Twisted Ankles, Trail Running, and Barcamp NYC?

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Twisted Ankles, Trail Running and Barcamp NYC?

The Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge from the children's book. 
Taken from the path down to Battery Park

So I am not going to blog too much about trail running or sprained ankles, right now. 
Right now, I'm going blog about going to BarCamp in NYC this weekend.

Barcamp NYC?

What's that?

And what does it have to do with Preventing sports injuries?

Or trail running? 

Beside, there aren't even trails in NYC!
(There aren't any there, right?)

Well, first off, there are trails all over NYC... Long ones in Central Park, the West side Greenway, and The Esplanade. There is one running along the West Side from the Battery Park in the south, through Riverside Park, all the way up to and beyond the GWB (George Washington Bridge at the top of the island). That is almost 16 miles one way, and nearly all of it on the island of Manhattan. 

Granted, you may be running next to the West Side Highway for some of those 16 miles, but what do want from the most densely populated spot in the US and one of the largest cities in the world?

So, there are lots of people.  And this leads nicely to my second point.  When there are lots of people, and lots of people on cell phones, and lots of bad pavement, you typically get lots of twisted ankles and ankle sprains.

Lastly, Why BarCamp NYC and what is it?

Well, I lifted this from their website:

"BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees."

And its nearly sold out (Well, Saturday is sold out, Sunday nearly so as of this writing).

For those of you interested in my 30 min talk (20 really, with time left over for questions), I'll post the presentation and video online (Facebook and website in all likelihood) for your enjoyment.  It won't be up till Tuesday or Wednesday though because Barcamp ends late on Sunday night and I'd still have to edit the raw footage some.

Great. So what's the point of going other than to talk about ankle braces, trail running and hearing about other people's inventions?

Well the point is this.  You just don't hear about other people's idea, you give input on them.  Or help them design stuff.  Or help them solve one of their problems.  Or help connect people to launch businesses from their ideas.  While I am going with a very specific goal in mind - looking for a business partner to help with the growth of One Tree Products - I will also be helping other people with their businesses and ideas.

And that is why I am excited about going.

So you know anyone who whats to be a partner in a booming business?