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Saturday, March 15, 2014

Race Day Tips for Running Your First Race

So youve done your training for your first race, whether its a 5K, 10K or other race distance. As your race day approaches, you may have some questions and concerns about what to expect on race day. If youre fairly new to running, here are some tips for running your first race.

1. Pick Up Your Race Packet Early

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Pick up your race bib, timing chip (if the race is using them) and goody bag the day before the race, if possible. This way, you wont have to worry about rushing to get it on the morning of the race. Also, youre more likely to get your desired race T-shirt size if you pick it up early.

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2. Dont Overdress

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A good rule of thumb: Dress as if the weather is 15 degrees warmer than it is. Thats how much youll warm up once you start running. If its cold, you can always wear warmer clothes while youre waiting for the race to start. Many races offer a gear check where you can store your bag with extra clothes for before and after the race.

More: How to Dress for Hot Weather Running
How to Dress for Cold Weather Running
Tips for Running in the Rain

3. Choose Your Pre-Race Food Wisely

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Eat a meal at least one hour prior to the start of the race. Choose something high in carbohydrates and lower in fat, fiber, and protein. Stay away from rich, fatty, or high-fiber foods, as they may cause gastrointestinal distress.

More: Should I Eat Before a Run?
Racing Mistake: Not Eating Properly Before a Race
Best and Worst Pre-Run Foods
What If I Dont Have Time to Eat Before Running?

4. Pin Your Bib

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Your race bib goes on the front of your shirt, not the back. You can use safety pins on all four corners of the bib to keep it in place. Its important to wear your bib to let race officials know youre part of the race. In addition, if there are official race photographers on the course, theyll use your bib number to identify your race photos. So make sure your number is clearly visible when you see photographers on the course and especially at the finish line. If theres a B-Tag timing deviceon the back of your race bib, make sure its not bent or covered with clothing or a running belt.

Also see: Tips for Putting on Your Race Bib

5. Get There Early

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Arrive at the race site early to make sure you get a parking spot. Regardless of whether youre driving there or not, youll also need time to pick up your number (if you havent already), check your bag, take awarm-up jog, and use the bathroom (the lines may be long).
More: Tips for Using the Porta-Potties at Races
Starting Line Tips

6. Line Up Properly

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Dont line up near the front of the starting line. Faster, more seasoned runners dont like to weave around newbie (and likely slower) runners at the start of the race. Some races have corrals based on estimated pace or post pace signs. If not, ask runners nearby their anticipated pace. If its faster than yours, move further back. It will be easier to fall into your pace if youre around people that are the same speed as you.

More: Road Race Etiquette Tips
Racing Mistake: Lining Up in the Wrong Position
How to Deal With Crowds at Races

7. Use the Water Stops

Runners at New York City Marathon water stop

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Take advantage of the water stations on the course. If youve never done it before, here are some tips on how to take water from a hydration stop. And dont forget to thank the volunteers for handing out water!

8. Bring Your Support Team

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Invite your friends and family members to support you. Ask them to stand near the finish line so they can cheer you on at the end. It will be much easier to push yourself at the end if you know youll see your loved ones there.

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9. Aim to Finish

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Dont put pressure on yourself to achieve a really fast time for your first race. Finishing the race and enjoying the experience are excellent goals for a first-timer. Enjoy the thrill of crossing your first finish line!

Also see: Finish Line Tips

10. Dont Wear the Race T-Shirt

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Lastly, youll most likely get a race T-shirt when you sign up for the race. Dont wear it until after youve completed the race. Not only are there superstitions associated with wearing it in the race, but it also makes you look like a rookie!

Also see: Can I Listen to Music While Running a Race?
Can I Run in a Race I Didnt Register For?
Can I Run in a Race With a Jogging Stroller?
8 Commonly-Asked Questions About 5K Racing

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How to Find Local Races
Mental Strategies for Running

Captain America The First Avenger 6 Captain America

Ive had this guy for months now but hadnt gotten round to opening him for some reason or other. Along with 6" Movie Thor and 6" Nick Fury from The First Avenger movie line, the trio would form the base of what would form my 6-inch movie Avengers collection.

But it wasnt until I started seeing the Avengers 3.75" stuff in stores that I felt motivated to open this bad boy.

The Rangerlord deserves yet another special mention for snagging me Movie Cap from Malaysia for about half of what it would cost at retail here in Singapore. And with this figure and the recent release of Waves 1 and 2 of Marvel Legends all I can say is this: when it comes to making 6" figures, Hasbro has got down to a T.

