Popp goes the world

The rantings, ravings and musings of father, husband, tri hard, brother, son and political tragic (not necessarily in that order). The views expressed here are my own.

[jeffpopp]

See you soon

I'm going away--from Tumblr--for a bit folks. If you're looking for me, you can get me via email. [email protected] Stay well, Jeff.

[jeffpopp]

[jeffpopp]

Random political rant.

As if we needed further proof that the world has gone mad, you've got ISIL running through Syria and Iraq, random citizens in Israel are being stabbed by terrorists and the UN is trying to save us from the growing threat of bacon. You can't make this stuff up.

[jeffpopp]

Eat that 2014!!

[2002hondacivicwithac]

play this at my wedding or funeral I don’t care where but just plAY IT

[girrlscout]

reblogging this again because listen

[seoulsistersue]

Beautiful

[littleaprilshowers]

Goosebumps

[youngvlxanoes]

I’m so proud of the fact that this has 500,000 notes

[modernathenamd]

have  i reblogged this yet? yeah? IDC YOU’RE GETTING IT AGAIN BECAUSE I LOVES IT

[shouldbestudyingmd]

This is my upcoming wedding song!

[runningwithguts]

@erikaswyler

[jeffpopp]

Six sleeps until Noosa. Really good swim (no wetty ;) ) today, followed by some general maintenance on the bike and a proper bike fit. The cleat on the left is the one that's just come off my shoe, the one on the right is going on. Also--just changed the tire (in under 6 minutes)!!

[historicaltimes]

Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau carrying future Prime Minister Justin Trudeau under his arm in Ottawa, 1973

via reddit

[jeffpopp]

Swimming

Can we all just agree to secretly drop swimming from triathlon. Think about the benefits people.

[jeffpopp]

My son's (6) drawing of Spider-Man. It appears Spidey has let himself go.

[jeffpopp]

The only thing worse than an early start for training is an early start for work. 5:05AM flight. #seemedlikeagoodideaatthetime

[jeffpopp]

Good news, I'm going to Noosa to train on course in the morn. Bad news, I'm waking up at 4:30AM to do it. You better not rain on me.

[historicaltimes]

Ironworker during construction of the Columbia Tower, circa 1980’s

via reddit

[manvmiles]

Strava Just Unleashed a World of Running Data

Run and cycle tracking app Strava just took the covers off a fantastic new tool, Strava Insights that lets you delve into a world of data to compare stats from 30 million activities, all uploaded in the last year across 12 major cities.

You can see when, where and at what time people run, as well as how many miles they’ve logged and how fast. Compare London with New York or San Francisco with Paris to see who’s working harder and running faster.

Among the stats Strava has revealed is the fact London logged over three million runs in the last 12 months – this is over double the runs logged for San Francisco, who come in second with 1,304,270 runs recorded. 

The average London run is calculated at 7.7km 

With an average elevation of 62.2m and average pace of 5:36/km. Paris is the fastest city, with runners recording an average pace of 5:33/km, this is followed by London in second (5:36/km) and Berlin in third (5:42/km).

Paris is the fastest city 

With runners recording an average pace of 5:33/km, they also run the longest with an average distance of 10km per run. Barcelona runners once again have the toughest terrain with an average run including an average of 212.4 m of climbing.

London run commuting

1,257 run commutes are logged every day in London. The average distance of a London run commute is 7.2km, and the most popular day for London runners to lace up is Tuesday. 

Run commuting around the world

The average run commute distance is pretty similar around the globe, with a difference of only 1.5km across the 12 cities. San Francisco has the shortest commute at 7km, and the longest Paris who have furthest ground to cover, with an average distance of 8.6km logged daily.

Welcome to global competition!

[jeffpopp]

'Strength training'

I love squats and planks. (Trying some reverse psychology on myself. Not sure it's working)

[historicaltimes]

Jewish children say goodbye to their parents through a fence after being separated for deportation in Lodz, Poland .

via reddit

[jeffpopp]

Still sore...

Two days on...my sides are still sore from those bloody planks. I guess they're working something!

[jeffpopp]

Fact:

I would rather run 21 kms barefoot over molten lava than do 15 minutes of planks.