One of my photos from my trip to Edinburgh this Fall has been selected for the January 2010 edition of the Edinburgh Schmap.
Check out the rest of the pictures from my fantastic trip to England and Scotland.
‘Tis the season for donating
Donating to charities is an important responsibility we exercise each year. As much as we want to donate to all the organizations out there, it’s just not possible. Therefore, every year it’s a challenge to determine how much we can spread around and where. Where we donate is a statement about us and our values.
We support a number of organizations — local, national and international — that help affect the things we hold dear:
- environmental responsibility
- eradication of cancer and disease
- protection of animals
- access to safe family planning
- safety and opportunity for children
- spread of free information and ideas
What do you support?
Second Marathon
This past October I ran the Baltimore Marathon with my good friend, Regan. It was an incredible accomplishment. I finished 5 minutes faster than my first marathon in Philly the previous year and with a much more challenging, hilly course.
The City of Baltimore knows how to hold a marathon. Although it may not have been the best for businesses or city-folk, it was really great for runners. The race closed down a lot of the city streets making it impossible to get from one side of the city to the other by car, public transit or even by foot.
The race began with just the marathon runners at Camden Yards where we had full access to the stadium parking lot, clean bathrooms instead of porta-johns, and lots of space to queue up and stretch out. The course wound through the city hitting all the parks and high-points like Druid Hill, Clifton Park, Patterson Park, and the Inner Harbor.
The half marathon race joined us at the Inner Harbor when we were halfway done. They kept us energized and motivated all the way until the end.
The best part of the race was the support along the way from the great people of Baltimore. There were very few, short segments of the race where there wasn’t a crowd of local spectators cheering us on and passing out food and drink. Residents came out in droves to blast music, dance and cheer for everyone. It was amazing.
I would certainly run the Baltimore Marathon again. I found it to be more challenging, but more rewarding than the Philly Marathon.
Running on The Big Island
At first I was worried about traveling to Hawai’i during a time when I have to run 18 and 20-milers for my Baltimore Marathon training. I was really anxious about the heat and humidity, but excited about the scenery.
I had the pleasure of running my first 18-miler on the famous Ali’i Drive. Ali’i Drive is the official run finish of the Ironman Hawai’i. The heat and humidity did not overcome the beautiful coastline I ran along. I’m excited to run on it again for my two 6-mile runs later in the week.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironman_Triathlon
http://www.hawaiiweb.com/Hawaii/html/sites/kailua_kona_town.html
Interactive Crime Story Feature
CNN has posted a new interactive tool that allows the reader to get more from the story and the history by combining photos, maps, and video to demonstrate the facts and progress of the crimes
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/news/grim.sleeper/index.html
CNN also allowed readers to comment and it was fascinating to see how many folks are trying to solve the crime and offering up new perspectives and interesting correlations.
