This year I’ve adopted a new running training methodology and so far I’ve been very pleased with the results. Last year I was running a training plan prescribed by triathlete coach Joe Friel. It had me running four days a week, cycling through tens of different workouts. I made decent progress and set a fewContinue reading “Running Smarter Not Longer”
Author Archives: Bryan Guido Hassin
Max the Ninja Dog
We had a bit of tense situation involving Max, our golden retriever, on Monday. I let him out the front door to go the bathroom, then ducked back inside for a second to grab a poop bag in case it would be necessary. When I came back out, Max was nowhere to be seen. ThatContinue reading “Max the Ninja Dog”
Summer Track 2015 PRs
Another summer track season has come and gone so it’s time to look at how I did. Below are my PRs from this year’s events with last year’s PRs in parentheses: 100m: 13.1s (12.7s) 200m: 28.54s (27.69s) 400m: 1:03 (1:04) 800m: 2:31 (2:37) 1,500m: 5:23 (5:21) 1 Mile: 5:51 (5:52) 3,000m: 11:39 (11:57) 5,000m: 20:19Continue reading “Summer Track 2015 PRs”
4th of July
This year’s 4th of July was one of the best in recent memory. We spent it with family up on Lake St. Clair, so it was filled with boating, kayaking, and eating freshly caught fish. More than just a good, relaxing time, this year’s 4th was especially significant given the recent landmark Supreme Court decisionContinue reading “4th of July”
The Magic Forest
One of the aspects we have loved so far about North Carolina is how wooded it is. Even though we live just down the street from a major university and the commercial hub of Chapel Hill, we are surrounded by trees and creeks and trails, deer and foxes and birds. Although the flora and faunaContinue reading “The Magic Forest”
San Diego Day 3
Our final day in San Diego was both good and bad. The bad: I woke up with a sore throat. The good: everything else! Those who know me well know that, in my world, a sore throat comes with an immediate prescription for . . . GELATO!!! Fortunately for me, San Diego’s Little Italy isContinue reading “San Diego Day 3”
San Diego Day 2
Friday in San Diego began early with a run along the water. My training plan called for 400m intervals but there wasn’t a[n open-to-the-public] track around for miles. Fortunately the sidewalk in front of the San Diego County Administration Center (Waterfront Park) happened to be almost exactly 400m long (with a little extra room toContinue reading “San Diego Day 2”
San Diego Day 1
A few weeks ago Katie had a conference in San Diego, so I tagged along and set up some business meetings for Smart OES. We headed out Wednesday evening and that night we had two surprises: Now that we are on the East Coast, it takes much longer to fly to the West Coast thanContinue reading “San Diego Day 1”
Traveling in Switzerland
Quite often people ask me for advice when they are traveling to Switzerland. Given that I lived there for two years, it is embarrassing how little I know about the country but following are the travel suggestions I usually make. First, a few notes about Switzerland in general: It is just so incredibly full ofContinue reading “Traveling in Switzerland”
Doctors in Action
On a flight yesterday I had front row seats to watch two physicians spring into action. An elderly lady in my row fainted when she stood up to go to the bathroom. There was an immediate call over the intercom for any physicians, nurses, or medics on board. Within seconds, two passenger doctors were byContinue reading “Doctors in Action”