Category Archives: Endurance

JET Landings: The Joyent Endurance Team Update

November 23, 2011 – 12:12 pm

As the racing season comes to a close and thoughts turn from training to turkey and stuffing, the Joyent Endurance Team (JET) is looking to burn some calories in the California International Marathon and the North Face Trail Challenge races in their sights to wrap up what’s been a stellar year so far. The team, [...]

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The Joyent Cup Floweth Over!

August 8, 2011 – 6:26 pm

JET, the Joyent Endurance Team, was out in force these last two weekends.  We had 9 participants, 1 volunteer, and 5 fans at Tiburon Triathlon; 3 runners participating in the San Francisco Marathon & Half Marathon and six riders cycling the Marin Century. Congratulations go out to: San Francisco Half Marathon: Aaron Slettehaugh, Michael Lochhead [...]

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Endurance Season Continues with Personal Bests and a Podium Finish

July 27, 2011 – 2:33 pm

The 2011 Triathlon season is in full swing, and so is JET — the Joyent Endurance Team. In June, Vice President of Product Laurel Reitman made a triumphant return to multisport by completing the Tri for Fun. The sprint distance event is great intro into the sport for those of you whom have never tried [...]

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Join Team Joyent at the Tiburon Triathlon

July 7, 2011 – 4:05 pm

The Tiburon Triathlon on Sunday, July 31st is in its twentieth year, and the minimal distances and maximum focus on having fun makes it a great event for folks who are new to the sport. The swim is only up to half a mile in a sheltered harbor — and you can turn around any [...]

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Endurance Team Season Starts with Finishes

May 3, 2011 – 6:00 am

Over the weekend, seven members of Team Joyent kicked off the endurance season with races. Most of the team was down at Lake San Antonio for the 2011 Avia Wildflower Triathlon put on by Tri-California. Three took on the Long Course — 1.2 mile swim, 56 miles of cycling and a 13.1 mile run — [...]

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Benchmarking Myself: Analytics

February 2, 2011 – 12:01 am

Until now, I’d basically been Sylvester Stallone hauling yokes through the snow in Rocky IV as far as my training philosophy. The only metrics I was really tracking were my 5k time and my weight. They both kept going down, which was good enough for me. But after starting to get my training assignments through [...]

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Benchmarking Myself: The Technical Details

January 5, 2011 – 11:42 pm

After my first 26km of “fun,” enjoying a deliciously addictive blend of alkaloids and carcinogens. It’s all about people here at Joyent. And creative approaches to performance optimization, among other things. Both of which I’ve taken to heart on a personal level by reducing my own wetware form factor by 15 percent since I started [...]

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