Tim O'Hearn

Is it Acceptable to Run in a Graveyard?

One debate in the running world that we can never quite put to rest is whether it’s acceptable to run in a graveyard. When debated on Reddit or LetsRun or even at a local Turkey Trot, there’s never a satisfactory

How to Reduce Smoke While Cooking Indoors

I use my stovetop heavily. Most of the time, I’m lighting the burner under my Lodge cast iron skillet. It’s been used for everything from toasting bread to smoking lobster tails. Cast iron cookware is beloved for how well it

How to Use Zwift with a Keiser M3/M3i Bike (KeiZwift)

Zwift is the most popular virtual cycling app. Keiser produces the smoothest, most-durable spin bikes on the market. With spinning exploding in popularity and the trend of people ditching delayed Peloton orders in favor of the Keiser M3 and Keiser

I am writing this blog post from the End of the Road–Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado. It’s known for having some of the most extreme in-bounds terrain in the United States. Over the last few days, I skied the majority of

Summary A few weeks ago, I became familiar with Helium. It’s a relatively-new blockchain using a unique Proof-of-Coverage (PoC) protocol. Helium provides decentralized wireless data services via LongFi, which is essentially a low-bandwidth WiFi signal transmitted via radio waves. Transmitting

My Unpopular Running Opinions

I’ve been running since I was 14. I was bad for a while, then mediocre for most of the rest of the time. In 2020, I put up two respectable time trial efforts (3:10 marathon and 1:30 unsupported half-marathon). Because

My 3 Most Worthwhile Purchases of 2020

I recently saw a blog post from my buddy Rhett Reisman which struck me as a great idea. Rhett wrote about his favorite purchases of 2020. I’ve spent a lot of money while online shopping, especially during the pandemic. Though

Revisiting the Sinjid Trilogy as Adobe Flash is Discontinued

I’m twenty-six years old. When I was beginning to use a computer without supervision back in 2005, Flash games were one of the most entertaining things one could find on the internet. I still remember the day that we upgraded to broadband internet. The

Running in 2020

I used to read 52 books every year, and that always made for a catchy end-of-year blog title. I stopped in 2020, deciding to instead be more productive with my time. Like many others, I ended up with more time than I could