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New York, New York: The Marathon Coverage

by pribut on October 31, 2009

I wish good luck and a strong finish to everyone running tomorrow in the New York Marathon and to the runners participating in other marathons coming up the rest of this fall!
As the media frenzy leads up to the New York Marathon, there is more than one story to pay attention to. There is history, [...]

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Favorite Fitness And Science Podcasts

by pribut on June 2, 2009

I enjoy listening to a variety of podcasts from science and exercise to arts and current issues. While listening to podcasts transfers information a bit slower than a quick read of a book chapter or a web page, the discussions and often interviews can be very enlightening.
Selected Favorite Podcasts
Fitness Rocks – Evidence Based Medicine. Discussions [...]

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Or perhaps a little less. But ask me on Twitter or Friendfeed or below and I’ll tell you more.
This weekend was spent time updating the main web site. (And also some excercise, some warcraft, a trip to the libary, bringing a computer in for a new fan – working it so hard the fan decided [...]

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Running And Reading

by pribut on January 24, 2009

Thanks to Brian Morrissey, who on his blog The Internal Pigdog, in this post , pointed out a video of Will Smith touting running and reading as the keys to life. I like both, but I’d encourage a bit of wisdom in eating, strength training, and a touch of cross training in many cases to [...]

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Change You Can Believe In (and plan for)

by pribut on January 18, 2009

Whatever your politics are, wherever you live, not just in the United States, but all over the world, people are hoping for change. And there is a lot that needs to be changed. In fact some things have been so bad that any change will have to be for the better.
But, as the expression goes, [...]

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On The Go Web 2.0

by pribut on July 4, 2008

For those of you on the go and keeping everyone updated via Web 2.0 – Twitter, Facebook, Jaiku, Pownce, etc. we have a limited use beta code for Ping.fm.
Ping.fm let’s you update your social networks from anywhere, including your phone, via an on the go interface or from email.
Visit ping.fm to sign up and the [...]

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NY Running

by pribut on June 28, 2008

The New York Times had a fine article highlighting running in Central Park. Many years ago, when I regularly ran in Central Park, the north hilly end was even better for speed work than it is today. There was significantly more crime in the area, and to feel safe while running there, you had to [...]

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The Perfect iPhone Ringtone

by pribut on May 26, 2008

I’m steering you to Eric Meyer’s blog for his version of the perfect iPhone ringtone. The video documentation of the origin of the perfect ringtone is on Youtube.
The previous candidate for the perfect iPhone ringtone, which gets loud enough to actually hear is available as a “loud iPhone ringtone“.

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Google Health Care Ready To Go

by pribut on May 20, 2008

Google health care started today. It enables you to store your medical data online. You may record your latest blood tests, weight, height, medical disorders, medications, and allergies. You can keep a listing of the doctors you visit, but whose names you can’t remember.
From within (and from regular google too) you may search on medical [...]

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If you can’t figure out what to do with dead, old, used up and out of shape crocs, or if they make your feet hurt, give them back! Crocs has a recycling program at solesunited.com in which they recycle the shoes. They then make shoes that are manufactured with 20% recycled materials. These are then [...]

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