Product Launches are SOOO

If you’re reading this, then you found my new blog… and you probably have some idea what Konamoxt is, and maybe a little bit about how we got here.

If not, then please read this: “Welcome To Konamoxt”

As with any product launch there are bound to be a few glitches, and late last night after we “turned everything on” we got our first dose of those hitches. I guess I’m glad that we have so many friends in the UK as they were able to run into problems and tell us about them before the real flood hit in the US.

Today, being launch day, is one of those classic days of mixed up emotions… excitement over the new product finally being available, concern/caution over what problems might pop up, joy and pride in seeing peoples reactions to the product, etc.

My blog posting has been pretty sporadic the last couple weeks, now you know why… “Crunch time”… Over the next couple weeks, I’m sure we’ll still be in that crunch mode, but now I have to blog… it IS my job.

If you’ve been a reader of our blogs, then you’ve been in our thoughts as we built this product. Thanks again to all of you who’ve helped inspire us to get this far.

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My blog has moved to: zappoman.konamoxt.comKonamoxt.com is a growing online community of active athletes and fitness minded bloggers. At Konamoxt you can find training plans for running, triathlons, or cycling. Konamoxt is the only blogging platform designed for athletes with a built in workout log, that allows you to easily track your workouts as blog entries.Try Konamoxt.com workout log, training plans, and blog platform for free.

What’s Zappo Been Working On? Konamoxt…

Some of you have probably noticed how little I’ve been blogging in the last couple weeks. Well, I’ve been “heads down” working with the rest of the Konamoxt founding team to put the final touches on our new product launch. And since we’ve built this product and service thanks to the inspiration of all of you in the fitness blogosphere, it makes sense for us to announce our beta in our blogs.

So here you go…

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Konamoxt Beta is Launched

We are very excited to announce the launch of Konamoxt beta. We’ve been working hard for the last couple months to put this service together, we’re proud of what we’ve accomplished so far, but this is just the beginning.

Please, take the time to look around and sign up to our great new service.

What is Konamoxt?

Konamoxt is a gathering of active people committed to the fitness lifestyle. Konamoxt is inspired by a simple, but powerful idea:

What if we aggregated all the voices of fitness minded people together?

To learn more about Konamoxt see our About Section.

Why Join?

The short answer is we believe that fitness matters and we believe
that together, by sharing and supporting each other, we make the biggest
difference for ourselves and others.

If you want a much longer answer, see our About Section.

Would you like to join Konamoxt?Click here to sign up.

How much does it cost?

Absolutely nothing. Joining Konamoxt is both free and simple.

What can I do with Konamoxt?

By joining Konamoxt you are joining with other active people committed to a fitness lifestyle. Konamoxt is a place where you can be inspired by others and be inspiring to others; have conversations that make a difference; take action in your own life; and discover the benefits of an active fitness lifestyle.

Here are some of the key features at Konamoxt:

• Your own Personal Blog: Starting a blog takes only a few minutes to set up and are simple to use. Blogs are an easy way for people to support and inspire each other.
• Your own Training Log: Signing up gives you access to your own on-line training log. Your training log can be either public or private. Click here to see more detailed training log features.
• Forums: Our forum section allows people to engage in conversations about fitness related topics. Click here to see our forums.
• Events: The events calendar is a place for you to find events that are of interest to you; to add events that you would like to share; and to comment about events. Find events here.
• Discover other people’s blogs: See what other people are saying about training, fitness, and life. Find topics of interest here.
• Training plans and other articles: See our growing directory of training plans and other fitness articles. Training plans are available for beginning through advanced athletes and cover running, cycling and triathlon training. Training plans and articles are in our Library section.

Give us your feedback.

We appreciate you joining our beta program and helping us improve our product. We realize that there will be some rough edges and we look forward to your feedback. If you have questions or comments, need support, or would like to make a suggestion for features you would like to see please visit our Forums.

We hope you enjoy being part of the Konamoxt community.

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My blog has moved to: zappoman.konamoxt.com

Konamoxt.com is a growing online community of active athletes and fitness minded bloggers. At Konamoxt you can find training plans for running, triathlons, or cycling. Konamoxt is the only blogging platform designed for athletes with a built in workout log, that allows you to easily track your workouts as blog entries.Try Konamoxt.com workout log, training plans, and blog platform for free.

National Bike Month – One of the Craziest Things I Ever Did!

My blog has moved to: zappoman.konamoxt.com

Konamoxt.com is a growing online community of active athletes and fitness minded bloggers. At Konamoxt you can find training plans for running, triathlons, or cycling. Konamoxt is the only blogging platform designed for athletes with a built in workout log, that allows you to easily track your workouts as blog entries.Try Konamoxt.com workout log, training plans, and blog platform for free.

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May is National Bike Month here in the United States, and in Seattle (like many metropolitan areas) our local bicycle public interest group has organized a “Commuter Challenge”. The basic idea of the commuter challenge is to encourage people to use bicycle commuting as a viable replacement for automobile travel, through a contest of various metrics. There are prices for most miles commuted by a team, most by an individual, most by a new commuter, most trips, most new commuters, most teams in an organization, etc, etc, the list goes on. I’ve participated in the event the last two years and found it to be an absolutely wonderful event that encourages healthy habits and ecofriendly transit alternatives, not to mention being a great excuse for me to challenge my colleagues to some macho duel and end up doing something really really crazy as part of it.

Last year for example… my 1,172.80 mile month of cycle commuting was capped off with a 126.5 mile night ride in the pouring rain. What in the world would make someone ride a bike a 126.5miles in the rain, in the middle of the night? Uh… have you read my blog?

So here’s how the story goes…

Seattle Runner Killed by Car

My blog has moved to: zappoman.konamoxt.com

Konamoxt.com is a growing online community of active athletes and fitness minded bloggers. At Konamoxt you can find training plans for running, triathlons, or cycling. Konamoxt is the only blogging platform designed for athletes with a built in workout log, that allows you to easily track your workouts as blog entries.Try Konamoxt.com workout log, training plans, and blog platform for free.

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Wow! As I was out on my long run this afternoon, I was diverted from my intended path by police barricades and flashing lights. As I approached the scene I saw another runner being turned away, and when I asked what had happened, I was shocked to hear a runner was stuck and killed by a driver on the exact path I intended to run on.

More details on the tragedy here.

This put a whole different perspective on my long run. And it got me thinking about a lot of things…

Read the rest of this article on ZappoMan.konamoxt.com…