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AirPlus Canada HVAC Equipment Buying Guide
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At AirPlus Canada we don't think Heating and Cooling prices should be a mystery. Your HVAC price is online – here!
Choose the equipment type that you are looking for from the menu above and explore our amazing pricing!
Proper sizing is essential to comfort, efficiency and reliability. A trained comfort consultant from AirPlus can confirm the size of equipment needed for your home. Our sizing selector will give you rules of thumb to help you size the right equipment for your home.
The final price of your equipment is based on a number of factors including size, features, building code and condition of existing equipment.
Good – Better – Best:
Like any market, the selection of features and quality will impact the price, so at AirPlus we give buyers THREE CHOICES to choose from.
Furnace – A high efficiency furnace, 95% AFUE, with an ECM Motor which will be eligible for a $250 cash rebate. Solid, reliable and the best value.
A/C – A 13 SEER air conditioning system. Still great efficiency and tailored to a shorter Canadian summer. Solid, reliable and the best value.
Furnace – A high efficiency furnace, 96%+ AFUE, with an ECM Motor and a Two Stage gas valve. $250 rebate. The best seller and highly efficient.
A/C – 16 SEER, single compressor air conditioning system. $400 rebate and matched to the Furnace. The best seller and highly efficient.
Furnace – Top of the line, 97%+ AFUE, Variable Speed ECM, Modulating gas valve, Communicating control board. Best you can buy.$250 rebate.
A/C – 20 SEER, dual compressor air conditioning system. Communicating control, $400 rebate, matched system. Best you can buy.
Yes, the prices include installation and include the following allowances and expectations:
- 5 Hours for a single unit ( Furnace or A/C)
- 10 Hours for a combination
- 20 linear feet of System 636 venting (2″ up to 80,000 BTU, 3″ 100,000 BTU and higher)
- 25 linear feet of copper refrigeration line set
- In situ and available drainage within 6 feet of installation
- Control and stat wiring in place and useable.
- Code compliant electrical system in place, with service to the install location and panel availability
- Potable water in place, with service to the install location (Boiler & Hot Water)
- Adequate gas line service to the install location
- Use of existing supply and return duct work, with only minor modifications required.
- Clear and on-time access to and use of space required for installation.
- Parking of one vehicle during the installation.
Most installation meet the expectations listed above – so you wont see extra charges.
Our – no-surprises guarantee ensures that if an AirPlus Comfort Specialist inspects your home prior to the installation, you will not be charged 'additional expenses' for basic installations.
Choose the category of product you are looking for, submit and verify your email address and contact numbers and you'll have complete access to all prices for AirPlus products and services. It's that simple. And when you require a written price estimate – simply contact us via email, phone or social media and we will have it to you in no time.
Many clients use prices to compare to get the best deal, and while a price quote will help – its really just the beginning of your analysis. If you know exactly what you want, and you can accurately describe the conditions an install team will face you're well ahead.
Our listed prices are based on a standard installation, using a set amount of materials, and given an assumed amount of installation time. 95% of our over 14,000 installations fall into that category.If your situation is a standard situation – the price you see will be the final price ( before HST). If you are looking for add on's like a humidifier, air cleaner or thermostat – call or email us and we will get you a price.
AirPlus provides the following discounts off of our posted prices:
- Registered Not for Profit Organizations – 10%
- Seniors who have retired – 5%
- Multiple unit discounts – 5% off each additional unit
- 1400 Club members – 10% off
- Paying via cash or cheque 2% off
We will apply discounts automatically if we know your details. If you think you are eligible for a discount – call us, email us and let us know!
At AirPlus we think buying a new furnace or air conditioner should be easy, so we also offer financing that has generous and flexible payment terms.
Every pricing page will list a cash price and a financed price. We are not going to hide our finance costs like our competitors – when we offer 3 months no payment – there is a cost for that, which you will see. Financing is an easy way to ensure that your family is comfortable and healthy all year long – a financing pre-approval is easy, quick and has no obligation. Online pre-approval is also safe, private and secure – once you've been approved you can shop for exactly the system that meets your needs.
AirPlus Canada believes the quality of the installation is even more important than the brand of the appliance you buy, so we guarantee installation performance for a full year, to help you get the most value for your investment.
