Now that I am finally back in a running groove I am going to try to fix my form, which sucks. I have had my cadence analyzed a few times and the report is always the same, not enough steps and I am over-striding. This causes performance issues (makes me slow) and can cause injuries.
Now for those who do not know what the issue is, when running your stride rate, the number of times your foot hits the floor should be about 180-190 steps per minute. An easy way to measure this, is time yourself on your next run for one minute and count how many times your left foot hits the ground. The ideal number is 85-95, I am barely hitting 80.
This is a problem of over-striding and I really want to fix it and am looking for help. If anybody has had success in correcting this issue please post your ideas in the comments. I am sure it is an answer many people would be interested in.
Every summer I search high and low for a couple of choice tracks that I always know will easily slip me into the perfect summer mood. Just when I was about to throw in the towel, NPR came rushing to the rescue.
I’d start with the Higga Boom track here and relax into a nice cocktail.
I don’t normally say this, but—Keep the Party Going!
This is what makes me miss NY. The group interviewed about 2 minutes into this are so good, they cannot be real.
Enjoy
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The story goes “Sam Goodman’s grandfather started a motorcycle repair business in 1919. His father recently passed away and after working hard for over 40 years his son Sam has decided to scale things back and spend more time on the family farm. A large portion of this huge inventory from S&G Custom Cycles is being offered for sale individually on-site as a one day no reserve auction. There are over 387 vintage bikes, truckloads of parts, a few odd cars, and a crashed Cessna(!). It is all happening June 25th in Columbia, Tennessee.” Interested? Here’s more information.
Now that summer is finally around, I think it is time to answer a question many people have been asking for years. What is the main source of alcohol that has kept everyone going so strong. While there may be some competition between Captain Morgans, Jack and the Champagne of Beers, I think the most consumed would have to be La Vieille Ferme, an inexpensive, delicious white wine from France.
I believe the Ram’s Rest may hold the record for most cases consumed in North America, but we are still waiting for positive confirmation on that one. Stay tuned.
Many of you know may know this as the chicken wine due to the label, and if you do not know it, I would seek it out. For about $8, you will find a pretty good white wine that is real nice in the summer and pretty much all year around. I finally found it in Seattle at QFC for $7 with my advantage card, High Five, and plan on purchasing a case this weekend.
DJ’s and producers have been taking two seemingly disparate tracks and combining them for years – coining the phrase “mashup”. This simple concept has now found its way on to the McDonalds Value Meal board. People ask for a spicy chicken sandwich to be put between a double cheeseburger, creating an entirely new taste experience for $2.16. It’s called the McGang Bang.
The funny thing is that it’s become an underground phenomenon. People all over have successfully ordered the McGang bang from McDonalds and have documented the experience. Read more at Eat Me Daily.
I have always been fascinated by locks and as a result, lockpicking. Wired has a really fascinating article about the “ultimate lock picker” – full article is here, but check out the video below…
I don’t know about you, but I’m a huge Hunter S. Thompson fan. I read everything he had ever written (yes even The Curse of Lono) while I was in college. Fear and Loathing is definitely the best known, brought to the mainstream via a major motion picture handled ably by Johnny Depp and Bencio Del Toro. I ran across something today that would appeal to any fan – a board game to help recreate Fear and Loathing. I know what you’re thinking. Hasbro made some plastic piece of sh*t? Not exactly. For $3,500, you too can own this!
Three months of head scratching, knuckle scraping and endless hours spent with shop manuals has almost come to fruition. My 1974 Moto Guzzi Eldorado police is nearly back on the road and ready for a Summer chock full of roadtrips. This past weekend I managed to rebuild the carbs and install a GPS. Just a few more projects and it’s time to put her back together and get it fired up! Just in time for Summer…
Two items I never thought I would write about a year ago are the recession and Copper River Salmon. Well this year I am in Seattle and Copper River Salmon is front page news here. Check out the picture below of the fish coming off the plane.
Copper River Salmon arrives May 15th each year and is known around the world as the best wild salmon available. Something about the cold water and length of the Copper River in Alaska make it delicious, which I am sure you can research if you care to find out the details.
The recession part of this has to do with price. Back in NYC, this salmon usually cost upwards of $40 a pound and in restaurants was a $50+ dish. Well this year due to a recession and a great catch prices are around $30 elsewhere and $20 here in Seattle.
