A compilation of some brainstorm adventures in the works and interesting completions and failures. In the works: Presidential Traverse in a day (Attempt #3?) Boston to Provincetown loop Concord to Greylock Mountain summit Six Gaps, Vermont Red-lining all trails in Middlesex County NH’s 4,000′ Peaks (54% complete) New England’s 100 […]
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October 2013. This was a lot of fun. There were some challenges along the way but I definitely enjoy the long distance runs. Not too much of a story here as it’s a pretty standard marathon. Goal: Sub-4:30. Biggest drag was that the hotel room was loud as it was […]
June 2013. I’ve had the idea of doing this for years… just didn’t think I’d end up doing it solo. It was a surprising amount of fun. Summary: The ride was a blast. I’ve never spent so much time on the bike in one shot but experienced some gorgeous scenery, […]
From 2008, this has been on my exercise mix for a while. The Red Helmet (2008) from Tyler Young Films on Vimeo.
Yosemite HD from Project Yosemite on Vimeo. Beautiful footage with a great soundtrack by M83 (“Outro” from the “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming”)
Since it’s been a few years since the our 2012 kits and we’ve had a rebrand to Applause it seemed the time was right to update our gear. This post is a few months late but since I was off the road bike for most of the year I’m just revisiting […]
I’ve never been bitten by the racing bug but am always interested in new challenges in the form of new, big, or original adventures. The key word, to me, is “adventure”. When I rethink my year, whether it was adventurous is important to me. It doesn’t need to be anything […]
One of the great tools of the web (and mobile) has been the emergence of social tools with an exercise-centered focus. As a competitive data geek who loves to play outdoors, these tools really excite me. I bought my first heart rate monitor (HRM) – an old Polar that had […]
Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys (aka MCA) passed away this week. I’ve been a huge fan of the Beastie Boys since Licensed to Ill was released (specifically, “Paul Revere”) and they’ve been a soundtrack to various parts of my life (Paul’s Beautique remains my favorite album). MCA was always […]