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The 5 Biggest Pre-Race Fueling Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

// May 18th, 2013 // No Comments » // Cycling, Health & Fitness, Running

Thought this was appropriate for today — as I embark on what’s been sadly the longest ride for me so far in 2013. Active.com has a nice succinct list of the most common/largest mistakes before a race or long run or ride. The 5 Biggest Pre-Race Fueling Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Riding Tour de Cure 2013 Tomorrow

// May 17th, 2013 // No Comments » // Cycling, Personal Crap

Tomorrow I’m riding the Tour de Cure, a fund-raising bike ride with proceeds benefiting the American Diabetes Association originating from Garmin in Cary, NC. I did it last year, and am happy to do it again this year — hoping to make it an annual tradition. Help me by donating and/or figuring out which distance to ride.

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The Lost Art of the Group Ride

// May 16th, 2013 // No Comments » // Cycling

Nice article from Down Under on the lost art of the group ride, as the the title would suggest. The Lost Art of the Group Ride

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Honest Trailers – Star Trek

// May 10th, 2013 // No Comments » // Film, Funny Stuff

Love the Honest Trailers series on YouTube. I think is my favorite so far.

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I’m Plagued with GymPact and RunKeeper Issues

// May 9th, 2013 // No Comments » // Health & Fitness, iOS, Personal Crap

Just wanted to use my blog as a way to vent today. I’m not sure where the fault lies by GymPact and RunKeeper aren’t playing well together lately, and I find myself having to write a lot of support emails.

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Running a Faster 5K

// May 8th, 2013 // No Comments » // Health & Fitness, Personal Crap

I’ve been on a running kick lately. It’s easier (and therefore more likely to happen) to gear up and run multiple times during the week during the lunch hour. A friend and co-worker have been ramping up both distance and pace and usually feeling pretty good while doing it.

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Where ‘Share the Road’ Is Taken Literally

// May 6th, 2013 // No Comments » // Cycling

Nice New York Times article about a Dutch term where the term “Share the Road” actually means that.

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Apollo 11: The First Men on the Moon Multimedia Web Site Experience

// May 3rd, 2013 // No Comments » // Internet / Web, Space Stuff & NASA

Co-worker shared this yesterday. I’ve never actually seen this footage, or heard these audio loops (air-to ground loop and the flight director’s loop) in their full duration. The whole thing is amazing — obviously the fact that they’re landing on the moon and have audio/video of that, but the web site is a wealth of [...]

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20 Lies Back to the Future II Told Us (Besides the Hoverboards)

// May 1st, 2013 // No Comments » // Back to the Future, Film

Came across this yesterday when trying to debunk the date they travelled to in the future for a friend/co-worker. Not sure if my favorite is the whole Cubbies thing, or the fax machine’s prevalence.

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Cartoon: Is It Worth the Time?

// April 30th, 2013 // No Comments » // Funny Stuff

Love this cartoon from xkcd. We’ve all spent time in both our personal and professional lives spending more time trying to make something more efficient than it would take to just do it the way you’ve always done it: Is It Worth the Time?

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