Thoughts of Shane Kenny

Half Marathon Training - Week 1

Shane Kenny — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:41:11 +0000

I completed the first week of half marathon training. It was tough but in the end it was enjoyable and I managed to lose 2.4 of the 13 pounds I had gained back toward the end of 2009. The hardest part was the long run on Saturday but I think that was because I need to move the Friday run to the morning before I go to work. Running Friday night and then trying to go for the long run on Saturday morning just does not work… not enough recovery time. Week 2 starts tonight. I’ll see if I can keep up the 9:00ish pace I have been running.

CES 2010

Shane Kenny — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:03:47 +0000

I am back and caught up from being gone at CES for a week. It was a busy and productive week for InternetSafety.com this year. We had good interest in Safe Eyes 6 from the press and people walking by the booth, and overall exhibit hall traffic seemed to be higher this year. Now we have the task of following up on the leads that we got and seeing what we can turn into real business. I snapped a few pictures with my camera phone to share:

Here is our booth all setup and ready to go

There was good interest in Safe Eyes 6

152″ plasma tv at the Panasonic booth (I want one real bad!!)

My first trip to Freemont Street - Very cool light show

2010 Running Goals

Shane Kenny — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:20:59 +0000

I decided to set some running goals for this year. They are pretty simple, but it will take some work to pull them all off. Here is the plan:

5k - My current PR is 24:55 set in Ashley’s Run last year. I plan to return to that race and run it again this year on March 20th. However, it is the day before the half marathon I am planning to run so I may need to take it easy.
10k - I plan to run the Peachtree Road Race on July 4th again this year. I would like to set a PR here as well and attempt to qualify for running group 1A for the 2011 Peachtree.
Half Marathon - I attempted to run the ING Atlanta Marathon last year and did not make it all the way through the training. This year I will attempt to run the half at this event. I have updated the training schedule under “Static Pages” on my blog. Goal is under 2 hours.
Marathon - I am planning to run New York or Chicago this fall. I will enter the lottery for the New York Marathon and if I get in will run that. If I don’t get in on the lottery I will sign up for the Chicago Marathon instead. Goal is under 4 hours.

It is not as many races as I would normally do but it covers all of the common distances. I’ll try to keep everyone posted on my progress throughout the year.

Year in Review

Shane Kenny — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:15:33 +0000

It is hard to believe that the year is over already. It seems like it just started. In case you have not been keeping track here is a quick review:

Started the year by celebrating the New Year twice. Once in Australia and once on the flight back. Very rarely do you get a second chance to start over so that was kind of cool.
The marathon in March that I had been training for along with JR and Todd did not happen. JR’s knee gave out and my will to keep running gave out on a 17 mile training run. We did all finish an official half marathon though so the training was not a total loss. I am planning to try the marathon thing again this fall.
In March I set a PR of 24:55 at a 5k. I spent the rest of the year trying to beat that and was not able to. I also qualified for, and ran, the Peachtree Road Race on July 4th. Along the way I reconnected with a college friend, David Huey, who is also a runner here in the Atlanta area. Now that David has gotten married I’ll bet he will slow down a little bit and I will be able to keep up with him.
Heather, Chad, Chase, and I have found a great church that we love being involved in. We have been at Freedom Church for nearly 2 years and it seems like yesterday when we walked in for the first time. I get to serve backstage on the production team and Heather serves with the Kids ministry.
Work has gone well this year. We have done some big things and have some big things in the works. Sometimes it is still hard to not be the person that steers the ship when that is what your personality wants you to do. It may be even harder when you started the company, have so much invested in it, and you would do things differently at times if you could.
We held the 2nd annual Practice Thanksgiving this year. Next year we are planning a Facebook Fan Page to try and expand Practice Thanksgiving into more homes. It will change your life!!
I started doing more reading. I have learned a lot and I hope it is making me a smarter/better person. My favorite book this year has been Mavericks at Work. I read it twice and bought a copy for everyone at InternetSafety.com to read.
Chase is now 4 and Chad is now 9. I won’t tell you how old Heather is. Everyone is doing well. Chase ended up with his first stitches this year… courtesy of his older brother. Chad got a couple of stitches as well… playing dodge ball with a traffic cone is not advisable. (”If you can dodge a cone you can dodge a ball!”)
Oh yeah, the huge news from 2009. I finally replaced my 1996 Ford Explorer with a 2007 Subaru Tribeca. Very few people thought I would actually do it. I even doubted myself at times.

It has been a good year overall and I am making a goals list for 2010. Not a resolution list, but rather a list of things I would like to accomplish in 2010. I will publish the list as soon as it is done. Happy New Year!!

Turkey Frying 101

Shane Kenny — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:37:40 +0000

I bought a new turkey fryer since fried turkey is the only way to properly cook a turkey. (Don’t bother posting comments arguing this point because you will just be wrong!) Anyway, like a good, responsible turkey fryer owner I decided to glance over the instructions inside the box. The top of page 1 read: