Work It: Urban Scavenger Hunt
Congratulations to Michael O’Malley and Enrique Romo for being the winning team in the first Work It: Urban Scavenger Hunt as part of Work It: The Course. Course participants started at Auditorium Shores and Worked It through downtown Austin, completing tasks to win the Hunt. Thanks to everyone who showed up. Way to Work It!
Informal Experiment #1: “TrailGuru vs. RunKeeper vs. Strands, part 3″
The next posting in our experiment will feature the RunKeeper iPhone app.
Late Breaking news…..yesterday Work It Training attended the Austin Marathon Expo at the Palmer Event Center. Work It Training ran into the Strands people. Strands (strands.com) is another iPhone app that is similar to TrailGuru and RunKeeper. After a quick demo of the Strands [...]
Informal Experiment #1: “TrailGuru versus RunKeeper, part 2″
Here is my write up on the TrailGuru iPhone app.
Version: 2.0
App size: 293 KB
Free / Paid: only available as free app
Ads: the google maps view shows banner ads
Here are screens shots of the iPhone app interface:
Main window (Fig 1)
Very intuitive. You start/stop/clear just like you would on a standard stopwatch. The main window also [...]
Informal Experiment #1: “TrailGuru versus RunKeeper, part 1″
I have an iPhone, and I love it. I mean….I really love it. I am amazed at how many great apps there are for the iphone. When I go jogging around Austin I really like to know the distance I have traveled, an approximation of calories burned, and also the duration of the run. I [...]
Work It Clients: Nita Aleman and Michael O’Malley
Congratulations to Nita Aleman and Michael O’Malley for completing the 3M Half Marathon this past Sunday. Way to Work It!
Congratulations to Michael O’Malley on the Austin 20 Miler!
Work It client Michael O’Malley completed the Austin RunTex 20 Miler in three hours and 18 minutes this past Sunday as part of the Austin Distance Challenge. The Austin Distance Challenge ends with the Austin Marathon on February 15, 2009. Michael is going the distance.
Way to run Michael!
See the website here.
Work It featured on KXAN-Austin News
Check out Work It Personal Training featured on KXAN’s news clip covering Mayor Will Wynn’s 2009 Resolution Run on January 2!
2009 Resolution Run with Austin’s Mayor Will Wynn
Today clients, friends and I joined Mayor Will Wynn and about 100 other runners for the annual Resolution Run. This run kickstarts the Mayor’s initiative to make Texas the fittest state by the year 2020. We started at Austin City Hall and Lady Bird Lake Trail across the street. It was a [...]
Jinglebell 5k on Sunday, December 14
Thank you to everyone who showed up and ran with team Work It in the Jinglebell 5k yesterday morning. Several thousand people showed up for the event. The temperature was cool and the wind was a little gusty but overall it was great for the 5k. Also, thanks to everyone who came [...]
What Causes A “Stitch” In Your Side During Cardio, Mostly When Running?
Many people have experienced what is called a “stitch,” or a cramp, in the side of their abdomen when running or doing other cardiovascular activities. There have been many theories but the newest evidence shows that this is caused by the stress placed on ligaments that connect the abdominal organs (mostly the liver) to [...]
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