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Warranties are also an important consideration. Years ago, the manufacturers in this industry stopped including labour costs in their warranty. That means that if you need a repair, the manufacturers warranty will cover the cost of the part, but not the administration to get the part or the labour costs to actually do the repair. As a result you will still end up paying hundreds of dollars to repair an appliance that is covered by the manufacturers warranty – unless you have purchased an extended warranty plan. These extended warranty plans, which AirPlus Canada offers, will cover the labour costs for up to 10 years after the purchase of your new appliance. We've added prices for these plans to our price lists, so you can see and choose them as you wish. And a final note on warranty – make sure you regularly record the annual maintenance on your appliance – all warranties will be voided if you do not properly care for them. It's just like your car warranty – if you don't change the oil – they wont honour the warranty.
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New Artisan Pizzas from Domino's?
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Here are some highlights:
- The dough will be stretched by rolling pin into a rectangular shape, and free of cornmeal (their regular pies are stretched in corn meal). We're not quite sure how that screams "artisan."
- The new pie will have three topping choices: spinach and feta, sausage and peppers, and salami and roasted veggies. Customers are not allowed to substitute or add to any pie, only to subtract. Looks like Domino's is taking some tips from the "obnoxious artist" service ethos that seems to be becoming more and more prevalent in restaurants these days.
- The pizza-maker will personally sign each box. Dominos employees are well known for their love of doodling on pizza boxes, so this shouldn't be much of a stretch.
- There will be less cheese.
And that's about all we got for you for now. Head over to GrubGrade for a slightly longer report.
And you can bet our man John Edwards will be reporting on this as soon as we get any more info.
What do you think, Slice'rs? Can Domino's up its pizza game?
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Tech Savvy: Print from anywhere? No problem!
Hey there, Tech Savvy fans! This week I wanted to briefly share with you something that I had touched on before but have recently started using more — cloud printing.
While it's nothing cutting edge new, there have been some changes recently that have enabled more people to begin using it. It used to be that you could print, without having to attach your computer to the printer itself, as long as your computer and printer shared the same network. Then with advances in wireless products you could print just by being on the same wireless network, i.e. home or work. One area that continued to struggle with remote access printing was mobile. There were some applications that allowed you to save and transfer to a computer to print and some photo printers and cameras built in a service that could communicate directly to a printer, but for regular use of day-to-day items like invoices, orders or just an email with directions, you were out
of luck. You could use a Remote Desktop app to print things from your computer itself but it still didn't solve the problem of printing items from your device itself.
Apps and devices began to make that easier. Developers made apps that would connect to networks and certain devices and you could print directly from a mobile device. Oftentimes, though, you still needed to be on the same wireless network in order to print so it didn't really free you, it just gave you more options of which device you could print with.
One alternative, which has actually been around for a while, is portable printers. Instead of forcing you to be by the printer, some manufacturers brought the printer to you. They typically have USB ports and some of the newer ones have Bluetooth capabilities. That allowed you to connect them, not only to laptops but also to mobile devices that had Bluetooth capability. Businesses that did a lot of work from their car found these useful. They would be able to print an order or invoice at the job site and leave a copy with the customer. In the days before the likes of Square and emailed receipts, this was the only alternative to handwritten forms. Retail sales, pest control businesses and others used this very effectively. The printers themselves were pretty dependable, often running on rechargeable batteries they would last a full day's work. The majority of these printers used thermal paper instead of ink. This kept the printer clean to use and you never had to worry about running out of ink or toner. Thermal paper uses heat to transfer the information onto special paper. There are options of either black and white only or color too. The downside to thermal paper, historically, has been that thermal paper degenerates over time, more rapidly than ink on paper. It also is sensitive to heat (obviously) so you can't leave it next to furnaces or sometimes even in hot cars. It was a better solution but sometimes it didn't work for everyone — those who wanted photo quality were out of luck.
Recently a new option was made available. Thanks to all-things-awesome powerhouse, Google, there is a way you can take advantage of your mobile printing and you don't even need a new printer to do it.
