ZenEndurance 735 - Year in Review and What's Next in 2026
Sat Jan 10 2026
show notes:
Quick recap of last year and what's coming up:
East Texas Showdown 400, had to get plucked out of the woods at night.
Smashed my rear derailleur
Capital City gravel race series.
I won both a flatbar and a singlespeed gravel races!
Then I cracked my magnesium frame.
Got it replaced with a Niner aluminum frame.
Why metal frames can be a better choice than carbon for gravel and MTB.
Quick review of who I am and why you might like this show!
How we swam 22 miles nonstop across Lake Tahoe
Back to Year in review:
Kai's magnesium bike is getting warrantied, but he ordered a State carbon frame to race Pro on in the meantime.
We bikepacked 200 miles across the Texas Hill Country and camped on an island overnight.
Waited patiently for several years and CARBON WHEELS APPEARED!
But they are hookless. Why hookless are dangerous.
Kai’s State Carbon frame and crazy downtube storage
Amazfit T-Rex 3 vs. Garmin Fenix
Stretch out purchases to strategically keep you motivated
The Zen of things that just show up.
How I did a self-supported gravel Ironman.
Why half-ironman training year-round is probably the best fitness plan for health and longevity.
High volume training is only successful if you think about how to make the different sports work for each other instead of against.
Gravel bike with aerobars allows you to train Ironman level on safer roads
How I came up with distances for the gravel Ironman
Emily’s getting back into running for health reasons
How gravel bikes are evolving just like Tri bikes did 20 years ago.
How Minimalism has evolved into the Slow Movement.
How to use the timing bezel on a diving watch to do training intervals.
How to use the timing bezel for fueling every 15 minutes!
The history of "double wristing" and it's REAL! Lot's of people do it.
Why I have a great use for real analog diving watches with rotating diving timre bezels
How people react and view YouTube videos differently than long form audio.
What actually started WW2.
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show notes: Quick recap of last year and what's coming up: East Texas Showdown 400, had to get plucked out of the woods at night. Smashed my rear derailleur Capital City gravel race series. I won both a flatbar and a singlespeed gravel races! Then I cracked my magnesium frame. Got it replaced with a Niner aluminum frame. Why metal frames can be a better choice than carbon for gravel and MTB. Quick review of who I am and why you might like this show! How we swam 22 miles nonstop across Lake Tahoe Back to Year in review: Kai's magnesium bike is getting warrantied, but he ordered a State carbon frame to race Pro on in the meantime. We bikepacked 200 miles across the Texas Hill Country and camped on an island overnight. Waited patiently for several years and CARBON WHEELS APPEARED! But they are hookless. Why hookless are dangerous. Kai’s State Carbon frame and crazy downtube storage Amazfit T-Rex 3 vs. Garmin Fenix Stretch out purchases to strategically keep you motivated The Zen of things that just show up. How I did a self-supported gravel Ironman. Why half-ironman training year-round is probably the best fitness plan for health and longevity. High volume training is only successful if you think about how to make the different sports work for each other instead of against. Gravel bike with aerobars allows you to train Ironman level on safer roads How I came up with distances for the gravel Ironman Emily’s getting back into running for health reasons How gravel bikes are evolving just like Tri bikes did 20 years ago. How Minimalism has evolved into the Slow Movement. How to use the timing bezel on a diving watch to do training intervals. How to use the timing bezel for fueling every 15 minutes! The history of "double wristing" and it's REAL! Lot's of people do it. Why I have a great use for real analog diving watches with rotating diving timre bezels How people react and view YouTube videos differently than long form audio. What actually started WW2.