I bought a beautiful 3/4 pound piece this afternoon and this is without a doubt the most delicious salmon I have ever had. This fish is a deep red and melts in your mouth. None of that nuclear orange with the painted white lines you normally see.
I am not sure how long this fish lasts, maybe 30-45 days, so if you see it in our local store, spend the extra $$$ and pick up Copper River Salmon. You will not regret it
Whoever staged this photo should win some type of award, perhaps become Poet Laureate. The best.
Another reason we’ve been holed up is the Dukes of Flatbush have been competing in a Winter / Spring bowling league at Gutter in Brooklyn, NY.
Although we excel in all manner of blue collar sports, I can’t say we started the season with high expectations. Well, that has all changed. We managed to hold onto the #1 spot for a long while, only recently ceding it to our nemesis “006″ and our co-conspirators “Wild Turkeys”. This past week we managed to reclaim the #2 spot. We have one more week of league play and think we’re rolling in the semis. Needless to say, we’re focusing our inner Lebowski and drinking plenty of White Russians to get ready for the ultimate showdown. One man, one ball and 10 pins. We’ll keep you posted, but you can check the standings here.
The Dukes of Flatbush roll in style and are always up for a challenge. For some time, we’ve been meaning to join the Iron Butt Association – a distance riding group. You must ride (and carefully document) a trip that covers at least 1,000 miles in 24 hours to gain entry. A good friend and fellow Duke is getting married this summer in Wisconsin. The distance from NY to the wedding? 1,139 miles. A plan is born!
I haven’t written in a few months because I’ve been holed up in my barn working on my 1974 Moto Guzzi Eldorado Police. Doing the Iron Butt is no small challenge, but doing it on a motorcycle that is 35 years old poses additional issues. You need to make sure everything is in perfect order and carry all the spare parts that are otherwise impossible to find. Although I’m a huge motorcycle enthusiast, I’ve never spent much time wrenching so I’ve had a steep learning curve. It’s going well though. I’ll show everyone how it turns out once I’m done…
Sorry it has been so long since we have been updated the blog, I guess the winter season has been tough on everyone with work and winter activities.
My winter activities have been exclusively on skiing the Pacific Northwest, where I have been skiing, Crystal, Mount Baker and Stevens Pass. All places are around a 2 hour drive from Seattle and are so good for being so close to a metropolitan area.
The one item of gear I picked up in the beginning of the season is a ski helmet. I have never skied with a helmet before but after hearing of all the injuries that occur I decided my noggin was worth the $$$ for a new ski helmet. I settled on the Giro G10 which I am happy to say is an excellent purchase. It is light, has vents and keeps my head extremely warm, and had vents when I need to cool off. And once on the mountain I noticed that a majority of skiers and boarders wear helmets now, not just the little kids.
The reason I was called to action today to write this post is reading the news that Natasha Richardson, the actress was apparently injured in a tragic ski accident and suffered a traumatic brain injury. It is horrible news and hope she is fine and that this does not happen to anybody out there, and the two best methods to avoid this are to ski safely and wear a helmet.
As I have already mentioned many times here i am a huge fan of the Garmin 405 but am beginning to really dislike Garmin the company. Here is why:
In early April of 2008, when I first purchased my 405, the people at Garmin stated that the software, Garmin Connect, for the 405 was not ready yet for Mac OSX users and would be ready soon. This message quickly changed to Fall of 2008. I was a little confused that Garmin would not make software compatible with a Mac but figured they could do it in 6 months, how hard could this be. Well, Fall of 2008 came and went and still no software for Mac users.
I was hoping that maybe the New Year would bring some good news, and looked at the dedicated Garmin page for Mac and saw a note, “Coming January 2009″. I was starting to get hopeful again until I saw another notice a few days later “Coming Q1 2009″. Are you serious?????
For anyone from Garmin reading this, why are you abandoning your Mac users? A full year, probably more, to make Garmin Connect compatible with Mac’s in not acceptable. Step up and take care of this already. If you are not planning on it then let us know, and if there are delays let us know why?
For a company that states “Garmin is founded on the principles of innovation, convenience, performance, value, and service” you have not lived up to your values.
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