Sports
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Competing in the Gociety & Arc’teryx: Urban Adventure Race
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This weekend, the Gociety & Arc’teryx: Urban Adventure Race took place in downtown Denver, Colorado. Myself and three other teammates competed in the race, and finished in just over 3 hours. We had a great time, including biking furiously across Denver, slacklining, inflating standup paddleboards, paddleboarding and tubing down rapids, shooting 3-pointers, and lots of other…
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Running the Tokyo Marathon
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My first stop in Japan was Tokyo, to run the 2015 Tokyo Marathon. Miho and I had originally entered the marathon registration lottery months before, however unfortunately, only I won an entry. I still had a good run without her – although not nearly as much fun or motivation to kick ass! Running through the…
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The 2013 Triple Bypass – The Bike Rack Road Team Report
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Chris and I recently rode the 2013 Triple Bypass bike ride, and Chris posted this ride report. 2013 Triple Bypass (Sunday, Avon to Evergreen) The Triple Bypass is 2 day out-and-back ride through Summit County, CO. I rode the Sunday leg, which was 120 miles from Avon to Evergreen. We crossed over Vail Pass (10,560…
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Running the South Pole Marathon
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After about a month and a half of training, I finally got my chance to run the 26.2 mile South Pole Marathon. Although the main group of runners ran it on new years day, and on a non-traditional course, I unfortunatly was on the kitchen work schedule that day, and so had to wait a…
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Training for the South Pole Marathon
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Running here at the south pole is hard. And training to run a marathon on the ice is even harder. Here’s a quick clip I shot while training out on the ski loop…
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How To Prepare For The Gran Fondo NY 100 Mile Bike Race
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This past year Chris and I did the 110 Mile Gran Fondo Bike Race – my full race report is here: Biking the 110 Mile Gran Fondo NY. Recently a reader asked me for some tips in preparing for the event, so hre are a few tips and thoughts on it… Overall, I didn’t do a…
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Tubing on the Delaware River
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Today I went tubing down the Delaware River with a bunch of friends. We rented tubes from Delaware River Tubing, and had a great lunch stop at the famous hot dog man! Pics
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Ocean Beach, San Francisco
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Hello from my run on Ocean Beach, on the west side of San Francisco…. My run track: Panorama:
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Faster and Faster at the Olympics
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The NY Times recently posted this excellent explainer feature documenting how Olympic sports have gotten faster and faster over the years. The piece focuses on the Men’s 100-Meter Sprint, but covers other important events, like the 100 meter freestyle swim, and long jump. From NY Times: Based on the athletes’ average speeds, if every Olympic…
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Scuba Diving in the Shark Tank at the Denver Downtown Aquarium
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Yesterday on Sunday, 2012-07-08, my friend Sean and I went scuba diving in the shark tank at the Denver Downtown Aquarium. Yep, that’s scuba diving, in a giant saltwater aquarium, with sharks, at 5280 feet above sea level. Here’s the video, complete with mermaids: Program Info
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Biking the Total 200
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This past weekend I biked the Total 200 bike ride in DC with a few friends. A few pics, videos, and ride stats from the day.. A few video clips from our ride on YouTube..
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Biking to Piermont
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A Saturday ride is always nice. This past Saturday I biked with friends up to Piermont, NY. About 50 miles round trip. And yes, I was wearing my Gran Fondo NY jersey. It’s actually the only biking jersey I own right now.
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Competing in the HITS Hunter Mountain Olympic Triathlon
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This weekend I went up to Hunter Mountain with friends Rachel and Jay to compete in the HITS Hunter Mountain Triathlon. Jay and I did the olympic length tri, and Rachel did the sprint length. A bit of media during the weekend: Results (PDF): Hunter Mountain Overall Olympic Results June 9, 2012 Place 54 Bib…
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Running the AHA Wall Street Run 3 Mile
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Last week I took a quick sprint through the NYRR AHA Wall Street Run 3 Mile. This was the shortest race I’ve ever done, and it was actually great. I started in the 2nd row of people on the starting line, so could get up to speed quickly and didn’t have to fight through the…
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Running the Bolder Boulder 10K Memorial Day Race
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This year, like almost every other year for the past 10 or so years, I ran the Bolder Boulder Memorial Day 10k race. It’s always a great time to get out to Boulder, and I love running this course – a nice tour through bolder, exciting starting waves, and a spectacular finish inside Folsom Field…
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Photos From NYRR Brooklyn Half Marathon
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A week or two ago I ran the 2012 Brooklyn Half Marathon.. Finally, a few pics from Brightroom.
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More Pics From Gran Fondo NY
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A few “professional” pics ripped from the Sportograph website. Sportograph, reduce your digital download prices and maybe I’ll buy one. My full report on Gran Fondo NY 2012
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Biking the 110 Mile Gran Fondo NY
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Last sunday was the Gran Fondo NY, a 110 mile bike ride through NJ and NY, done in the classic Italian Style. My friend Chris came up from DC for the ride, and we met up with a group of friends. I did the ride on my new Cannondale SuperSix bike, which I love. A…
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Running the 2012 Brooklyn Half Marathon
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On Saturday I went with my team from Fueled to run the NYRR Brooklyn Half Marathon. This was my 2nd time officially running the race. Last time I ran it, we started on the boardwalk at Coney Island and ran to Prospect Park. This time it was reversed, and at the finish we got a…
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Getting Wet and Muddy for the Tough Mudder. Grrrrrr
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On Saturday I completed the Tough Mudder Challenge in Pennsylvania with a kickass group of friends. A bit of background on the challenge: Tough Mudder events are hardcore 10-12 mile obstacle courses designed by British Special Forces to test your all around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie. With the most innovative courses, half a…
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Biking to Bear Mountain with the New York Cycle Club
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Today I spent the morning and most of the afternoon biking up to Bear Mountain with the New York Cycle Club. The ride was about 65 miles overal, and we started out in Central Park, NYC. I rode my Cannondale Super Six road bike, which I love more and more each time I ride. With…
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Upcoming Race: 2012 Gran Fondo New York
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Adding to my list of races and events this summer, I’ll be doing the Gran Fondo NY 100 Mile bike race with friend Chris. Just got a new bike, so I’m psyched to start racing it asap! The second edition of Gran Fondo New York brings Italian cycling culture to the world’s greatest city on…
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The Art of Flight
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It’s been a long long time since I saw a snowboard film with this kind of production value. The Art of Flight is simply amazing, and I’ll let the trailer speak for itself. A new breed of action sports film comes to life as Red Bull Media House, in association with Brain Farm Digital Cinema,…