• personal,  Running

    Goldy’s Run for Amplatz

    The University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital (and the children there) can always use your help. And if you’re a runner or have a little one who is, then you can help them by doing the smallest of things that you’d likely be doing anyway: running. Goldy’s Run is a kids run, 5k, 10 mile or 10 mile relay that you can run in April to benefit this great institution. For more information on the race see http://www.goldysrun.com/page/show/272099-race-information. Or if the video moves you, feel free to make a little donation using the donate link I threw in below.

  • Running

    Nike+ Badges and NikeFuel

    I’ve started a list of Nike+ Badges and how to earn them using the web sites, apps and Nike personal trackers (Nike+, Nike FuelBand). Nike+ and Nike FuelBand NikeFuel is a gamification unit that composites steps and other activities to establish a point system by which you can track your fitness endeavors against those of your friends. Based on these points, you earn badges, displayed on the Nike+ website and within various Nike apps. Badges based on points include the following: 5K: Earn 5,000 NikeFuel 10K: Earn 10,000 NikeFuel 25K: Earn 25,000 NikeFuel 50K: Earn 50,000 NikeFuel 75K: Earn 75,000 NikeFuel 100K: Earn 100,000 NikeFuel 150K: Earn 150,000 NikeFuel 200K:…

  • Running,  Wearable Technology

    Setup Fitbit Aria

    The Fitbit Aria Scale tracks weight, body fat and BMI. It’s also pretty cool how it smiles at you too. As a gadget head, there’s really no way I could go through life without one of these. If you use a One, Ultra or Flex, this data gets synchronized to the same Fitbit account you use for other things as well. The scale can also be used by multiple people in a household, with each persons weight getting synchronized to their own account at Fitbit. The Aria comes with batteries. But don’t put them in before installing the app. To set the device up, first install the Fitbit Wi-Fi Scale…