So the Giants are the 5th most valuable franchise in the NFL as noted by Forbes magazine at $1.468 billion, but that is more than $600 million less than the #1 Dallas Cowboys, which have a value of $2.1 billion.  That's some amazing equity in those sport franchises!
The only sport franchise worth more is....  wait for it... 
Manchester United with a value of $2.24 billion.
That's some amazing equity those owners are holding and with the 10-year collective bargaining agreement... Read full post

This had to be one of the laziest long weekends I've spent in a long time!  Or so it felt... it was wonderful to sleep in every day for four days straight!  (Well one of us slept.  Ombra was up early to run, swim, and do her sit up routine every day.  God bless her!) 
Ombretta and I had little traffic and a smooth couple of hours ride out to Quogue (to Michael and Deanne's weekend home) and, fortunately, enjoyed the same traffic conditions coming home.  During the... Read full post

Done! Last long training weekend before Challenge Henley-on-Thames (full Ironman distance) in 2 weeks - 16 Sep 2012.Yesterday evening: 25.2K/15.7 miles run. Exactly 2 hours.Today: bike from Langley to Henley-on-Thames, then 1 loop of the bike course (which is 3 loops in total), and bike back home. 148K/92K. 875m/2,870 feet of climbing.On paper it looks like a fast course, but it's really not... Long gradual ascents, poor and slow road surface on many stretches. It will probably be windy too.... Read full post

Just saw this post in facebook and went to the source: Sister Madonna Buder, Oldest Woman to Finish an Ironman.  82-years-old... My, my...  
Sister Madonna Buder, Oldest Woman to Finish an Ironman
 
She does it again! How special and inspiring it was in Penticton for the 30th and final Ironman Canada race to have a new world record set by the one and only Sister Madonna Buder aka the "Iron Nun". A great inspiration to those young and old...
At the 2012 Ironman Canada... Read full post

I was reflecting back on the London Olympics this past weekend and recalled one of the most amazing aspects - that I personlly experienced when I attended the Beijing and Vancouver Games - is being a member of the so-called 'Olympic Family'.  I'm not speaking about the T3 car service that you may have heard about, which enables you to go the queue of Official Cars, climb in and have the driver whisk you through special traffic-free lanes to the next sport venue on your list of events you... Read full post

Was showing off my new Evolution Running & Triathlon tri gear today! 181.5K (113 miles) and 1,615 meters (5,300 feet) of climbing. "Spring Onion" sportive course + out and back. Quite windy. 6.16 hours; felt like headwind all day although that's probably not possible given it's a looped course... Guess I am still a bit tired after Norseman and Challenge Copenhagen. Very hungry now, and all I've got in the kitchen is porridge oats, 2 apples and High5 Protein Recovery! I sure am happy I don't... Read full post

Finally!
I had the opportunity last week to participate in the SEA Paddle NYC 2012 thanks to Life Dot Sport! It was a beautiful sunny morning at the crack of 8:00am and the paddlers were off to an amazing start on the Hudson. It was quite a view, seeing SUPers paddling along the beautiful NYC skyline. I felt like I was in the city amidst nature! or the other way around?!
Our Life Dot Sport sailboat followed and cheered the paddlers on just passed the U.S.S Interepid. We had to turn around and... Read full post

The following email came from our Dojo Daisempai, Howard Turoff:
This email is to formally announce that heretofore Nidans Djordje Djokovic and Daniel Montenegro shall be referred to in class as Sempai Djokovic and Sempai Montenegro.  This is in recognition of their outstanding service and loyalty to Koguma Dojo, and in appreciation of all the assistance they have provided to both Sensei Anderson and myself over the years, and especially the past year.  
 
Congratulations to... Read full post

By luck (or accident?) I ended up with 2 Ironman distance races within only 8 days... I had signed up for Challenge Copenhagen 2012 last year, but was later also lucky to win in the ballot and got an entry to Norseman... I did Norseman last weekend and felt fine and had recovered only a couple of days afterwards so I decided to give Challenge Copenhagen a go yesterday. Loved the swim – took my time and really enjoyed it. Clear water and lots of space, the bike went really well until 140... Read full post

Now well into the London Olympics, the world is learning a lot more about Olympic sports - and their specific rules - than it knew before the Games began late last month.  Take badminton for example.  While the rules say you have to win every match, in point of fact, Olympic athletes and coaches are looking for any available advantage, including throwing a match to save energy or to face an easier opponent in the next round.  "It's perfectly legal, but morally indefensible", said... Read full post