Geeks on a Trail

Time to Get Off Our Collective Behinds

I used to be in decent shape. I worked out… I ran 10K races ~five times a year… I even did a few triathlons. And then I became an startup entrepreneur… and I quickly got out of shape. Our days are filled with meetings, airplanes, whiteboards… and of course lots of computer screen time. I know a LOT of entrepreneurs who just don’t make the time any more to get active. Recently I started doing six-mile-ish walks on the weekends and it’s been great. Turns out that walking a mile and running a mile burns about the same number of calories and is amazing for reducing stress, lowering blood pressure and improving the cholesterol math… and it doesn’t beat up the joints like running does (which is really important for us big guys.) I’ve decided to expand my walks into the work week and will be inviting a bunch of startup founders to join in if they want to.

I admit that “Geeks on a Trail” is a rip off of one of my most favoritest tech event names ever, “Geeks on a Plane”.  I haven’t asked Dave McClure for permission to plagiarize (sorry Dave)… but I think he’d be cool with it.  You’re cool with it, right Dave??  And, Dave, if you’re ever in Seattle then I hope you’ll join us for a walk (I’m just sayin’).

If you’re interested in getting some solid activity built into your week then please feel free to join in. There’s no requirement to socialize… do whatever you want while you’re walking.  Listen to your iPod, make phone calls, hold an executive teem meeting, catchup on email… whatever justifies you making the two-hour investment in your health.  I’ll be trying to be as productive as I can; in fact, I’ve already decided that I’m getting a tablet computer just so I can be more productive while I walk.  Here’s the GOAT schedule:

Monday afternoons, near the Seattle waterfront. The trail we’ll follow is about 1.25 miles each way, so back and forth is 2.5 miles. I’ll be doing two loops, i.e., 5 miles. If you only have an hour then you can drop off after the first loop. Sponsored free parking nearby is available if you need to drive to get there — thanks to Graham & Dunn!

Thursday mornings, at Greenlake. The inner trail is 2.8 miles. I’ll be doing two loops, i.e., 5.6 miles. Again, just do one loop if that’s all the time you have.

If you want to get added to the invite list and the calendar reminders, send an email to BOB [.dot.] CRIMMINS [at] GMAIL and I’ll add you on. I’ll also let you know the exact meeting places and times so you can hook up with the rest of the Geeks.

Hope your can join in.

Bob

PS. These are invite-only walks are for tech startup founders, execs and investors only… so please no service providers unless you are explicitly invited by one of the Startup Haven team.