Another Olympics has come and gone so it is once again time to take a look at who “won” the 2026 Winter Olympics medal count by several different metrics. Per my previous posts, I continue to use a weighted scoring system to tally Olympic medals by country. This year I once again tracked not just theContinue reading “2026 Winter Olympics Wrap-Up”
Category Archives: Health & Sports
On Track For a Successful Summer
Sunday I raced my final track meet of the season, and it was a blast. Back in July, I raced my first masters track meet at CU Boulder since my failed comeback attempt last year. I beat my target times in the 100m, 200m, and 400m, and, most importantly, didn’t get injured! I returned afterContinue reading “On Track For a Successful Summer”
Running Together: How Family Road Racing Became Our New Tradition
A year ago, we lined up for our first family road race. This Fourth of July, we celebrated our one-year anniversary of running together—and crushed our personal best in the process. Friday, July 4th marked a special milestone for our family: the one-year anniversary of our first road race together. We returned to the AveryContinue reading “Running Together: How Family Road Racing Became Our New Tradition”
Tecmo Super Bowl: The Perfect Play in Sports Gaming History
As millions gather today for Super Bowl LVIII, I find myself thinking about a different kind of Super Bowl – one that, for me, represents the perfect distillation of football into pure joy. Some say you can’t go home again, but they’re wrong. All I need is an NES controller, that distinctive click of theContinue reading “Tecmo Super Bowl: The Perfect Play in Sports Gaming History”
2018 Winter Olympics Wrap-Up
Another Olympics has come and gone, so it is once again time to take a look at who “won” the Games by several different metrics. Per my previous posts, I continue to use a weighted scoring system to tally up Olympic medals by country. This year I once again tracked not just the medal countsContinue reading “2018 Winter Olympics Wrap-Up”
Summer Olympics Wrap-Up
The Rio Olympics have come and gone! Although there was great anxiety that it would be a cluster****, the games seem to have gone off just fine. Because we don’t have TV at home, Katie and I were only able to watch a few select events that were made available by the BBC – mostlyContinue reading “Summer Olympics Wrap-Up”
Summer Track 2016 PRs
Another summer track season has come and gone and this year I was running with power. Below are my PRs from this year’s events with previous years’ PRs in parentheses: I didn’t focus on any of the sprint events this season and only “raced” the 800m-3,000m, where I mostly saw improvement. One takeaway is that,Continue reading “Summer Track 2016 PRs”
Sir Walter Miler
Last night Katie and I took advantage of our proximity to Raleigh and attended the Sir Walter Miler. It’s an annual race at which elite runners try to set new records in the mile. It was a really fun environment as spectators were allowed down on the track during the races to cheer on theContinue reading “Sir Walter Miler”
Four on the Fourth Race Report
Last week I raced my third annual Four on the Fourth 4-mile road race, the first event of the three-event Tour de Carrboro. Because I now have a full half year of training by power (and power data from a previous four-mile road race), I was comfortable running this race by power instead of paceContinue reading “Four on the Fourth Race Report”
Book Review: Run With Power
Run With Power: The Complete Guide to Power Meters for Running This is a really good first effort in the nascent world of running by power. There are three potential audiences for this book: Triathletes who are already accustomed to cycling by power – this book “translates” cycling power principles and training guidelines to the worldContinue reading “Book Review: Run With Power”