St. Vincent de Paul CDA Blog

This one is for you, Mom.

Ironman Andrew — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:00:00 GMT

My rediscovery of running began in 2007 when I ran my first half marathon in Coeur d'Alene. After a successful finish, I began to think of running the full marathon the following year. I began training and in 2008, I registered for the CdA Marathon. I had been talking with my mother about running the Race for the Cure with her, as she was a breast cancer survivor. She had beat cancer, and she had done several Susan G. Komen Races in Montana. Our schedules always seemed to conflict so I wasn't able to get back to Montana to do the race with her. I told her of my plans to run a marathon, 26.2 miles. She was supportive but being the caring mother she was, she also didn't want me to do it. So much that I could not convince her to come watch me in my first marathon. She said she could not stand to see me put my body through such a race. She was excited to see that I finished the CdA marathon and decided to come watch that year as I ran the Mis ...

By the miles.....

Ironman Andrew — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:00:00 GMT

On June 28, 2011, I began training for Ironman CdA. Since then I have logged my swim, bike, and run miles during the course of my training. Initially, I wanted to see how long it would take me to get from Coeur d'Alene to my hometown of Three Forks, Montana. I achieved this goal in about 4 weeks so I continued on my path Eastward and began making my way across the United States. I set a personal goal of travelling from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho to New York City, New York (2,545 miles), south to Miami, Florida (3,828 miles), west to San Diego, California (6,482 miles), north to Seattle, Washington (7,738 miles) and returning to CdA (8,048 miles). As of today, I am near Palm Bay, Florida (3,655 miles). While I will not reach this goal by June 24, 2012 in time for Ironman Coeur d'Alene, I will complete my loop around the United States, likely in the fall of 2012, as I continue to train for other events. As with the goal of finishing ...

This is why I Tri!

Ironman Andrew — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:00:00 GMT

In the spring of 2011, I was moved by a story of the closing of one of St. Vincent de Paul’s programs to help homeless pregnant women. I met with Jeff Conroy, Executive Director of SVDP, and wanted to know how Evenson Chiropractic could help with the situation involving families with children when faced with homelessness. The idea of the 2012 Charity Challenge came to mind and I took on a challenge of unthinkable proportions. I made a deal with Jeff that I would train and compete in the 2012 Coeur d’Alene Ironman Triathlon. Keep in mind, at this point I had never competed in a triathlon, nor had a competitively swam for that matter. Along the course of my training and competing, I would raise awareness in our community as well as raise $5,000 for the Family Emergency Services at SVDP. I am asking for your help in reaching my goal by considering a donation to SVDP. Your donation will help continue SVDP to provide a safe and secure place for families in transition.&n ...