Yesterday I ran the Chestnut Ridge 4-mile Trail Race for the second time and did pretty well, placing sixth overall and second in my age group. Chestnut Ridge was the first trail race I ran in North Carolina last year and was it ever a shock to my system. Having been used to flat roadContinue reading “Chestnut Ridge Trail Race 2014”
Author Archives: Bryan Guido Hassin
Dell XPS 15
Last month I started working on a new laptop, the Dell XPS 15. This is Dell’s premium notebook, combining performance with design and competing with the MacBook Pro. I’ve always liked the hardware of the MacBook Pro (lightweight, compact, good screen, fast hard drive) but, after multiple attempts, I never really warmed up to MacContinue reading “Dell XPS 15”
Rice Homecoming 2014
Katie and I were in Houston last weekend for Rice’s annual Homecoming & Reunion. It was a lot of fun to be together back in our old stomping ground, and we packed an awful lot into just a few days. The weather really, really cooperated as it was sunny and 70s F (20s C) almostContinue reading “Rice Homecoming 2014”
A Few Days en Suisse
After the grand weekend in Paris, I took a detour of just a few days in Lausanne, Switzerland, before returning to the States. The trip on the TGV was wonderful as always. There is just something so civilized about traveling by train: plenty of space, Wi-fi, more-than-decent meals, and the gorgeous French countryside streaming byContinue reading “A Few Days en Suisse”
Paris and Buffett v6.0 – Day 2
We woke up [very late] Saturday morning and seized the day. Katie met her friend for some touring about and I decided to go for a run. Once again the weather was absolutely perfect and I figured I could see more of Paris running than walking. Instead of following a predetermined route, I decided justContinue reading “Paris and Buffett v6.0 – Day 2”
Paris and Buffett v6.0 – Day 1
Last weekend Katie and I took a quick trip to Paris to keep up the annual tradition of seeing Jimmy Buffett there. This time our experience was enhanced by some family and friends! My mom was there already as part of a longer trip and two of our good friends managed to time their businessContinue reading “Paris and Buffett v6.0 – Day 1”
Running for a Reason
This weekend I had a phenomenal experience that has changed running for me forever. I ran my first race as a volunteer for Ainsley’s Angels. It is an organization that promotes inclusion for and awareness of the special needs community by pairing up runners (“angels”) with those who can’t run the races by themselves (“captains”).Continue reading “Running for a Reason”
Final Summer Track PRs
As I detailed in my previous post, I have been running track meets this summer and steadily improving in all these new (to me) events. Here are my final PRs in all events for the summer track season: 100m: 12.7s 200m: 27.69s 400m: 1:04 800m: 2:37 1,000m: 3:19 1,500m: 5:21 1 mile: 5:52 3,000m: 11:57Continue reading “Final Summer Track PRs”
Loving Uber and Lyft
This week I used Uber for the first time and really loved it. It was very convenient (I could see how far away the nearest driver was and it only took him a few minutes to pick me up.), cost less than a comparable taxi ride ($40 vs $60-$70), and was a high-quality experience (niceContinue reading “Loving Uber and Lyft”
Rollin’ and Tumblin’
This morning I tripped on a root and took quite a spill while trail running. Usually I am quite attentive while running and very deliberate about picking my feet up for exactly that reason. This morning, however, I was listening to an audiobook while running and I suspect that that was the culprit – IContinue reading “Rollin’ and Tumblin’”