No, the "T" doesnt stand for Turkey any more than the A on Caps forehead stands for France! ;P

Like: Just look at the detail on this guy! The texture of his costume is exactly as it looks like in the movie, all the straps of his harness, his belt, and even bottom of boots are sculpted really well!

Like: The paint apps are simply superb.

The afore-mentioned straps and their buckles, the grey wash on the white parts of his costume, the stars on his shoulders and the tampographed one on his chest, and the "A" on his forehead are all really sharp. Special mention goes to the head and face, which are molded in brown plastic and painted in. Just look at those eyes!

Like: His double-jointed elbows and knees! The elbows bend all the way like a human elbow and you get about 120 degrees for his knees. Nice!

Like: Swivel/hinge wrists. These are essential for gripping his guns as realistically as possible. Id say it helps with the shield as well except that the two straps for the thing are made of stiff plastic, so when you have his forearm through it, his wrist is sort of locked.

Dislike: His height. Or lack thereof, rather. I didnt even notice this until I was lining Cap up with a shot next to Nick Fury and Thor. Actually, Cap is smack dab at 6-inches tall. Fury stands at 6.7 inches and Thor is at a whopping 7".

While Im fine with Thor being a big un, hes actually not 7 feet tall in the movie. Its even forgivable because he comes from his own movie toy line.

Nick Fury on the other hand, is from the movie Cap line and yet is way too tall! Having said that though, Cap still needs to be a bit taller. Funny thing is that the Cap 3.75" line also suffers from being too short next to the Thor line and Marvel Universe figures.

Like: Super flexible ball/hinge head! This was the first thing that caught my eye right after the great detail of his sculpt. His chin can touch his chest and the back of his helmet tilts back to near the top of his rear harness buckle.

Even without this awesome hinge joint, his head can already tilt side to side and look up and down pretty well on its ball joint. And he can do all this without looking like hes got a broken or weird looking neck

Dislike: The slightly warped shield out of packaging. The shield is made of a softer plastic with two stiffer straps. And I have no issue with the firmness of the material theyve used except that its susceptible to becoming misshapen. The bright side is that a little hot water will get it back into shape. :)

Dislike: That hes given an old school machine gun. Well, I guess hes not quite modern Cap yet. But he cant hold onto the gun properly anyway because the stock is in the way. But give him an assault rifle with a shorter stock and it looks magnificent!

Like: The usable holster for his sidearm. Its glued on to the side of his leg with matching sculpted straps. But the best part is that it doesnt get in the way of his leg articulation. :)

RATINGS

Aesthetics: 9/10 - Hed easily be a 10 but for being too short. The lack of height is really just too stark to ignore. Everything else about him is close to perfect, with a superb sculpt and all of the necessary detail picked out with little to no paint spills. Heck, he even looks a lot like Chris Evans. Its just a real pity he falls a little well, short. Heres hoping the Avengers movie version of him doesnt suffer from the same problem.

Poseability: 9.5/10 - His overall poseability is simply astounding. Other special mentions that didnt make the "like" list but are also outstanding: chest pivot, swivel/hinge ball legs with thigh cuts, and the swivel/hinge ankles.

The chest ball joint is especially pleasing because it tilts an pivots seamlessly while giving maximum movement, so that he doesnt miss not having a waist swivel.

Fun: 10/10 - With the poses he can achieve and how good he looks even just standing there, its hard not to have fun with this guy in your hand (thats what she said!). And thats without his accessories!

Really, its hard to beat an action figure of a character who uses a shield, especially when said character is known to use it for all sorts of things from deflecting bullets to throwing it to using it to bounce off walls and such.

While this figure of Cap cant literally do those things, it certainly feels like he can with the way he can move!

Value: 8.5/10 - Hed be rated lower if I didnt manage to get him via the Rangerlord at just under S$30 (US$23 in the current climate). Thats a whole S$20 less than what hes retailing for right now. I dont recall the major department stores putting the Cap movie line figures under clearance, but they definitely wont be doing that till after The Avengers hits theatres in less than a month.

With the new Marvel Legends figures going for S$39.90 in this neck of the woods, S49.90 is a lot to pay for a figure thats about a year old.

But if you can get a discount on him then hes more than worth it. When he goes on clearance a month or two after the movie hits the screens hell be even more value for money.

