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I’ve owned and used Apple’s products for a very long time. In my last year of college, I built my first computer, an Apple II+ clone – sourcing and soldering all the individual components, circuit board, cabinet, keyboard, and it ran on Apple’s OS. That of course, endeared me to Apple early on. Of course, [...]
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This morning we officially announced that fortyninegroup is the new Sponsorship Sales and Strategic Marketing provider for Set Up Events. Set Up Events was founded in 1994 by Bill and Lynda Scott. Bill has an extensive history in endurance sports and events. In the early ’80s, he worked at Southland Corporation, then owners of the [...]
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My much-beloved 2008 Specialized S-Works finally packed it in about 10 days before Ironman Florida. Seen here, during an IM race in 2008, the bike was extremely fast and I continued to get faster with it over the 2.5 years of riding it. But 10,000 miles and the extreme South Florida conditions of heat, salt [...]
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My post last week about recent issues with World Triathlon Corporation was written before last Saturday’s Ironman 70.3 Miami. I didn’t race in that event for a couple of reasons. First, I was previously committed to Ironman Florida. Second, I had done a couple of races put on by Paramount Productions, the race director/production/promotion company. [...]
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Interesting times for the World Triathlon Corporation, owners of the Ironman brand. As 1) a repeat Ironman competitor myself, at both full (140.6) and 70.3 distances, 2) a professional who works with brands everyday and 3) respects the Ironman brand… although I don’t have it tattooed on me… it’s intriguing to watch the stumbles made [...]
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Deep into some current client projects, I completely missed Patriots’ Day this past Monday. And so late Monday afternoon, I also realized that I’d missed this year’s running of the Boston Marathon. When I checked on the results, I was blown away by Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot’s winning men’s time 2:05:52 I was aware it was [...]
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It’s always music that serves as a constant reminder of who I am, what and why I do what I do. Sure, a beautifully designed and executed website or consumer product, any buildings by the two Franks (Gehry and Lloyd Wright) and Paul Rudolph, the works of Miro, Pollock and Rothko will always stop me [...]
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How could you not be completely blown away by Fabian Cancellera‘s performance at the Paris-Roubaix race last weekend. In a 145 mile ride race, he pulled away from the peleton with slightly under 30 miles to go, and finished a full 2 minutes ahead of second place… and this was after winning the Tour Of [...]
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This past Saturday, I competed in the Ironman Florida event in Panama City. It was my second IM distance race (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, 26.2 mile run). I managed to set a new PR of 11:00:13 and knocked 20 minutes off my time at an IM distance from October 2008. Overall, I was [...]
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