Ninja Rope

No smiling at work

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:57:05 +0000

When you have 15 minutes scheduled for a team scrum and you only take 13, the last 2 minutes often devolve into ‘dork recess’.

There is no smiling allowed at (mt) MediaTemple.

NO SMILING AT WORK!!!

WP3 Launches!

admin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:09:37 +0000

WordPress has been working hard to merge its base and multisite installations. What they have released is nothing short of impressive. Check it out here: http://wordpress.org/development/2010/06/thelonious/

Go Ahead and Quit. It’s Easy.

Matt — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:46:44 +0000

I decided the main reason I liked traithlon training is that the battle is in your own head. Sure, I want to leave folks in my dust, but reducing my Olympic time by 20 minutes? That battle will be fought every hour of every day.

Has interesting spiritual analogs.

….and miles to go….

Matt — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:16:03 +0000

Beerlympics were hilarious and netted many Washingtons that sang a chorus of ‘Hey Cancer, shove off” today.

In other news, I run funny.

Fundraisers are coming up fast! I’ll be teaming up with the inimitable Rebecca Baker for some Pinkberry soon, so keep your eyes peeled. I have ‘a ways’ to go before hitting my goal, thanks to everyone who has already donated!

-Matt

Now Everyone Knows….

Matt — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:13:22 +0000

….if I’ve been slacking off.

Into week 12 of training, I’m tracking workouts with the latest christmas present, the Garmin 310XT. It definitely puts me close to poser status, but it’s a motivator.

Track my workouts on Garmin Connect, filtering for ‘mattjjones’ and near 90401. Here’s a sample.

TNTBeerLympics.com, Game Night, and TNTBachelorAuction.net are keeping me busy. Tell your friends to come support.

Week 8 – Saddle Sore

Matt — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:04:06 +0000

SERIOUSLY.

Cycling might end up being my favorite part of being a triathlete. Why, you ask? Is it because you get to go fast? Is it because you can geek out on insanely overpriced carbon fiber frames with Italian names? Most likely all of the above. But wearing spandex-ish shorts isn’t the most fun thing in the world. And the….um….soft tissue concerns are interesting as well.

Better news about swimming though – I didn’t drown tonight, and the water should be out of my ears in less than a week this time.

I promise that posts here will eventually get more useful and less complaint-oriented. I have a few fund raising and technical projects in the mix that will make appearances sometime soon.

Until then, check out these:

TNTBeerLympics.com

TNTBachelorAuction.net

Transparency

Matt — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:44:54 +0000

It turns out that part of the funds I raise will be used to send me to the race itself. I decided that this isn’t a ‘Send Matt To Hawaii’ fundraiser, and will be adjusting the goal so I pay for my own vacation.

Tri Week 6 – Overtraining

admin — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:48:33 +0000

Coaches are telling me that I should stop playing volleyball to avoid overtraining and injury. High impact sports following long distance training? No problem. My solution so far has been to play extra hard and make the volleyball games shorter by winning faster. Fewer reps = less injury, right?. I may also switch up a few running days for cycling to reduce knee impact.

In any case, Advil is my friend.

Ninja Rope

Matt — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:27:50 +0000

NinjaRope will be home to my current projects, which require lots more fun tools than Facebook will allow. Stay tuned for open source technology updates, triathlon training resources, charity events, and shenanigans.

I might get on my soap box every once in a while as well.