What a difference a (good) night makes

After a string of unproductive, disjointed days, I had an incredibly fun and productive morning. I filled a notebook page with to-dos and ideas — something that can sometimes take me a week. I reread key chapters in a favorite business book. And running in 55 degrees and a steady …

Hogwarts Running Club launches world’s biggest virtual race

900 runners and their supporters assembled at noon today in a Harry Potter Facebook group called “The HRC Great Hall” for the start of the world’s biggest virtual race — The HRC Quidditch Cup. The two-week 3,342.3 mile virtual challenge brings together 12 teams of 75 people, all members of the …

Fitbit’s new sleep tracker is pretty darn cool (and foreshadows the coming health revolution)

Fitbit just upgraded its sleep tracker. Using data from your heart rate, breathing and movements, it calculates when you’re in light, deep and REM sleep. Given the massive impact that sleep stages and quality have on learning, mood, weight, memory, Alzheimer’s and sanity, the implications of Fitbit’s new feature are huge. Here’s …

Use hashtags to track your runs, swims, rides (and whatever else!)

I’ve been enjoying watching the hashtags that runners are using in our March virtual race across Ireland, things like #sidewalk and #carolinanorth. Now, our newest code update means each of us will be able use hashtags to track our own habits. For example, the hashtags I use in any virtual challenge …