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Running without Someone Chasing Me

September 9, 2010 in Personal, Technology with 2 Comments

If you follow me on Facebook and Twitter then you’ve probably noticed the self-promoting “I’m Running!” run updates.  The look like this:

Besides the obvious (I’m bragging about how far I’ve run), the updates have become a way for me to track how much I’m running and where I’m running and compare it with others in my area.  The link on the Twitter and Facebook updates will take to the greatness of RunKeeper.  Check this out.  Here is how it works.

I installed the RunKeeper app on my iPhone.  There is a free version, but after using the Free Version for a few days I upgraded to the $9.99 paid version.  The only difference is that the Pro Version allows you to set your own training schedule.  I’ll get to that…

With the free version you turn on the app, select what iPod playlist you want to listen to, tell it how often you want verbal updates (every mile? every kilometer? every minute?, etc…), press the start button and run.  The RunKeeper app takes advantage of the GPS location tracker to track where you are running, thereby telling you how long you’ve been running.  Genius!  And yes, you can set your type of activity to cycling or other outdoor activities.  You can even do things like swimming and treadmill walking; but of course you have to enter the data into your RunKeeper account after the workout.

Here is where it gets good.  The paid version of the RunKeeper app allowed me to setup training specific to what I’m doing.  I was running the Couch to 5K program that you see so often online, and found a variation of this program from RunningMateMedia.com that I liked.  However, when I downloaded the podcast from Running Mate with built in verbal cues telling me when to run and when to walk it was also full of cues telling me what shoes to buy and what websites to visit.  Who wants to listen to ads while running?  Here is where RunKeeper proved worth the money.  RunKeeper allows me to setup exactly what cues I want, and then it interrupts my playlist at the appropriate times to tell me when to run and when to walk, and it even tells me my mileage, time, and pace.

Here is what I am using:

You can check out all my stored runs with RunKeeper HERE and follow along by visiting my Facebook and Twitter feeds.  And this October 2nd I’ll be running in the 2010 Komen Lubbock Race for the Cure with a group of friends.  It’s only a 5K, so it shouldn’t kill me!  If you’re in Lubbock you should join us!

Kidsplace Promotion Video #3

June 24, 2010 in Ministry with 1 Comment

This is video #3 of our continuing effort to “get the word out” that we have Children’s Ministry available for families that attend Trinity Church.  These are NOT volunteer recruitment video’s, but rather just informational in format.  You can see the first video HERE, and see the #2 video HERE.

Kidsplace Promotion #3 from Jonathan Cliff on Vimeo.

We will be running these videos throughout the next few months.  They are only 30 seconds in length, and are designed to fit along with whatever video announcements the church is running in weekend services.  They are not designed to be stand-alone.  They will also be used over and over throughout the year.  Make sense?

We outsourced the work to a local place here in Lubbock.  All videos were filmed, created, and designed by Kevin Rhodes over at Dream Taxi.

Kidsplace Promotion Video #2

June 22, 2010 in Ministry with 1 Comment

This is video #2 of our continuing effort to “get the word out” that we have Children’s Ministry available for families that attend Trinity Church.  These are NOT volunteer recruitment video’s, but rather just informational in format.  You can see the first video HERE.

Kidsplace Promotion #2 from Jonathan Cliff on Vimeo.

We will be running these videos throughout the next few months.  They are only 30 seconds in length, and are designed to fit along with whatever video announcements the church is running in weekend services.  They are not designed to be stand-alone.  They will also be used over and over throughout the year.  Make sense?

We outsourced the work to a local place here in Lubbock.  All videos were filmed, created, and designed by Kevin Rhodes over at Dream Taxi.

Kidsplace Promotional Video

May 10, 2010 in Ministry, Technology with 4 Comments

This is the most recent Kidsplace service video announcement at Trinity Church, in Lubbock, TX.  It’s edition #1 of a project to get the word out to our congregation that we have age-specific programming for kids every weekend!  Gina spoke about this here, but sometimes people fail to even know we have programming for kids every weekend.  Or if they know, they tend to think of what they may have experienced when they were kids.  More than once I’ve heard someone that visits our areas say, “I had no idea you guys had so much fun here with the kids!”, or I’ve heard “I wish we did things like then when I was a kid!”

