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Reza Anvarian’s alarm sounds at 4 a.m. every morning, and he hits the pavement by 4:45. He runs 5 to 7 miles, swims 2,000 meters and bikes about 40 miles — all in a day’s work. And somewhere in between, he runs a restaurant.

If you’ve frequented Southpaw’s Organic Café on Berkshire, you’ve probably seen Anvarian behind the counter chopping veggies and whipping up healthy rice bowls. When he’s not at the store, he’s training for the Longhorn Half Ironman set for early October in Austin. The triathlon includes a 1.2-mile open water swim, 56-mile bike ride and a half marathon. He’s been preparing for about three months now.

“It just feels good,” he says. “I’m addicted.”

While Anvarian has always been an athlete, triathlons are new to him. That’s because this Golden Glovewinner spent most of his life as a boxer. He started at age 12, right after he moved to the U.S. from Azerbaijan inEastern Europe. He went pro for two years before retiring and settling down in the restaurant business. He completed his first triathlon in Austin’s 2008 CapTex race after his trainer’s wife bet he couldn’t do it.

“To prove her wrong, I went out there, and I did it,” Anvarian says.

Owning a health food store makes it easy for him to eat well every day. But he doesn’t cut out all of the fun. He allows one “cheat meal” a week, like his recent trip to Twisted Root where he indulged in a burger, French fries and fried pickles. After cheating, he returns to his strict regimen.

“I eat super clean during the week. This is a lifestyle, but it’s not my life.”

But it still takes some serious commitment.

“To be able to say I did Ironman, I don’t think there’s anything tougher.”

As a kid, ron piacenti and his buddies played baseball all day long, grabbing up every bit of daylight they could.

“We stayed until the streetlights came on,” piacenti says, since his mother had ordered him home by dark.

Hewentontoplaycollegeballat Vanderbilt University, and his team won the southeasternConferencechampionship twice. At age 57, piacenti is still going strong, playing for the Cubs in the North texas men’s senior baseball League, one of the most competitive in the area. He has been playing shortstop in the 35-and-over division since 1995, working harder to compete with younger players. He lifts weights, does long toss drills with his brother, and regularly hits the batting cages.

“the game adjusts itself to your age,” he says. “I’ve been lucky and had no joint or bone injuries, which is fairly rare in this league.

In October, he’ll travel with the Cubs to phoenix, where the league plays its annual World seriesagainstothermsbL teams from throughout the country. piacenti’s team ranked first in its division at press time.

“A good part of baseball is the camaraderie on the bench. It’s like you’re back in college again. I’m probably going to play for quite a while longer.” n

Baptist

WILSHIREBAPTIST / 4316 Abrams / 214.452.3100

Pastor George A. Mason Ph.D. / Worship 8:30 & 11:00 am

Bible Study 9:40 am / www.wilshirebc.org

Churchofchrist

SKILLMAN CHURCHOFCHRIST / 3014 Skillman St.

Sunday School 9:30 am / Sunday Worship 10:30 am

Grace Café & Bible Study Wed. 6:00 pm / 214.823.2179

Disciplesofchrist

EASTDALLASCHRISTIANCHURCH / 629 N. Peak Street / 214.824.8185

Sunday School 9:30 am / THE TABLE Worship Gathering 9:30 am

Worship 8:30 & 10:50 am / Rev. Deborah Morgan / www.edcc.org

Episcopal

CHURCH OFTHE INCARNATION / 3966 McKinney Ave / 214.521.5101

Sunday: Traditional 7:30, 9:00, 11:15 am and 5:00 pm

Contemporary 9:00, 11:15 am and 6:00 pm / incarnation.org

Lutheran

ZIONLUTHERANCHURCH & SCHOOL / 6121 E Lovers Ln.

Sunday: Sunday School 9:15 am, Worship 8:00 am, 10:30 am, & 6:00 pm / 214.363.1639 / www.ziondallas.org

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NORTHPARK PRESBYTERIANCHURCH / 214.363.5457

9555 N. Central Expwy. / www.northparkpres.org

New Pastor: Rev. Brent Barry / 8:30 & 11:00 am Sunday Services