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Tag Archives: NYC
New York City: GPS Running Accuracy Test Rabbit Hole
Two weeks ago I was in NYC for a slew of events, product pickups, and meetings. Most of which you’ve heard about by now. Be it the DJI Mavic 2 launch, the Garmin Vivosmart 4 announcement, or the Fitbit Charge … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
This weekend was split on both sides of the Atlantic. I spent the first portion in Paris, and the second half in NYC. It was like being a super-model, without the model part. Just super I guess. 1) More indoor … Read More Here
A Newark Airport Layover Runaround
I figured I’d share a brief runaround from this past Thursday, if for no other reason than a bit of entertainment. We were working our way back home from St. John’s (Newfoundland, Canada) to Paris when we found ourselves with … Read More Here
A Few Days in New York City
Last week The Girl, Lucy, and I jetted away from Paris to the US for what will be a bit of a whirlwind trip around the country for the holidays. The first stop on the list was New York City, … Read More Here
Behind the scenes on my Spring 2015 FOX TV NYC Gadget Segment
On Friday I had the opportunity to return to the FOX TV New York City studios to do a live segment as part of FOX NY’s morning broadcast. I’ve made a few appearances on the station previously, including one about … Read More Here
The DCR US Roadtrip: The Crazy Week That Was!
Here’s what I’ve been up to the last 5 days, with just a mere single photo per company or function. For the companies, you’ll see more detailed ‘Behind the Scenes’ type posts in the coming weeks as I dig out … Read More Here
A behind the scenes look at my TV appearance yesterday (and the actual video clip!)
Yesterday morning in New York City I was live on the FOX morning show, Good Day NY. I was there to cover some of the newest and most popular sports & fitness technology gadgets coming onto the market, especially as … Read More Here
Tomorrow I’ll be on TV, live in New York City!
Just as a quick heads up, tomorrow (Friday) morning I’ll be on the Good Day New York for FOX TV in New York City, live! I’ll be chatting about all sorts of sports & fitness technology goodness with the folks … Read More Here
The New York Triathlon 2010 Race Report
There are early race start times…and then there’s Nautica’s NYC Triathlon start times. How early you might ask? Well, 5:54AM. I don’t even think the birds are up that early. But…I was. Actually, I was up at 4:00AM. Luckily, I … Read More Here
The NYC Tri Expo and Underwear Run
Quick Administrative Note: In an effort to bring you the latest scantily clad triathletes running around central park, the normally scheduled Weekly Mailbag post will instead appear tomorrow. Thanks! As you might have guessed by the title, I’m up in … Read More Here