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Doing Today's Concept2 Workout of the Day (WOD)

Doing Today's Concept2 Workout of the Day (WOD)

It's already the 12th and I haven't even started the 2016 Concept2 Virtual Team Challenge to join my teammates on Team Grotto -- but I shall today.

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Gear and tech that'll make me strong and skinny

Gear and tech that'll make me strong and skinny

OK, I am not so naïve as to assume that all the fitness apps we have have strapped to our wrists, clipped to our shirts, and filling up our iPhones and Androids -- but it's not far from the truth.

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The fitness gear and tech that will make me strong and skinny in 2016

The fitness gear and tech that will make me strong and skinny in 2016

So, my obsession with Fitbit, Runkeeper, and MyFitnessPal has been an absolutely essential part of my essential weight management and health maintenance program.

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Guest Panelist on FIR #15: The Open Web vs. Content Silos

Guest Panelist on FIR #15: The Open Web vs. Content Silos

Late last year Shel Holtz actually tapped me and asked me to be a guest on his For Immediate Release podcast. FIR was on my bucket list and it was a really enjoyable experience. I hope to do it again. Let me know what you think.

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Two nice muddy laps around Roosevelt Island

Two nice muddy laps around Roosevelt Island

My girl and I popped out to Roosevelt Island and did one 1.5 mile trail running lap and then another 1.5 mile trail running lap.

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Oy! My lumbago!

Oy! My lumbago!

I threw my back out last Saturday morning. It was a sleep injury, which I started getting when I turned 40. it's not bad, it's just annoying. And frustrating. 

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Add For Immediate Release to your podcast queue

Add For Immediate Release to your podcast queue

Out of thin air, and fulfilling a dream, Shel asked me if I might be willing to join a hand-picked panel of PR professionals and I jumped on it.

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Spinning is awesome at Biker Barre

Spinning is awesome at Biker Barre

My girlfriend keeps on inviting me to Spin at Biker Barre in DC on Capitol Hill and I have never said no because it's pretty awesome.  

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Spicy Tofu Ramen Noodle Bowl

Spicy Tofu Ramen Noodle Bowl

Guess what my girlfriend and I are having really soon? Ramen Noodle Bowl with Escarole and Spicy Tofu Crumbles!

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Action films make for a grand row

Action films make for a grand row

While I appreciate UCanRow2's recent article, 10 Indoor Rowing Workouts to Kill 10K, I must admit that my secret is watching streaming movies off of Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon.

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Keep rowing between the challenges!

Keep rowing between the challenges!

The best thing for me to do is to row at least 10,000 meters every day for the rest of my life; and, the hardest thing to do is to continue rowing between Concept2 Online Challenges .

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Finished the Holiday Challenge with 157,762 meters

Finished the Holiday Challenge with 157,762 meters

The good news is that I rowed more than 100,000 meters during the 2015 Concept2 Holiday Challenge --  157,762 meters -- but the bad news is that I came short of the 200km that I wanted to accrue before midnight last night.

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3 predictions for online marketing in 2016

3 predictions for online marketing in 2016

Happy holidays, readers! If you’re here visiting from a global fortune 500 company you may already know some of these predictions because, until now, only enterprises could hitherto afford to innovate and integrate the sort of services and application development required to go from the standard WordPress + Google Analytics + Google AdWords + MailChimp + Facebook set up that most SMBs are rocking for their web presence and online marketing.

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WAMU 88.5FM 2015 holiday programming schedule

WAMU 88.5FM 2015 holiday programming schedule

As I mentioned over on Big Broadcast WAMU Schedule for Christmas 2015, DC's NPR affiliate WAMU 88.5FM is hosting an amazing holiday schedule between Christmas Eve and January 3. You should check it out.

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Big Broadcast WAMU Schedule for Christmas 2015

Big Broadcast WAMU Schedule for Christmas 2015

If you know me, you know that I am a fan of public radio, a superfan of The Big Broadcast, and a super-duper fan of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.

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3 days until the Holiday Challenge ends

3 days until the Holiday Challenge ends

You know how I thought it was a good idea to try out CrossFit in the middle of the Concept2 Holiday Challenge? Well, it wasn't.

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Entering the cult of CrossFit in 2016

Entering the cult of CrossFit in 2016

As of Monday, January 4, it looks like I will serve my first week in the cult of CrossFit.

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Getting my Concept2 groove on towards 200km

Getting my Concept2 groove on towards 200km

I'm just procrastinating until I have to jump back on the erg to cover another stationary 10km on my Model C Concept2 Indoor Rower en route to making it to 200km by midnight Christmas Eve.

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Fifteen-thousand meters in a go

Fifteen-thousand meters in a go

Happy to say that I was able to knock out 15,000 meters today.

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Starting the day with a spirited walk

Starting the day with a spirited walk

I would love to suggest that this morning's walk was mine but it wasn't -- though I benefited.  

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Catching up with the Concept2 Holiday Challenge

Catching up with the Concept2 Holiday Challenge

Today was a good day because I pulled harder than I usually do. Because I am getting stronger.

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Come hell or high water

Come hell or high water

This is where I should be feeling frustrated about the fact that we're half through with the 2015 Concept2 Holiday Challenge and I am only 70,983 meters in out of my goal of 200,000 meters by midnight, the end of Christmas Eve.

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Took me two weeks to get my erg on

Well, it's only taken two weeks for me to get my row on and get into the erging habit but I made a date of it.

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Slowly but don't call me Shirley

Missed a couple more days and only got in 11,275 meters just now, around midnight (so it's noted as happening on December 9th, Wednesday).

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No 2nd chance to make a 1st impression

No 2nd chance to make a 1st impression

Lynch of CrossFit South Arlington had me at hello.  If you want to reel in a new member of your CrossFit gym, it really does come down to harnessing your inner Conor Lynch.

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Slow, slow, slow I row gently on the erg

Slow, slow, slow I row gently on the erg

It's already December 5th, 2015, and I am only 36,948 meters in towards the 200 kilometers that I fully intend to collect between first thing 26 November.  

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Day 7 of my Holiday Challenge

Day 7 of my Holiday Challenge

Still working on ramping up but after a week, I have only amassed 26,622 meters so far.  I need to start doing 10,000+ days in order to make sure I'm well over 200,000 meters by midnight on Christmas Eve. Wish me luck!  

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