Statue of Liberty 1.2km Swim 3

Statue of Liberty 1.2km Swim
Today I took part in NYC Swim , circumnavigation of  Liberty Island, where the iconic statue of liberty resides.  Located in New York harbor, where the Hudson River spills  into the  Raritan Bay, this busy waterway is full of ferries, sailboats, and all sort of activity. The swim scheduled for late afternoon provided an idea ...

Jersey Girl Triathlon 2013 Photos 3

Jersey Girl Triathlon 2013 Photos
Today  friends of mine took part in the 2013 Jersey Girl sprint triathlon/duathlon  held in Long Branch NJ Congrats to all the winners and finishers!  It was a fun event, and below are a few select photos from the event .

Balloon Festival

Balloon Festival
For a change of pace we decided to head over to the PNC /Quick Check hot air balloon festival held annually at Solberg Airport in Readington, NJ. The festival features close to 100 hot air balloons , as well as hot air character balloons (similar to those you’ll find in big parades). You have to ...

Benefits of quitting… 1

Benefits of quitting...
So this week I came across an interesting Freakonomics podcast , which was actually just a re-broadcast that previously aired. The podcast was titled The Upside of Quitting  the podcast goes on to explore from an economic angle the pro’s and cons of quitting, and challenges the old adage, Quitters never win, and winners never quit.. It ...

Photos/ Report Randolph Lake sprint Triathlon 2013

Photos/ Report Randolph Lake sprint Triathlon  2013
Today a few friends and myself took part in the 2013 Randolph Lake  sprint triathlon. Held at the Randolph Lake  NJ. This  sprint triathlon that features a short and calm 880yd clockwise  lake swim, followed by a rolling  16-mile loop bike course and a mostly trail 5k run. We signed up very late for this ...

Happy Birthday America

Happy birthday America on this July 4th 2013.. enjoying some fireworks in my hometown.

Race Report & Photos: 2013 Lincoln Park Sprint triathlon

Race Report & Photos: 2013 Lincoln Park Sprint triathlon
Today a few friends and myself took part in the 2013 Lincoln Park sprint triathlon. Held at the Lincoln Park community lake, a local sprint triathlon that features a short and calm “500yd” lake swim, followed by a fast and flat 10-mile loop bike course and a 5k run. This year we would be doing ...

2013 Sunset Classic 5 mi. Run

2013 Sunset Classic 5 mi. Run
Today a bunch of friends of mine plus about 600 other participants took part in the 25th edition of the Bloomfield Sunset Classic 5 miler. What makes this race unique is that its held in the early evening on a weeknight typically in the humid and hot weather of a  NJ summer. Its a very ...

Websockets : PHP code complete tutorial client & server 46

Websockets : PHP code complete tutorial client & server
Step-by-step to build a simple HTML5 using a PHP server for true server-push websocket communications I’m going to demo how you can create a simple and easy echo server, and communicate bidirectionally with various web clients.  The ability for the server to send (or “push“) communications to the client (browser) at any moment provides a ...