Overall: 9.5/10 - Id take your arm and leg (non-plastic) for this figure! - Because its simply that good!

Its seldom I find a figure this close to perfect except for his one major flaw--his height.

Cap was so good that I didnt even notice how short he was till the end of shooting his photos. And I still couldnt believe it when I lined him up next to Fury and Thor. I was so taken by surprise that I had to go look for measuring tape--and Ive never been bothered by measuring tape.

Usually, I prefer how I feel figures look next to each other rather than just their "stats." But in this case, I just had to find out whether my near perfect Cap was in the wrong or whether Thor and Fury were simply being dumb by being too tall. Hah!

All in all, the only way Ill want another version of a big-screen Cap is if the Avengers one turns out better. And that means having all the good stuff this figure packs and having decent height as well. Now that would be the perfect movie Captain America.

Nexus Q The worlds first social streaming media player

In the event I / O conference, other than the Nexus 7-inch Tablet, Google also provides Nexus Q.

Nexus Q is designed make user easier share content and make home entertainment more social nature. The device itself is designed to connect directly to the internet either wirelessly or with Ethernet connectors, and the content directly from the cloud.

The form quite unique, round and black with various connectors lined up behind it. Form of this device is almost like a bowling ball.

Nexus Q can be used to amplifier, connected to the TV is HDMI-ready and can be controlled by Android devices that use at least Gingerbread Android OS

Nexus Q

Quoted from the San Francisco Chronicle, Nexus Q supports Google Play Music, Google Play Movies and TV, and YouTube. In diameter 4.6 inch devices who based on Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS is using OMAP 4460 dual-core ARM Cortex A9 CPU processor with SGX540 graphics core, 1GB RAM and 16GB of flash memory storage.

Ports provided fairly complete, including the Micro HDMI, Toslink optical audio, Ethernet, jack speaker connectors and a single micro USB port. Nexus Q also supports Bluetooth connections, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and near-field communications (NFC).

The price of the device is fairly expensive, which is USD 299 or USD 399 for a pair of speakers and additional cables

Nexus Q Specs:

SIZE
Diameter: 4.6 inches (116mm)

WEIGHT
2 pounds (923 grams)

HARDWARE CONTROLS
Rotating top dome volume control
Capacitive touch sensor for mute

LIGHTING
32 RGB perimeter LEDs
1 RGB LED for mute indicator

CPU
OMAP4460 (dual ARM Cortex-A9 CPUs and SGX540 GPU)

MEMORY
1GB LPDDR RAM
16GB NAND flash memory

OS
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

SUPPORTING APPLICATIONS
Google Play Music
Google Play Movies and TV
YouTube

CONNECTORS AND PORTS
Micro HDMI (Type D)
TOSLink Optical audio (S/PDIF)
10/100BASE-T Ethernet (RJ45)
Micro AB USB (for service and support)
Banana jack speaker outputs

WIRELESS
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
NFC

AMPLIFIER
25W class D (12.5 watt per channel)

POWER
Integrated 35W switching power supply
World-ready 50/60Hz 85-265V AC input
Automatic shutdown for audio amp supply when not in use

Specs HTC EVO 4G The first Android phones that support the 4G network

HTC EVO 4G is the first Android phones that support the 4G network. Hardware was tough, carrying the 1GHz processor and 512 MB of RAM. HTC EVO 4G was known as the HTC Supersonic unlike other products that carry the HTC 3G technologies such as HTC Desire, HTC EVO 4G using Android 2.1 OS with HTC UI Sense, equipped with 2 cameras, 8 megapixel camera and 1.3 megapixel forward-facing secondary camera

Specs of The HTC Evo 4G:
Network

3G, 4G, CDMA, CDMA EV-DO, CDMA2000, EVDO

Dimension
(H x W x D) 4.8 x 2.6 x .5 inchi
Weight 6 oz

Display
4.3-inch 800×480 capacitive TFT touchscreen with multitouch capabilities

Operating System
Android 2.1 OS with HTC Sense UI

Camera
8-megapixel camera with LED flash and 720p HD video recording
1.3-megapixel front-facing

CPU
1GHz Snapdragon processor

Memory
Flash memory 1GB
RAM 512MB

Connectivity
WiFi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth 2.1 A2DP + EDR

