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Why the Alliance: The Synaptic Health Alliance is a unique collaboration between industry-leading companies with various roles between vendor/client, provider/network, and competitors within the healthcare ecosystem. The alliance is committed to build a framework to solve widespread data management issues within the healthcare ecosystem through the use of blockchain technology. The Problem The Synaptic Health Alliance was formed by Humana, MultiPlan, Optum, Quest Diagnostics, and United Healt...
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SubscribeOne thing I learned today: Why is filing taxes so complicated? It’s hard not to think about how blockchain could not solve this aged problem. Using a DLT system you could easily track every single transaction and tax in real time. For example, on February 1 when you file your taxes, every single transaction and investment that you made would be on the public ledger. Therefore, all you would have to do is press “File” and the software would extract all your pay slips to create your w-...
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One thing I learned today: PartyRoom is a way for users in web3 to create a monetized group chat. It’s built on base and it launched about 5 hours ago. It’s actually pretty cool because the more members that join the more expensive it is for the next mint. Also, it operates like a DAO where proposals can be made on NFTs or trades for the group wallet. Will be interesting to see how it goes. This is not financial advice. This is just a review of an app on the Base blockchain. Any readers shoul...
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Early and OftenSynaptic Health Alliance
Why the Alliance: The Synaptic Health Alliance is a unique collaboration between industry-leading companies with various roles between vendor/client, provider/network, and competitors within the healthcare ecosystem. The alliance is committed to build a framework to solve widespread data management issues within the healthcare ecosystem through the use of blockchain technology. The Problem The Synaptic Health Alliance was formed by Humana, MultiPlan, Optum, Quest Diagnostics, and United Healt...
Early and OftenEarly and Often: The Daily 56/ Taxes
SubscribeOne thing I learned today: Why is filing taxes so complicated? It’s hard not to think about how blockchain could not solve this aged problem. Using a DLT system you could easily track every single transaction and tax in real time. For example, on February 1 when you file your taxes, every single transaction and investment that you made would be on the public ledger. Therefore, all you would have to do is press “File” and the software would extract all your pay slips to create your w-...
Early and OftenEarly and Often: The Daily 61/ PartyRoom
One thing I learned today: PartyRoom is a way for users in web3 to create a monetized group chat. It’s built on base and it launched about 5 hours ago. It’s actually pretty cool because the more members that join the more expensive it is for the next mint. Also, it operates like a DAO where proposals can be made on NFTs or trades for the group wallet. Will be interesting to see how it goes. This is not financial advice. This is just a review of an app on the Base blockchain. Any readers shoul...
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https://opensea.io/collection/2023-half-marathons-1
A few months back I started with a goal to 1 single half-marathon. I ran that marathon at an 8:04min/mile pace. I was proud of my time, but left me with a new goal:
I’ll be short and sweet: I fucking murdered this goal.
Read below to learn about my training strategy, roadblocks, and what I learned about myself during this race.
https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0xD05C0485dE86a302C3Ab52f38C480F104cDEb2E4/5
My training was quite simple:
Run 3x-4x/week
No run shorter than 3 miles
weekends shoot for longer runs no shorter than 6.
Tuesday: 4miles
Thursday: 3 miles
Friday: 3 miles
Sunday: 8 miles
I built this plan by myself to fit my schedule and is not professional whatsoever
Injury
I injured my knee cap about a week before the race. Probably just a case of runners knee, but it gave out on me on mile 6 of my final “shake out” 3 days before the race.
The night before race day I could barely squat without it hurting, bringing me to worry on how it would hold up during the race.
In the splits below you can see how I was much slower in miles 2-5 as my knee started to stiff up and restrict how fast I could run.
https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0xD05C0485dE86a302C3Ab52f38C480F104cDEb2E4/6
Weather in NYC
I usually like to run in the mornings before work. However, I’ll admit I skipped some days due to it being cold and rainy. Nothing worse than being cold and wet at 6am.
Time Change
In the summer I would run after work, to clear my head. It was still sunny and hot and it was very enjoyable. However, when it gets dark I just want to be in bed. This hurt my motivation for training
Strength Training + Distance running
As mentioned in my previous blog, I had a goal to hit 225lbs on bench press (achieved). However, trying to run long distance while gaining strength is counterintuitive. This made my diet that much more important. Here’s a snippet of my diet during this time.
