Campus Run

http://www.mapmyrun.com/
I finally got around to using MapMyRun. I like...










You can also get elevation gain. This site is brilliant!

SeaFair half marathon next weekend

some of my TNT teammates and I are running the bellevue seafair half marathon, in preparation we're planning to do part of the course tomorrow morning at 7.

We're planning to meet up at the intersection of 4th and 100th NE in the bellevue square mall parking lot:



course map here: http://www.seafairmarathon.com/images/Marathon_Map_2007.gif

"just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in"

Back from the hiatus, the show went supremely well even with the mistakes. I thought after accomplishing the marathon and the "Show", life would be peaceful, but it looks like there is more action up ahead. Bellevue half marathon in 2 weeks, 15 minutes show at the Seattle downtown guitar center this weekend and then an open Mic on the microsoft campus in another week. I think I/we are prepared for it all. I just hope my band mates dont find out about my half marathon and my running partners dont find out about my gigs :) As they say the best way to keep a secret is out in the open. This way I will know for sure who reads my blog anyway.

Back to the show, we had a good lineup of songs, including two of our original and very dark numbers. We decided to cut Aitebar, somehow its our Achilles just like Floyd. I'm still waiting on the videos, so stay tuned. Meanwhile, I'll shamelessly copy some unflattering pictures here

The concert was held for a school that Mona and Umaimah are working on setting up in Akri with The Citizens' Foundation. Its a great cause, please check out www.thedreamfly.org for more details.

pictures courtesy of Waqas Ahmed and Atif Gul

Nauman - drummer

Me - waiting for my cue

Take a bow

Do Pal
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Adil - singer

Alvi with his strat

Concert coming up!

If anyone out there is interested, my band will be performing next weekend on the Microsoft Campus for a charity event for a school in Rural Sindh (province in Pakistan). It is $25 a person to attend and 100% of the money goes to the charity. I'll add some more details about the school, how to get the tickets and the organization we are partnering with (TCF - The Citizen's Foundation) tomorrow. Meanwhile you can check out the videos to the right or check out http://www.youtube.com/tmbrocks

Bashira in trouble

I just rediscovered this clip :) For those that dont know about this, this was a sketch comedy show in pakistan in the 80s (?) (called 50-50) at par if not better than snl. unfortunately, the standards have since fallen. This clip is about a typical punjabi film shot in english. The results are hilarious

12 year old boy

Some of the race stats

Chip Time 5:14:22
Clock Time 5:20:13
Overall 10194
SexPl 5874
DivPl 985
Age Grace 39.7%
pace 12:00
total division 1267
total sex 7731
10K 1:06:28
half 2:17:07
21 miles 4:03:13

As you can see I was bringing up the rear :) oh and they were diong a fitness test at the expo, here is how i measure up:
- weight 158.2 pounds (my home scale tells me 148 so its obiously wrong)
- Body Fat 12.3 %
- % Total body Water 60.4%
- Muscle Mass 131.8 lbs
- BMR (how much I should be eating) 1832
- Metabolic age: 12 year old :)
- Bone Mass 7 lbs
- visceral fat rating 2 (?)

pictures!

sun sun sun...

working on my tan

finish line