Archive for April, 2007

WordPress Complete Book: set up, customize, and market your blog

Monday, April 30th, 2007

A comprehensive, step-by-step guide on how to set up, customize, and market your blog using WordPress:

Clear practical coverage of all aspects of WordPress
Concise, clear, and easy to follow, rich with examples
In-depth coverage of installation, themes, syndication, and podcasting

From the Publisher’s web site: This book is a beginner’s guide to WordPress, for people who are […]

2007 Marine Corps Marathon

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

Well, after deliberating for a couple of weeks, I finally took the plunge and sent off my entry form for this year’s Marine Corps Marathon.
The 2007 “People’s Marathon” takes place on October 28th and starts in Arlington, Virginia before working it’s way through Washington DC. It really is a great race, with the course passing […]

Chesapeake Bay 10k

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

Despite picking up a foot injury at the Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon a couple of weeks ago, I decided to run this year’s Chesapeake Bay 10k at Ocean View Beach Park in Norfolk, VA. I’ve only run twice since the Half Marathon, but tried to keep up a base fitness level by doing some […]

Vote Cardiff for the new version of Monopoly

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

The race is on for 22 of the UK’s most popular locations to be immortalised on the world famous board game, Monopoly. Among the 50 cities listed on the Monopoly Here & Now Edition web site are 5 Welsh cities to choose from: Bangor, St David’s, Swansea, Newport and Cardiff. You can even vote for […]

Garmin Forerunner 205 - $50 Rebate!

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

Receive a $50 MAIL-IN REBATE from Garmin when you purchase a Garmin Forerunner 205 at Tiger GPS through May 15th, 2007! (click on the image for more details)
Designed for athletes of all levels, this running partner and personal trainer has one goal in mind - a better you. It continuously monitors your speed, distance, pace […]

WordPress 2.1.3 - new version available for download

Friday, April 27th, 2007

Just took the plunge and upgraded to the latest version of WordPress. Version 2.1.3 is the latest stable release and was made available for download on April 3rd, to include fixes for several publicly known minor XSS issues, one major XML-RPC issue, and a proactive full sweep of the WordPress codebase to protect against future […]

Washington Running Report - 2006 Runner Rankings

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

Yesterday I was looking for some old race results and found myself on the Washington Running Report web site. Curious to see where the Runner Rankings link would take me, I clicked on the link to find a fairly comprehensive list of Regional Rankings going back as far as 2000.
Somehow I managed to get […]

The risk of hyponatremia - fitness instructor dies after running London Marathon

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Very sad story from Sunday’s London Marathon as temparatures reached a record high and a fitness instructor from Milton Keynes died from hyponatraemia (or water intoxication). This is when there is so much water in the body that it dilutes vital minerals such as sodium down to dangerous levels. It can lead to confusion, headaches […]

Running Etc. - my latest web site design project

Saturday, April 21st, 2007

Well, it’s been an ongoing project for several months, but earlier this week my latest design project went live. The all-new Running Etc. Web Site went online Sunday, April 15th and has been getting a steady flow of traffic ever since.
Running Etc. takes great pride in carrying the largest selection of running gear in the […]

Inaugural Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon

Saturday, April 14th, 2007

Near perfect conditions greeted the 1500+ registered runners on the morning of the Inaugural Dismal Swamp Stomp Half Marathon. Temperatures were in the mid-40’s with little to no wind. The 13.1 mile out and back, straight as an arrow course was never going to be the most interesting route, but actually it was kind of […]