sports
Nike + iPod mac app
Graham is thinking about making a Nike + iPod application for OS X. Here are some of my initial thoughts: Graphs that show your progress over time, either with the same route, or how far you manage to run in (example) 60 minutes. Map integration. Let me put my runs on a map like on [...]
Skiing in Salt Lake
I just had to post these two. Wow. Envy, Håvard! Photographer: Hallgrim Haug Halfilms Skier: Howie Arnstad Howie
20 excuses for your high testosterone levels
After reading about Gatlin and Landis, there are now two new ones on the list: “My natural levels are 11 times higher as other people.” “Someone put testosterone in the massage oil.” “We couldn’t come because we had an accident with both motorcycles.” “It was in my vitamins.” “I didn’t know that grandma uses testosterone [...]
xxl.no
[rant_mode on] Here’s a promise: I will not shop at XXL more. Period. XXL is a chain of huge shops with sports equipment. They sell shoes, sportswear, bikes, skis, tents, helmets, rackets, balls etc. They have a quite good website at XXL.no where you can buy sports equipment online. Almost every week all households around [...]
First descent
Check out the trailer of the new snowboard movie “First descent”, with stars like Terje Håkonsen and Shaun White.
Gyms get computerized (but only halfway there)
Technogym is a big maker of training machines and systems. They have now developed the “Wellness System”: The Wellness System is made up of hardware, software, and cutting-edge technologies linked to exercise equipment. It enables health and fitness facilities to deliver a rich wellness experience to their members. A comprehensive, modular network, the Wellness System [...]
Battlefield 2 Live
NRK2, one of the channels of Norwegian Broadcasting is airing the Battlefield 2 final tonight. It’s a rerun from the Scandinavian finals aired on NRK’s web-tv earlier this year. Since everybody is coming with their predictions for 2006, here’s mine: Live broadcasts of gaming on national tv will be huge in 2006.. Yes, tv channels [...]
Go on until you fall over
When watching the last leg of Tour de France 2005, one of the commentators told that Lance Armstrong have said something like this: “I’d rather be number one and in the front the whole race, loose the sprint and become number four, than staying in the middle of the field and then win the sprint.” [...]
I told you!!!!
Didn’t I? Wow. Guess I have to buy my kids Liverpool shirts and shorts now. And remember not to boil them.
You’ll never walk alone…
When I was eight or nine, I saved money all summer to buy a red Liverpool shirt and shorts. My brother and I saved money when doing favours for relatives, helping people in the neighbourhood shop, clean the house and collecting bottles everywhere. When we had collected almost enough money, we sent in the coupon [...]
The new snowboard star
Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) has put up blogs for five young athletes, titled “The new (De nye)”: Annette Sagen (19) – worlds best female ski jumper, Bjørn Kaupang (19) – worlds best snowkiter, Christina Vukicevic (17) – winner of women’s 100 meter hurdles in the last youth olympics, Lauritz Kaasa Andersen (19) – talented BMX cyclist, [...]
Running and training online
At my local gym S.A.T.S., there are lots of equipment from Technogym. I like the fact that I can set up programs on the treadmill, so it gets more realistic, with hills and speed variations. What if it was MUCH more advanced?
