My Ambitions as a Runner... (I won't deny it)

"Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!"
Lewis Carroll

...A pair sneakers (good sneakers) ...a few miles of concrete and asphalt ...an iPod (for my sanity (long story)) ...and now it's time to play. Running is one of the most rewarding and invigorating solitary sports. The combination of concentration on one body, one mission and one goal as you power through each and every step can lead to an almost instant gratification. If you have friends who can (at times) be as lazy mine, running can be a heaven sent solution (running = NO partners necessary). ...Rain, sleet, snow or hail!!!!

When you really get in a rhythm, you and your body enter a state Daniel Goleman in his book "Emotional Intelligence" refers to as "FLOW". Flow is "the ultimate in harnessing the emotions in the service of performance and learning". Some professional athletes refers to it as the Zone. Whatever, you'd like to call it, it's exhilarating.


A few years back, I was walking through Times Square and I came across this Under Armour/ Brand Jacobs' (of the New York Giants football team) billboard. The print reads "Some athletes run to train. Some athletes train to run. But make no mistakes - ALL ATHLETES RUN". Those words have stuck with me ever since. And now, I'm hoping they'll stick with you.


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I run, therefore I am...

Young Euro

Mo (Mo'Betta) & Oz (Young Euro) a.k.a. The Sophistiques

Live Life Fast... (Very Fast)

"While we are postponing, life speeds by."
Seneca

...so we need to do some catching up... (and quickly). I believe I've found the appropriate tool. The Ariel Ltd. manufactured Ariel Atom is a virtual time machine (at zero to 60 in 2.8 seconds, it might as well be). Not only will the Atom allow you to catch up with life, life will be forced to eat your dust.





Ariel Ltd. is a Somerset, England based firm founded in 1991 (in the US it is manufactured under license by TMI Auto Tech Inc.). Their flagship product is the Ariel Atom. The Atom is described as an exoskeleton car (because the vehicle's chassis is completely exposed). The Atom has no doors, no roof, no windshield...( no AC, no power windows, no cup holders...). But, what it does have is 4 wheels and a very good engine (which are quite enough). Not to mention, the Atom has the stance of an NFL running back and hugs corners tighter than a leotard. The lack of creature comforts gives the Ariel Atom a power-to-weight ratio of 600 bhp per ton. (Look behind you, I about to pass you twice)


Ariel Atom - Racing with brutal force

Top Gear: BBC: Ariel Atom

...NEVER allow life to pass you by. (and I mean "NEVER")

Young Euro

Mo (Mo'Betta) & Oz (Young Euro) a.k.a. The Sophistiques

The Mandarin translation for Swag is... Lex Uomo

"Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still."
Chinese Proverb


This past fall in my journeys through Beijing, China, I happened upon a surprising gem while bar hopping in the Chaoyang District. While tossing back a few Tsingtaos at a bar called the Brick (a popular spot among a few ex-patriots I befriended while out there), I met a few French guys who were heading over to a fashion show in the area (so of course, I simply had to tag along). It was already night fall as we approached what appeared to a shopping plaza. After a bit of navigating, we entered one of the buildings and descended into that building's underground parking garage. It was here I was introduced to Lex Uomo. (...thank yous go out to Julien Bédin, Timothee Semelin & Dean Hawkes (the brit))







Video coverage of the fashion show (The female models are wearing men's knit sweaters)

This was SEXY! In a world where image is so important, this event passed with flying colors (and the clothes...SWAG!). Lex Uomo is a French men's knitwear line (currently targeting the Chinese market) that truly paid attention to the finer details (they call it "masculine elegance"). With vibrant colors and delectable textures, Lex Uomo is certainly on course to blaze a new ground for men's wear.

Lex Uomo has created the modern silhouette...

The classic knit cardigan











A very unique square collar knit











The classic V-Neck knit











Zai Jian... (Zhu yiqie dou hao!)

Young Euro

Mo (Mo'Betta) & Oz (Young Euro) a.k.a. The Sophistiques