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Thoughts on Agile Management, Leadership and Software Engineering

Armstrong (are you kidding me?)

clock September 16, 2005 04:35 by author Chad Albrecht
I'm a Lance Armstrong fan. You've got to be impressed with anyone to can run the Tour let alone win it 7 times! Needless to say I was a bit saddened with French accusations of doping. But what proof do they have and where did they get it? According to Jim Litke, AP:
During a 45-minute question-and-answer session, the cyclist and his handlers left little doubt whom they believed was responsible: WADA chief Dick Pound.
What!?!?! Dick Pound? You're kidding me right? That's his name? Chief of the World Anti-Doping Agency? This has got to be a joke!!! Is it just me or does this sound like a porn stars stage name? Dick Pound and Jenna Jameson in Tour de Pants. LOL!!! Leave Lance alone and deal with your own problems, like what form to fill out for a legal name change.


Pewaukee Triathlon

clock July 17, 2005 11:13 by author Chad Albrecht
Had a blast today running the Pewaukee Triathlon. It was a sprint distance tri with a 1/4 mile swim, 15 mile bike and 3.1 mile run. Here are my results:

swimT1bikeT2runFinish
00:13:28.800:03:44.600:50:32.500:02:52.300:27:51.201:38:29.6

It was HOT!!! But overall I felt good. I tought I would have done better than I did, 59/77 in my age group and 420/595 overall. I've gone to a 4-5 hour a week training program that keeps me in shape and feeling good without burning me out. With this in mind, I improved over my time last year of 1:38:58.6. Ooooo 29 seconds! Well I also have to take into acount that there were 1400 athletes this year vs 800 last year so they changed the transitions. By changed I mean they moved them about 75 yards from the course. This probably only accounts for a minute or two, but it's the only way I can compare apples to apples.


Kid's Tri

clock July 16, 2005 07:09 by author Chad Albrecht
My daughter ran her first tri today! She's almost 7 and took 4th in her age group (6 year old girls). It was pretty cool watching her do it, she had a blast! They had to swim 50 yards, bike .25 miles and run .15 miles. There were about 300 kids from ages 3-12 competing, with each age bracket doing different distances. Check it out! Oh and by the way, the entrance fee was a LOT cheaper than an American Girl doll ;)


Storm the Bastille

clock July 15, 2005 05:36 by author Chad Albrecht
So my wife and I ran Storm the Bastille last night at Bastille Days. I love the night time races! Where else can you get free beer during the race? That's right a bar in the third ward was handing out beers to racers! The really funny part was a lot of people were taking it! For me, I was going to take it easy...6:25 first mile...OK, that's enough, I have a tri on Sunday...slow down...slow down...nice recovery the last 2 miles....23:19 race time. I'll take it! I just hope I can run that time for the 5K portion of Sunday's tri, it's all hills. Last year it took me 26 minutes, so a 23:19 this year would be great!


New Nokia 6820

clock September 20, 2004 09:22 by author Chad Albrecht
We received our phones today from AT&T wireless. While I was enjoying mine, my wifes had a key missing from the keypad! :( They also sent the wrong headset with one of the units. :( Still a cool little phone though. Here is a shot I took of my bike on the trainer.
Bike Trainer


About me...

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I am a leader, entrepreneur, software engineer, husband, father, pilot and athlete. Over the last 17 years of my career I have built numerous successful companies and software development teams. This amazing journey has taken me all over the world and allowed me to work in a number of diverse industries. I have had the privilege to meet and work with thousands of unique and talented people. As you will see from my blog I am a strong believer in Agile SDLC techniques and the Kaizen corporate culture. I am always looking to grow myself, my teams and the companies I am partnered with.

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