Tim O'Hearn

Skip the Lead-in to Alpe du Zwift

The marquee challenge within the virtual cycling game Zwift is the Alpe du Zwift. The climb features 22 hairpin turns and is inspired by the Alp d’Huez of Tour de France iconography. In Zwift, the popular segment spans 12.24km and

During the pandemic, I’ve been spending a lot of time at home. Many gyms have temporarily closed, and the gym I visited for years in downtown Chicago disappeared without a trace. There’s been a rush to construct at-home gyms of

Compared to Pokemon, I played a lot of the Yu-Gi-Oh! card game. As I got older (6th grade?) I was actually gifted booster boxes, though by that time I was pretty much always playing by myself. I played a lot

We’re entering year two of the pandemic and I’m in the best shape of my life. As soon as I realized that this thing was for real, I started budgeting and building my home gym. The results have been great,

I Sent My Childhood Pokemon Collection to PSA

In the middle of 2020, I found myself spending the summer with my parents in Scranton. Almost all of my friends had long since moved away. Increasingly obscure avenues helped me pass the time. One of my hobbies was playing

Blueprint for Newberry Park’s Perfect Track Season

Newberry Park’s high school boys team just completed the most dominant cross country season of all time. California is typically one of the most competitive states when it comes to prep distance running, and Newberry Park’s top seven runners made

Down in Tallahassee on November 20th we had the men’s and women’s NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. This was probably the most interesting iteration of this race because the last installment (officially deemed the 2020 Championship) was held in

Everyone runs faster with a knife, right? I’ve run thousands of miles and have never felt truly endangered by another living being. I’ve also never found myself in a survival situation such as getting stranded in a snowstorm or lost

How to Prepare for PoCV11

While the October release of PoCV11 will mark a major milestone in the Helium technology, hotspot owners only need to take a few simple actions in order to fully take advantage of this upgrade. This article will step through a

Is the 1-of-1266 Pontiac Solstice Coupe Actually Collectible?

I’m not a car guy. It will probably come as a surprise that the vehicle I’ve spent the most time researching over the last decade is an obscure limited-production coupe that retailed for around $30,000 back in 2008. Not exactly