Battery
Li-Ion 1500mAh

Features
GPS/aGPS with free turn-by-turn navigation
FM Radio
HDMI out port
3.5mm headset jack
microUSB port
8GB microSD (expandable up to 32GB)
Digital compass, G-sensor, Proximity sensor, and a Light Sensor

Ferrari Inaugurate In India For First Time

Ferrari launches in india

Starting from today all the Ferrari enthusiasts and clients in India can count on the official presence of Ferrari in the country, 58th market of the Prancing Horse, as the first dealership in the heart of New Delhi opens its doors. The Grand Opening, dedicated to the local and international medias, was hosted by Ferrari CEO Amedeo Felisa, Ferrari Commercial and Marketing Director Enrico Galliera, and Ashish Chordia, Chairman of the Shreyans Group, the Ferrari importer for the country. The Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro drivers, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, already in Monte Carlo for the next race, sent their greetings to the guests through a video message, looking forward to coming to India in October for the first Indian GP.

The street facing the New Delhi location was panelled for the occasion with great images of the Ferrari past and present, to tell the story of the passion, the races and the style. The special preview for the medias was held in the over 500 square metres on two levels of the dealership, with the ground floor entirely dedicated to the range, and the personalization area to support the client to uniquely configure their new Ferrari.

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During the meeting with the press, Felisa said: “Our objective was to launch the Indian market in 2011 and it ’s a pleasure to inaugurate this first dealership here today. We feel that this is the right moment, considering the dynamism of the country and its economy. Here in India you feel great enthusiasm and a strong connection to the Ferrari brand, which, even before officially entering India, had already around 50 clients in the country. Naturally the entire range will be available on this market, imported by the Shreyans Group, the partner we’ve chosen and who shares with us not just the desire to invest, but also the passion for Ferrari and its values.”

The dealership carries the Ferrari Corporate Identity with elegant, timeless and authentic design. It is also sided by the official Ferrari Service, and their combination will guarantee a top level experience enhanced by the customer best in class service. Tonight an exclusive dinner will be dedicated to the Indian clients and enthusiast to celebrate the event.

The Shreyans Group has played significant role in transforming luxury retail in India, distributing and retailing luxury products. From the inception of the business, the Shreyans management has had the very clear vision to offer the highest quality products and after sales service, providing customers with an unprecedented buying experience.

Specs HTC Scribe HTCs first Tablet

The issue of Taiwanese vendors have long sounded HTC will release the PC table. HTC reported to have registered a patent for a tablet called HTC Scribe. The tablet may be a rival to consider Apple when will Apple release its iPad 2, HTC Scribe will also be sufficient to consider rival Samsung Galaxy Tab

HTC Scribe will likely be wearing the latest OS Android, Android OS version 3.0 (Honeycomb) using NVIDIAs Tegra processor 2 dual-core with screen resolution 1280 x 720 touchscreen, Bluetooth and GPRS, WIFI with has an internal memory of 2 GB.

HTC Scribe Specifications :
NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core chipset
1280 x 720 resolution
2 GB of internal memory
32 GB microSD card
WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth
7 / 10 inch Touch Display

Motorola XOOM The first tablet Android 3 0 Honeycomb

Previously, Motorola had to present a video about the presence of Xoom. Where in the video, Motorola claims tablets greater than Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Looking at the specifications, Motorola Xoom is quite extraordinary. With dual-core 1GHz processor and 1GB of DDR2 DRAM, Motorola Xoom also has two cameras. Rear-resolution 5 megapixel camera with 720p HD recording capability and the front 2-megapixel camera. From this perspective, Xoom is superior compared to the Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Motorola Xoom screens that of 10.1-inch has a resolution of 1280x800 pixels, better than iPad and Galaxy Tab. Then users can also enjoy the video quality of 1080p HD. Included is also version 5.0 Google Maps with 3D interaction, built-in gyroscope, a barometer, e-compass, and accelerometer.

Motorola Xoom be the first tablets which are marketed by directly adopting Android Honeycomb or the so-called version 3.0 is rumored very suitable to be applied on the tablet compared to previous versions of Android.

Motorola Xoom Specifications:

10.1 inch touchscreen display
1280 x 800 pixels resolution
Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS
1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor
5 megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash
2 megapixel front-facing camera
3.5mm headset jack
micro USB 2.0
Corporate Sync
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR + HID
3G Connectivity
4G LTE upgradeable
HD (720p) video recording
Full HD (1080p) playback
32GB internal memory
SD card support
1GB DDR2 RAM
Up to 10 hour video playback

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