fifteen

Today was supposed to be my short run, so I followed my plan of doing cross-training in between my runs.  So I ran a mile, did a CrossFit WOD and then ran another mile.  The first mile was around 7:00, the second mile was around…
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justinbaileyMay 16, 2011
Mudder Training: Day Twelve Uncategorized

Mudder Training: Day Twelve

Just a quick post.  I woke up and ran 4 miles in my Vibrams (barefoot shoes). Man, my calves are sore.  Without cushioning, running has become an incredible calf workout (as my calf muscles adjust for the added distance cushioning on the way down -…
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justinbaileyMay 13, 2011
Mudder Training: Day Ten Uncategorized

Mudder Training: Day Ten

The Tough Mudder is a 10-mile course broken up with 20 military grade obstacles.  This means that simply being able to run for 90 minutes won't be enough.  More realistically, I am expecting shorter intervals of at most a mile at a time in between…
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justinbaileyMay 11, 2011
Success (1): What Is It? Uncategorized

Success (1): What Is It?

Lately I've been thinking a lot about the topic of "success".  I suppose this is due to multiple factors: 1) I've been reading and teaching from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Hebrew Scriptures.  The author, who describes himself as one of the most materially…
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justinbaileyMay 11, 2011
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