Author: Jim Collison

2011 Children’s TLC Groundhog Run / Final Results

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January 30, 2011 – It was a very early AM wake up for the 2011 Groundhog Run down in Kansas City.  It was the second year in a row that I attend this race and had high hope for a new 10K Personal Record (PR).  See, the race is all indoors (in a cave really) and very flat.  Last year’s time was [spp-timestamp time="50:39"] and I wasn’t in half the shape I was this year.  Still, coming in at [spp-timestamp time="49:21"] is nothing to shake a stick at, but nowhere close to the sub 47 I was looking for.  It was a

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Windows 7 Help, PC on a iPad? The Zuck Get’s Hacked? Ninite, Aero Snap and Shake – HT009

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Jim, Christian and Brian are back for another week of discussion on Technology in your Home.  We spend some time looking at some helpful productivity tips for Windows 7.  Topics like keyboard shortcuts, jumplists, the Reliability Monitor, our friend Ninite, Aero Snap and Shake, notification customization, using checkboxes, the taskbar and multiple monitors.  Did I… Click for more / Podcast Player>

The Financial Tech Podcast #1 Getting Things Started – FT001

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Jim Collison and co-host Andrew Hunt of the Gallup Federal Credit Union kick off the first ever Financial Tech Podcast on the Average Guy Podcast Network.  We talk about Andrew’s roll at the Credit Union, the technology behind making a financial institution work, shared branching and service network, online banking, online services like mint.com, mobile… Click for more / Podcast Player>

I’m Gonna Lose a Toenail, or My First Marathon

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WRITTEN BY TRISTA KUNCE Becki hates feet. So I knew when I brought her to my physical therapist to learn how to tape my foot that she would tape it quickly and efficiently, especially after she didn’t believe that I had never heard of a pedicure before. My feet are faulty: I overpronate, my arches collapse, and I have supination of the feet and bone spurs on the back of my heels. Clearly I don’t have great runner’s feet. And the legs attached to my feet? I’m built more like a chicken than a gazelle. Oh, and I have iliotibial

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The Anatomy of a Marathon Training Plan

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I have had a few questions about how I plan to train for my next marathon.  With the permission of my trainer, I will post it below.  Nothing is set in stone and I end up changing things based on my schedule, but it is a good start.  Just in case you were wondering…and so I have it documented.     I am already in week 2.  Already changed my long run this week from Saturday to Thursday and reduced it from 14 to 10 based on the fact that I am running the Groundhog 10K this weekend.  Not always

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The Fitness Tech Podcast #14 No Protein Bars? 9:00pm Snacking? Carrie’s Corner? It’s All Here!

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Jim and Jamie were back to the regular schedule for this weekly podcast.  We talk some about Podcast #13, how to take Carrie’s recommendation and avoid protein bars and use other sources, Greek yogurt, up coming races for 2011, live blogging from the Groundhog Run, how to use your company intranet for fitness purposes, more… Click for more / Podcast Player>