Flickr Slide Shows

Many of you have flickr accounts, with sets of photos of your various fitness adventures. You can now embed slide shows of those photo sets directly into your journal entries. to do so, simply type [flickr:url] and replace “url” with the web address for the slide show. For example: Dave recently took some great photos of the Irongirl triathlon and wanted to include them in his blog.

The web url for the slide show is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26611623@N03/sets/72157617915599184/show/

So to embed the slide show he can simply type the following into his blog:

[flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/26611623@N03/sets/72157617915599184/show/ ]

And the result is:

Maps

You may have noticed a few members of Sweat365 have been embedding maps in their Journals recently. Well, you can do this too! All you need is a “GPX” or “KML” file of the route you want to include in your Journal. KML files (also known as Google Earth files) and GPX files (also known as GPS exchange files) are commonly available from either mapping programs or GPS enabled devices like the Garmin Edge or Forerunner fitness computers.

If you have a map of your favorite route, simply upload it to your Journal entry the same way you would upload an image or an audio file. In the Track Workout, or Write Post screen, click on the Add Media button. From there, you can upload your file, and embed it like you would an image.

After uploading the file, you will see the “link” for the file listed, along with buttons that say None, File URL, Post URL, Embedded Map. You can use these buttons to determine of the map will be embedded into your post, or if you’ll simply have a link to the map or the map file on your journal entry.

Most of the time, you’ll want to embed the map, so click the embedded map button.

After clicking the Embedded Map button, you’ll notice that the Link URL now says: [embed_mapfile:....]

Now, simply click the Insert into Post button, and your map will be embedded into your Journal entry.

In the text editor, you’ll see: [embed_mapfile:http://sweat365.com/files/2009/05/alki_6_miler.kml]

But in your post it will appear like this:

We hope you enjoy these new features!

I met several of these brave men and women at my most recent Ironman, where several of them participated in the full and half iron distance races and relays. The courage and determination they show is truly humbling. It’s an honor to meet them and cheer for them as they strive to come back from their injuries and acheive amazing results.

Yesterday, after being introduced by Defense Secretary Gates, President Obama gave a few remarks on the South Lawn before kicking off the “White House to Light House Wounded Warrior Soldiers Ride”. The race raises public awareness of the challenges facing veterans as they recover from life-altering injuries, and it drew quite a crowd, including Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, National Security Advisor General Jim Jones, and Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs Tammy Duckworth.

For more information on the ride, you can visit the White House Blog or the Wounded Warrior Project website.

The new application has two great features: it will automatically post updates to your Facebook status whenever you track your fitness on Sweat365 and let you install a cool widget on your facebook profile which displays your stats from Sweat365.com.

To use install this application you can either visit your Sweat365.com dashboard here or visit the Sweat365.com application on Facebook. Once you’ve installed it, please remember to become a fan of the application on Facebook and send us some props! Thanks and Enjoy!

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• Consult with your doctor about it
• Start out your running program gradually
• Alter your routine from time to time
• Eat a diet that fuels you for running

For more information check out this article at the runnersguide.com

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Creamy Sausage Potato and Corn Chowder.

Ingredients:

• 14 oz chicken broth
• 10 oz cream of chicken soup
• 10 cups peeled chopped potatoes
• 2 lbs sausage
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 12 ounces frozen corn (more or less if desired)
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch (mix with cold water before adding)
• 1 tablespoon pepper

Put chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, and sliced potatoes into a crock pot on high for 4 hours. Cook and drain sausage and add to chowder. Mix cornstarch with cold water and add to chowder. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours. Add the remaining ingredients during the last hour. Makes 6 quarts.

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