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What I Did This Summer

I have neglected this blog over the summer, but I have just added a new theme for the design, and I now hope to keep this more up to date. With this blog my goal will be to post comments about new web related features I am working on, and new things I am learning related to web development. I’m sure I will still post cycling related comments, and ride reports as well since cycling is my other passion in life, but I plan to keep most of my cycling related content on my site BikeRide.com.

In my last post I talked about the New York City Triathlon. It was fun to go and stay in the city, but the logistics of getting registered, and getting my bike to the transition area was a little stressful. It turned out to be a fun event. At the last minute I decided to go all out and use my disk wheel on my bike to get every aero advantage I could. The course suited me, and I had the fasted bike split of the relay teams. My team ended up finishing 3rd of the mixed relays. My Photos …

Riding around Mt RainierAfter New York, I went out to visit friends and family in my home town of Seattle. While I was there I went to an event at the Marymoor Velodrome, rode my bike 150 miles around Mount Rainier in one day, and went for a hike in the Cascades to an abandoned mining town called Monty Christo. I also drove to Spokane to visit family, and stopped at the Seattle Seahawks training camp.




About Brent

I have been a Web Developer since the early '90s working on some of the highest traffic sites on the internet such as MSN.com and ESPN.com. Since 2007 I have been using Ruby on Rails while working for Sports Technologies, a small internet company in Connecticut, developing features for FanNation.com and Fantasy Sports applications for Sports Illustrated.

I am interested in all things related to Social Media, User Experience, and creating great Web Applications.

I am a Cycling enthusiast who raced competitively for many years, and still try to get out and ride as much as I can. I created the site BikeRide.com and have developed some other cycling related sites in the past.

I am a husband, and the father of two girls. I grew up in western Washington, but now live in Connecticut.