Google's Cloud Print, still in beta, is the latest service from the Internet giant and it is a really neat feature. Basically how it works is you use the Chrome Internet Browser to add your printer, add an app for your mobile device, and you are all set. They actually have two options, including one for Google Cloud Print ready printers. There are a number of models or you can use a printer that is simply attached to your computer. There are three catches that I've found, so far. One, you need to have your computer be able to access the internet. Two, you need to have your computer on. And three, you need to have the Chrome Browser open (I know because I just tested all of those). Now, the easy solution is to set up a computer that is like a workstation, and just leave that on when you are planning on sending material to be printed. This works great in an office setting as there are usually computers on during business hours and they are usually attached to printers.
The Cloud Print service will recognize any printers you have installed on your computer. In my case there is the printer that is in my office and the copier/printer that is on our network. This is great if you are printing multiple types of material — you can send photos to your photo quality printer and recipes to your standard inkjet. You can also use a combination of Cloud ready printers and standard ones and you access them through your print options.
For mobile devices you have some options. You can use the Chrome Browser, for Android or iOS, to print web material or you can download a standalone app to print pictures from your camera roll or other files on your device. For Android there are multiple apps available, some are free and some are paid for. I tried an app called Cloud Print (obvious, right?) for my Android phone and it worked. There is only one app for iOS that I could find that Google listed as compatible — PrintCentral Pro and it was $7.99. There are other numerous apps for Mac and PC and you can use Google's search at m.google.com from any mobile device.
It may not be the perfect solution for everyone but what I love about this function, and ultimately what Google is doing, is that it is one more thing that can be integrated into our smart devices. Using the Cloud is going to be more the norm in the near future and having the ability to use services like this will keep memory free on our devices, give us more options on the go and give us greater freedom than we have ever had from the traditional workstation.
Check it out at www.google.com/cloudprint, there are cool things happening!


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Run Back Chain Brick Rope
Sally is making good progress, stitching the Flotta Chair. This time, before each element, we are looking at new kinds of what essentially are the fundamental running–, chain–, rope– and back–stitches. Also, for the fills, weaving and couching in a number of ways.
So here, two mixes of a sage green and dusty, dijon yellow. Whipped and threaded backstitches for the radiuses; couched lines for the angulars. At the drawing stage, I pay a lot of attention now (in translating the original hand drawings to more 'stable' — for the overstitching) screen drawings) to a muscle memory of each form. This then is a guiding logic to the character of each stitched line and helps us navigate the array of unfamiliar options.
It also gives me a clearer idea of where to stop, in making the artwork.
So, to an extent, each chair is a sampler. On this note, we are preparing a sampler for The Idler Academy. Sally will be running an embroidery workshop; I'm making drawings, to adapt as artwork screened onto linen, for each participant. Returning again to notions of 'kit', Froebel's Gifts and Occupations, Bauhaus preliminary exercises. I like the idea of an underprinted structure that allows for some improvisation, even by the novice. Not sure yet whether this is sufficiently simple and practicable but will try.
4 comments:
- chloefw said...
I have just been looking at the Idler website but cannot see details of this course. I would be very interested in doing it if there are spaces still available. When is it on?
- 17 May 2011 at 02:43
- Peter Nencini said...
Hi Chloe. I'll check with Sally. Will post when the sampler is made, with details.
- 18 May 2011 at 00:51
- silver said...
me too!
i'd like to attend...
- 25 May 2011 at 09:42
- Peter Nencini said...
We're building a Dream Team for this
- 26 May 2011 at 00:52
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A trucker carrying part of a giant crane to a state bridge job had too much weight on his rig and too much alcohol in his system, the state Department of Motor Vehicles said Friday.
DMV personnel at a weigh-in station on Interstate 89 northbound in Colchester said they found the truck had a gross weight of nearly 154,000 pounds when it was permitted for only 148,000. The rig was on its way to a project in which contractors for the state Agency of Transportation are replacing the northbound and southbound bridges on I-89 over the Lamoille River in Milton.
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Any truck weighing more than 80,000 pounds requires a special permit to travel on Vermont's highways. A superload like the one involved in this case required an engineering study to ensure it wouldn't harm the state's infrastructure but didn't have it, officials said.
DMV inspector John Federico said that while speaking with the driver, Richard Charles Thompson, he detected the smell of "intoxicants" on Thompson, the DMV said in a statement.
