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a week in beautiful O’ahu , Hawa’ii 2

Feb

22

2023

Waikiki Bay in Honolulu,, in front of the statue of the father of Hawaiian Surf culture, Olympian Duke Kahanamoku Aloha, readers! Christine and I recently (Back in earlier December 2022) had the opportunity to explore the beautiful island of Oahu in Hawaii, and we had an amazing time. This was our second trip to the ...

2022 HASHathon 6.2-Mile Trail Run

Nov

1

2022

This year I took part in the 41st annual 6-mile Trail Run Hashathon in the Cheesequake State Park Park in Matawan, NJ. This trail run is a fun and entertaining jaunt through the various trails of the Cheesequake State Park, the run is both challenging and fun, and can get rather slippery and muddy depending ...

Mid Journey , DALL·E 2 , Computer AI generated Artwork, possibilities and limitations

Sep

18

2022

In case you’re unaware , there’s a new crop of beta and public AI artwork generation technologies, that actually create some impressive looking artwork and imagery from relatively simple textual descriptions. Among the current crop of popular systems, these include: MidJourney, Dalle-E 2 , Stable Diffusion and many others… What these systems allow users of ...

Staten Island Triathlon 2022

Aug

23

2022

Back to Racing Two years post-Covid I went back to doing the local Staten Island Sprint Triathlon. This is a fantastic race for first timers, since its short, flat and fast. The road is closed during the race , and the swim is short and along the shore with lots of lifeguards This year, my ...

Easiest way to improve your swimming using video GoPro or (smartphone) of yourself

Jan

31

2020

One of the best ideas I had when I began my swim training and improving my freestyle, was recording video of my swims during my pool sessions. This was an indispensable training tool, since it allowed me to see from a third person view what I was doing, it is the fastest way to improve ...

Staten Island Triathlon/Duoathlon 2019 1

Aug

10

2019

Here’s my Staten Island Triathlon 2019 video recap. A group of friends and I took part in the 11th annual race, held at Midland Beach in Staten Island NY,. This is a local tri/duoathlon , it’s a near perfect beginners race, because of the closed road to traffic, shallow bay swim and flat run course. ...

2019 Wyckoff Triathlon video recap

Jun

23

2019

Here’s my Wyckoff/Franklin lakes Triathlon 2019 video recap. Rather than a race report blog here’s another video recap. In brief, bike course was short 1 mile this year (At the turn around) , my performance was slower, as usual I’m disappointed with my performance on the run. Check out the video below to see how ...

West Point Triathlon 2018 recap

Sep

5

2018

Here’s my West Point Triathlon 2018 video recap. Rather than a race report blog posting I decided to do a video edit of the race. In brief, I’m disappointed with my performance especially on the run. But there’s always next year. Anyways, see how it unfolded from my perspective.. * westuit legal/worn

Northern Portugal (Alto Minho) / Drone video & photos

Sep

3

2018

Just a quick post about finally getting around to editing my April 2018 Portugal visit with family. Brought the Mavic Pro along and here’s an edited version of some of the sights from the trip Monção, Portugal . Here are some additional photos taken on Monção, Portugal a small city, on the banks of the ...

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