Just got back from Joshua Tree National Park. I took a much needed break from my work and training schedule and went camping/ rock climbing with my wife and kids for a week. We had a great time and managed to come back with a few good photos and no broken bones!



His name is Conner and he was born on March 15th. We where hoping for a St. Patrick's Day baby but he decided he wanted out a few days early. Nevertheless there where lots of toasts made and Guinness drank on behalf of Conner on the 17th in the Murphy and Sullivan families.



I've been really busy the last few months helping my wife and two of her friends start an organic consulting firm. They currently work as private contractors for a number of organic certification companies as site inspectors and between them have a pretty broad range of experience and contacts in the industry. Since more and more agricultural and livestock production facilities are going organic there's a void in the area of how to make the transition to organic. They've already landed a few small clients and have a very large tequila brand in Mexico showing interest in using them, so we are keeping our fingers crossed that they get the contract because it would be some serious $$$. I'll post a link to their website when I'm finished building it.



After last years disappointing finish in the xterra triathlon I decided to step it up a notch and fully commit myself to finishing in the top 15 amateurs. I started a 20 week training program in December and I'm about half way through it. It consists of about 2-3 hours a day, 6 days a week and to say it's brutal is an understatement. An average week consists of 150 miles on my bike plus a 20 miles/running and 5 miles/swim...My wife thinks I'm obsessed. I am






I'll add a few more when the dA server isn't so slow.