A preliminary breath test during the Wednesday morning stop found Thompson, of Delaware City, Delaware, had a blood-alcohol count above 0.04, the limit for commercial truck drivers, authorities said. Thompson "advised he had consumed beers the previous evening and stopped drinking at about 2 a.m.," the DMV said.
A later test at the Colchester police station found Thompson below the 0.04 limit, but the DMV said it had "sufficient evidence to relate back impairment during the time of operation."
Thompson faces a civil fine of $784, and the truck's owner, Philadelphia-based Elliott-Lewis Corp., will be fined more than $13,000, the DMV said.
A working phone number could not be found for Thompson in Delaware City.
Elliott-Lewis owner Robert Sautter said Thompson had lost his job as a result of what happened.
"The driver has definitely made some serious mistakes, and he is no longer employed here," Sautter said.
He called the fine for the oversized load "excessive" and said the company probably would appeal it.


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On tonight's show a chance to hear new compositions 2013.6 and When We're Both Cats from young Irish composers Sebastian Adams and Daragh Kearn-Hayes.
These are the result of a six month mentoring project by RTÉ lyric fm Composer in Residence Linda Buckley in association with the Irish Music Rights Association.
On 29th October, the works were work-shopped and recorded by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gavin Maloney.
Bernard Clarke talks to Sebastian and Daragh about the composition process and premieres their music.
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Summer Conferences at New Mexico Tech
by Kathy Hedges and Malcolm Montgomery
SOCORRO, N.M., June 6, 2007 – Over the course of the summer, New Mexico Tech welcomes many groups who come from out of town to hold workshops, have meetings, and conduct many other activities. These groups make use of residence halls and food services that might otherwise be empty and under-used during the summer.
In case you are wandering around campus this summer and thinking "Who ARE those folks," we would like to bring you this brief summary. Further information is available from Malcolm Montgomery, Conference Services, 505-835-5010.
- [PAST] May 25-28: FolkMADs Dance Camp. Albuquerque's Folk Music And Dance Society holds their annual dance camp at the Tech Gym.
- [PAST]May 27-June 30 UNM Anthropology Department Field Course. They are participating in a dig towards Carrizozo.
- [PAST] May 28-June 1, IRIS Consortium Meeting. The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology is a university research consortium dedicated to exploring the Earth's interior through the collection and distribution of seismographic data. New Mexico Tech is a member of the consortium.
- [PAST] June 3-8 Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer Camp.
- [PAST] June 4-7 "From the Ground Up," a mining education program sponsored by the State Mine Inspector's Office.
- [PAST] June 6-9 All-Star Baseball, The New Mexico triple-A North-South all-star base ball practice and game.
- [PAST]June 12, New Mexico Tech Summer Session begins
- [PAST]June 13-16 Duke City Youth Harmony. Youth from throughout New Mexico participate in workshops on barbershop singing, capped off with a performance at Macey Center on Saturday evening.
- [PAST]June 13-July 30. Summer Science Project. Youth from throughout the United States and the world come to Socorro for six weeks to learn physics and astronomy from faculty from universities in the United States.
- [PAST]June 15-17 UNM Guitar Workshop. Includes three classical guitar concerts open to the public
- [PAST]June 20-25 Girl Scout Fairplay. Girl Scouts from throughout New Mexico come to Tech to participate in engineering, mathematics and science learning activities, taught by leading women professors on the Tech campus
- [PAST]June 24-29, NMT Mini-courses. One-week summer courses for high school students interested in studying science in college. Sponsored by the NM Tech Admission Office, 835-5424.
- [PAST]July 19-22, Duke City Chorus Workshop. Barbershop singers gather for a weekend of singing and workshops on barbershop harmony.
- [PAST]July 20-22, Gus Macker Basketball. A 3-on-3 basketball tournament.
- July 29-August 3, New Mexico Property Tax Classes. IAAO Class Tax assessors from counties throughout New Mexico participate in crediting classes sponsored by the State Department of Taxation-Property Tax division.
- August 2-4, International Folk Dance Camp. The Albuquerque-based group Southwest International Folk Dance Institute (SWIFDI) holds this annual camp. This year, the camp features Turkish and Latin dances.