Calorie intake: <2000/day (or just whatever was a slight calorie deficit for the day)
Protein consumption: 180-225 grams/day
Fruits, vegetables, high protein carbs (chickpea pasta, peanut butter), no seed oils
In a long distance race, something will always hurt. You have to accept that. Whether it’s cramps, runners knee, shin splints, lower back, etc. SOMETHING WILL HURT. But at the end of the day you owe it to yourself to fight through the pain and beat whatever goal you had in mind when you were training/before the race.
Excuses are your biggest enemy:
Due to the roadblocks above I could’ve made excuses to not hit my goal/PR today. You have to trick your mind into believing what seems impossible to be possible.
You can’t bullshit a run
Every run is an accomplishment, enjoy your health, and the opportunity to run
So grateful to end the running year on a high note and not just break my goal, but my 2024 goal. Absolutely murdered it today.
Grateful to have two parents that care enough to support me in my sports/endeavors. It was really cool to have them there again today.
Grateful for San Diego
I will learn to grow my blog by 10% every month using web3 tools
I will qualify for the NYC Marathon
Workout: Yes (13.1 to be exact)
Read: Yes
Meditate: No
Make my bed: Yes
Affirmations: Yes
Practice Gratitude: Yes
https://opensea.io/collection/2023-half-marathons-1
A few months back I started with a goal to 1 single half-marathon. I ran that marathon at an 8:04min/mile pace. I was proud of my time, but left me with a new goal:
I’ll be short and sweet: I fucking murdered this goal.
Read below to learn about my training strategy, roadblocks, and what I learned about myself during this race.
https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0xD05C0485dE86a302C3Ab52f38C480F104cDEb2E4/5
My training was quite simple:
Run 3x-4x/week
No run shorter than 3 miles
weekends shoot for longer runs no shorter than 6.
Tuesday: 4miles
Thursday: 3 miles
Friday: 3 miles
Sunday: 8 miles
I built this plan by myself to fit my schedule and is not professional whatsoever
Injury
I injured my knee cap about a week before the race. Probably just a case of runners knee, but it gave out on me on mile 6 of my final “shake out” 3 days before the race.
The night before race day I could barely squat without it hurting, bringing me to worry on how it would hold up during the race.
In the splits below you can see how I was much slower in miles 2-5 as my knee started to stiff up and restrict how fast I could run.
https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0xD05C0485dE86a302C3Ab52f38C480F104cDEb2E4/6
Weather in NYC
I usually like to run in the mornings before work. However, I’ll admit I skipped some days due to it being cold and rainy. Nothing worse than being cold and wet at 6am.
Time Change
In the summer I would run after work, to clear my head. It was still sunny and hot and it was very enjoyable. However, when it gets dark I just want to be in bed. This hurt my motivation for training
Strength Training + Distance running
As mentioned in my previous blog, I had a goal to hit 225lbs on bench press (achieved). However, trying to run long distance while gaining strength is counterintuitive. This made my diet that much more important. Here’s a snippet of my diet during this time.
Calorie intake: <2000/day (or just whatever was a slight calorie deficit for the day)
Protein consumption: 180-225 grams/day
Fruits, vegetables, high protein carbs (chickpea pasta, peanut butter), no seed oils
In a long distance race, something will always hurt. You have to accept that. Whether it’s cramps, runners knee, shin splints, lower back, etc. SOMETHING WILL HURT. But at the end of the day you owe it to yourself to fight through the pain and beat whatever goal you had in mind when you were training/before the race.
Excuses are your biggest enemy:
Due to the roadblocks above I could’ve made excuses to not hit my goal/PR today. You have to trick your mind into believing what seems impossible to be possible.
You can’t bullshit a run
Every run is an accomplishment, enjoy your health, and the opportunity to run
So grateful to end the running year on a high note and not just break my goal, but my 2024 goal. Absolutely murdered it today.
Grateful to have two parents that care enough to support me in my sports/endeavors. It was really cool to have them there again today.
Grateful for San Diego
I will learn to grow my blog by 10% every month using web3 tools
I will qualify for the NYC Marathon
Workout: Yes (13.1 to be exact)
Read: Yes
Meditate: No
Make my bed: Yes
Affirmations: Yes
Practice Gratitude: Yes
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