Olympic Tech Help
From The Guardian: London 2012 Olympics: How athletes use technology to win medals
Ever since the first ancient Greek chipped away at a lump of stone to give it the smooth, aerodynamic properties of a discus, sportsmen and engineers have been looking at ways to enhance performance – while some of those denied medals have been crying foul.
Missile Tracking to Avoid Missing
From Sports Techie: NBA Teams Using Missile Tracking Systems to Statistically Analyze Player Productivity
Put yourself in the position of an NBA coach. Imagine you can track every movement, play, and decision performed by every one of your players during a game and be able to statistically analyze the efficiency and inefficiency of every on-court action. You could have real time updates of Russell Westbrook’s field goal percentage after he takes five dribbles versus his field goal percentage after he takes two dribbles. Or you could have up to the minute measurements of how many miles Kevin Durant has run and what his average speed was half way through the third quarter. For the Oklahoma City Thunder and nine other NBA teams, this type of analysis and much more has become a reality with the usage of missile tracking cameras.
Sagan Dance
From Cycling News: Are Sagan’s salutes supercilious?
Peter Sagan has won so many times this year, perhaps he has to get a little creative with his victory salutes so he can keep them straight in his photo book. On stage 1 of the Tour de France it was either a chicken dance or body builder pose, depending on who you ask, and on today’s stage 3, he was a running man, a la Forrest Gump.
Adventure Running
From Runner’s World: 10 Can’t-Miss Running Adventures
Want to get away from it all? Here are some stunning places to do it, whatever the season, from Maine to Oregon.