We will be running these videos throughout the next few months.  They are only 30 seconds in length, and are designed to fit along with whatever video announcements the church is running in weekend services.  They are not designed to be stand-alone.  They will also be used over and over throughout the year.  Make sense?

We outsourced the work to a local place here in Lubbock.  All videos were filmed, created, and designed by Kevin Rhodes over at Dream Taxi.

My Occasional Friday Bag of Nothing

October 9, 2009 in Links, Personal, Technology with 0 Comments

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It’s true.  I got an iPhone last week.  I’d say my phone to Internet usage is at a 5% to 95% ratio.  Meaning I’m on the phone about 5% of the time I have this phone.  I guess I’m not a big talker, huh?

This phone is awesome, and my fingers have already gotten accustomed to the touch screen.  Coming from a Treo 700wx, this phone is super-awesome.  That Treo was TERRIBLE!

I settled on a case from Switcheasy.com.  I have the CapsuleNEO case (in black, although Sam Luce would roll with white and be proud of it.)  It took me 15 minute to get the darn thing on, but now I’m rolling with the coolest case ever.

So do you have to use a screen protector on the iPhone 3GS?  It has the olephobic screen that is smudge-free.  While I awaited my SwitchEasy Pure Anti-Reflect screen covers I really fell in love with the perfect non-smudge screen that is on the already on the iPhone.  I put on the Anti-Reflect screen when it came in the mail, and immediantly hated it!  I then put on a normal screen protector, and it’s smudge city.  There seems to be a big debate on the worthiness of screen protectors on iPhones.  What do you think?  I’m thinking of running mine without screen protectors…

I think Sam Luce is intimidated by my Apple product usage.  I’m just sayin’

I’ve put in my formal request to attend The Orange Conference in April.  I’ll be waiting and hoping we have the funds to make it happen for me…and maybe my #kidmin team.  I don’t know if I’ll be live blogging from Orange this year, but I’d still really like to go and meet up with all my Orange buddies.

Can I just go on record and say that I have the most awesome Children’s Ministry Team in the world.  These women (that’s right I’m the only man!) do a wonderful job of making me look great.  I know that’s not an ambition of theirs, just to make me look good.  But it happens everyday!  I get more credit for the genius of my team, than I’m comfortable with.

Our Parent Sunday totally rocked last week!  I’m still so excited that we had so many 1st grade parents hanging out with us in Kidsplace.  If you’re a 1st Grade Kidsplace parent, then you missed out!

This Sunday morning during our largest and latest service, we will be dedicating 25 children from 20 families.  These parents have made a HUGE commitment to be spiritual leaders in their homes, and I’m so excited to introduce them to the congregation of Trinity Church.  Be there at 11:30am on Sunday to see it all for yourself!  It’s gonna be AWESOME!  Next week I’ll be posting all about Child Dedications, so stay tuned.

We’ve got the Trinity Church Fall Festival coming up on Saturday, October 31st.  Usually I count on about 80 Texas Tech sorority girls to come work the event, but with a Tech home football game that starts at the same time…that’s not gonna happen.  If you’re in and around Lubbock, and don’t have kids; then go signup now!  http://www.trinitytoday.com/fallfestivalvolunteer We’ll have a 1,000 kiddos running around, and I don’t want to ask my parents to work the event!  Help!!

Because of my IT management background, I’ve been able to be a part of the interview process for Trinity’s IT manager position.  We are in desperate need of someone to take us to a new level technologically, and it pays well!  I’ve met with 4 candidates, and after I get some distance from this whole process I feel a “What not to do in a job interview!” post coming up.  Seriously.

I’ve been sick this week.  I’m not gonna die.  I’m just a man in need of sympathy and wanted to throw that out there and see who might bite.

Does it make me a nerd to get into a debate with this guy, about whether Superman could defeat Darth Vader?  Just typing that helps me know the answer.  Nevermind.

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