Come on out for the 2nd Annual Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes this Friday and Saturday!

Where is Nisswa, Minnesota? In all honesty I am not sure, I've only been to Minnesota once for a whirlwind business trip to Minneapolis - which, if I may say, is one heck of a cool city! Check it out sometime and don't forget your running shoes. Nothing starts your day better than a cool morning run alongside the Mississippi River! Ok, enough about Minneapolis, today we are talking about Nisswa, located about 145 miles north of Minneapolis. Nisswa is home to the second annual Brainerd Jaycees Run for the Lakes this Friday April 24 and Saturday April 25. Zoomzer won't be at the race - we'll be at Big Sur - but we thought we should offer three reasons why all you Minnesotians or whatever you call yourselves, should check out this cool race!

1 - It is so afforadable!! Any marathon that costs $50 for late resistration is a deal. That alone should be a reason to show up Saturday morning!
2 - You run on the Paul Bunyan Trail - that just sounds rustic and cool. Keep an eye out for Babe the Blue Ox!
3 - It looks to be a flat and fast course. According to the race website total elevation gain is something like 8 meters. There are going to be some PRs this weekend.

After you've raced please stop by Zoomzer and leave us your feedback. We'd really love to hear what you thought of the event! http://zoomzer.com/races/view/1847

Big Sur Marathon this weekend

It has probably been said one too many times, but I think it is safe to say that Zoomzer.com has officially been launched. By "officially" I mean we spammed the 1000+ people in our email list and asked them to check it out. Response so far has been fantastic, except for one small personal debacle. Otherwise, all is grand in Zoomzer land and this weekend we are off to promote the site and cheer on our friends at the world famous Big Sur International Marathon in, you guessed it, Big Sur, California. Only two people have reviewed this race so join the fun and add your comments http://zoomzer.com/races/view/99 It is a great opportunity to brag about your performance and to let the race directors know what you thought about the race.

Big Sur is a race beyond my ability at this point in time. Come on, I have some legit excuses that I refuse to mention here. Although the Zoomzer team has raced a couple of Ironmans, there is something particularly daunting about this race. My mom and uncle have competed in it a few times and said the gravitational pull on some of the tight corners make for one heck of a tough run. Yes, the views are second to none but they both said this race kicks your booty. On the race homepage there is a quote that absolutely resonates with Zoomzer- Finishing a marathon is a life-changing experience…finishing Big Sur will enrich your soul - anything that enriches my soul, sign me up. Oh wait, I didn't train and I think it is sold out. Next year?

Keep an eye out for the "Review THIS Race - Zoomzer.com" signs being held up along the course. Don't just look at the view, look at us! We'll be there at the end cheering for all you amazing finishers. Please let Team Zoomzer know if you see anyone competing in the marathon wearing a pair of Sketchers tennis shoes. We have a bet going that someone - there has to be someone - will run in a pair. Take a picture and let us know!

Happy Zooming all you Racers! Good luck and let's see a PR at Big Sur. And Polly you can go Sub-4, you rock!

More work than we expected

I'd be curious to know the average time of day that most people blog. I am going to make a guess and say that 90% of blogging happens after 10pm and before 2am. I think it's threefold - first, it is usually the only time of day that is slow enough to have time to blog; second, blogging is a great way to stall going to bed; and three, this time of night is often folk's most creative hour. Know the lamest part? I've done two blog posts in almost three months and I am acting like I am some regular blogger. That is officially lame. I am lame.

So another Zoomzer update. We are getting so close, I can't believe it. Site went live today and we are working though all the bugs. We're hoping to do a beta launch within a week. Just gotta get the ad networks up and running. Oh yeah that, plus work full time on our other jobs, train/exercise (what the hell is that, I don't do that anymore - i can't believe I've actually trained for Ironmans, I don't even walk 5 minutes a day now), commute, study for GMAT, apply to grad school, get second thoughts about applying to grad school. Do I follow my dreams and apply to Oxford, Cambridge or INSEAD? Or do I play it safe and save my hard earned money, which pays all those damn mortgages, and go to San Jose State or Santa Clara? Or do I blow the whole wad and apply for the two year program at Stanford. Why am I such an education brand elitist? Why am I rambling about grad school on our athletic review website blog? See post above about what time it is.

So, I am going to try and do this more frequently. Yeah right.

Let the games begin!

Welcome to our blog! It's been months in the making, but Zoomzer.com is almost up and ready for business. After almost a year of dreaming and haggling with developers there will finally be a place on the web where athletes all over the world can post reviews of their races and leave racing tips for future participants.

I've never maintained a blog before, actually I've been highly turned off by the concept. Yet here I sit on a wet, chilly NorCal Friday afternoon writing to no one in particular about nothing in particular. Oh blogs, how did this happen to me? So bare with me as I learn the hang of this. I'll start posting more regularly and will look for some interesting 'sport' news to share. The plan is to start finding news about marathon, Ironmans, 10Ks, running news, racing news, etc. etc. Again, I have no clue where to begin, so I guess I just begin...

Merry Christmas!