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Ironman Training Log July 2008

Mark — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:30:38 +0000

July 1, 2008 - nothing (sick)
July 2, 2008 - nothing (sick)
July 3, 2008 - nothing (sick)
July 4, 2008 - nothing (resting)
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Ironman Training Log June 2008

Mark — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:53:07 +0000

June 1, 2008- 270 minute run.
6 weeks until race day!
June 2, 2008 - 30 minute Masters swim. 60 minute Pilates.
June 3, 2008 - 90 minute Computrainer bike. (more…)

SDSVP Stategic Planning Meeting, May 10, 2008

Mark — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:40:01 +0000

SDSVP conducted a fascinating offsite meeting last Saturday. In attendance were most of the SDSVP Board and a handful of other interested Partners. The meeting was facilitated by Stan Pappelbaum who sits on the SDSVP Board. He did an excellent job of remaining as the facilitator even though he has strong opinions on many SDSVP issues. He started the meeting out with a great exercise. Each participant has a few minutes to speak about whatever they want. There are no questions or interactions between participants. Everyone is supposed to listen carefully to each statement. For me, this was a wonderful way to hear everyone’s point of view, especially the quieter people. The following was what I wanted to say at the offsite. The condensed version is 1) Great Mission 2) Powerful Values 3) Need to create a long term Vision Statement to help guide SDSVP. (more…)

Ironman Training Log May 2008

Mark — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:12:14 +0000

May 1, 2008 - 200 minute bike ride.
May 2, 2008 - 185 minute run (AM). 40 run (PM).
May 3, 2008 - 60 minute Pilates.
May 4, 2008 - 30 minute ocean swim. (more…)

Ironman Training Log April 2008

Mark — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:16:57 +0000

April 1, 2008 - 60 minute Computrainer bike. 30 minute t-run.
April 2, 2008 - 30 minute run. 60 minute Masters swim. 60 minutes Pilates.
April 3, 2008 - 60 minute run.
April 4, 2008 - nothing
April 5, 2008 - 215 minute bike.
April 6, 2008 - 30 minute bike. 135 minute run. (more…)

Ironman Training Log March 2008

Mark — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:47:05 +0000

March 1, 2008 - 240 minute bike.
March 2, 2008 - 60 minute Computrainer bike. 75 minute t-run (AM). 45 minute run (PM).
19 weeks until race day!
March 3, 2008 - 30 minute Masters swim. 60 minute Pilates. (more…)

SDSVP Dinner Dialogue

Mark — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:15:28 +0000

Two weeks ago I wrote about many of the experiential educational opportunities that we have at SDSVP. The Investment Working Group (IWG) is a great example of a fabulous hands on learning opportunity. For me, most of what I learn comes from the school of hard knocks so experiential education is vital to my education. SDSVP has been, and continues to be, a perfect place for me to continue to learn. There are really smart and outspoken Partners in SDSVP and I get tons of lessons from hard knocks. (more…)

SDSVP Education

Mark — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:10:26 +0000

Education of Partners is part of the SDSVP foundation. For me, SDSVP has been doing a fabulous job in educating me in philanthropy. With 20+ years of active philanthropic activities, I am amazed at my rate of learning at SDSVP. Topics for learning for me have been in outcomes, management, strategic planning, endowments, collaboration, and co-funding. Some of the learning comes via articles passed on to me, some comes from Partner feedback, and some comes from sitting in SDSVP Meetings. I will guarantee you this, our Partners are smart folks. (more…)

Ironman Training Log February 2008

Mark — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:54:48 +0000

February 1, 2008 - 35 minute swim. 60 minute Pilates
February 2, 2008 - 195 minute bike.
February 3, 2008 - 55 minute Computrainer bike. 15 minute t-run (in AM). 90 minute run (in PM).
23 weeks until race day! (more…)

SDSVP Vision

Mark — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:21:12 +0000

In January, I was a bit behind on the rest of my non-SDSVP life and was not able to write for the January 15th newsletter. So in place of my usual piece I asked that the Mission, Core Values and Goals of SDSVP be printed. Not surprisingly, many Partners were pleased to see that SDSVP has some of the fundamentals in place that provide part of the foundation for growth and excellence. (more…)