- August 8-16, UTEP Football Summer Camp. UTEP football comes to Socorro! The UTEP Miners come to campus for their summer football camp in preparation for their Fall season.
- August 10-12, New Mexichords Workshop. An accapella men's singing group from Albuquerque come to Tech for workshops.
- August 17, Residence Halls open.
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Saturday, May 06, 2017
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ST LED flicker-reducing HDR sensor patent application US20170118424 "High dynamic range image sensor" by Tarek Lule, Jérôme Chossat, and Benoît Deschamps includes different sized photodiodes, possibly for the next version of their automotive HDR sensor:
Samsung patent application US20170118450 "Low-light image quality enhancement method for image processing device and method of operating image processing system performing the method" by Yong Ju Jung, Kwang Hyuk Bae, Chae Sung Kim, and Joon Seo Yim resolves the tradeoffs between RGB and RWB color patterns - use both and combine their outputs:
Pixart patent application US20170118418 "Dual-aperture ranging system" by Guo-zhen Wang, Yi-lei Chen seems to follow the steps of Dual Aperture startup ideas, just 3 years later:
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- AnonymousMay 6, 2017 at 7:40 PM
Any GS pixel can do this.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 7, 2017 at 11:23 AM
How will you place 2 storage zones within a not too large pixel?ReplyDelete
For such sensor, you need to be 3.5um or below, for a decent resolution/size, and it would be a very difficult challenge.
What is the pixel size?
The pixel pattern looks very similar to Fujifilm SuperCCD SR II and EXR, just applied to CMOS in stead of CCD. I dont understand how such a small difference can be patentable?ReplyDelete
Also, I dont understand why they make such a complicated structure on silion when HDR can be done with alternating sizes of the microlenses in stead. Applicable to any piece of imaging sensor silicon.
- AnonymousMay 7, 2017 at 2:13 PM
It's because of simultaneously flicker free and hdr, so far not gsReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 8, 2017 at 12:24 AM
I'm confused by the pixel structure, are there 3 storage nodes? MEM_S, MEM_M and FD, and 2 photodiodes PPD_1 and PPD_2?ReplyDelete
Also what's the purpose of TX_L?


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Houston Metro is Houston's transit system. The Houston Metro API allows developers to access and integrate the information and data about Houston Metro routes with other applications and to create new applications. Some example API methods include retrieving lists of routes, listing route directions, and retrieving transit stops and timetables.


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2014 Kia Cadenza Premium Sedan: Detroit Auto Show
- Based on the Hyundai Azera, the 2014 Cadenza sedan takes Kia to the brink of the luxury segment.
- Power comes from Hyundai's 3.3-liter V6, rated here at 293 horsepower.
- The Cadenza's relatively restrained styling is aimed at an older, more affluent buyer.
Here's what we're pondering today at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show:
Is America ready for a $35,000-plus Kia?
Although pricing for the all-new 2014 Kia Cadenza sedan hasn't been announced, it's a safe bet that Kia's new flagship will be priced similarly to the Hyundai Azera sedan on which it's based. And if you load up a 2013 Azera with options, it comes in at over $37,000.
You do the math.
But here's the thing: skeptics have been raising this objection to every new Kia product for the past five years. Every time, Kia has proven them wrong. Most notably, the midsize Optima has been a smash hit, swiping market share from Japanese stalwarts and moonlighting as NBA star Blake Griffin's personal ride in Kia commercials.
So there's good reason to assume that the 2014 Cadenza will be Kia's latest success story, and a glance at the product sheet supports this assumption. The Cadenza will feature the Azera's 3.3-liter V6, which cranks out a healthy 293 horsepower. The sole trim level offers standard features like an 8-inch touch-screen, UVO voice-command functionality, and a 550-watt Infinity audio system. Leather upholstery, Bluetooth, and dual-zone automatic climate control are also standard, as is keyless entry with push-button ignition.
And that's just for starters. The two available option groups add real luxuries like adaptive cruise control, xenon headlamps, a full-length panoramic sunroof, Nappa leather trim, and a 7-inch TFT LCD instrument cluster. With features like these, the Cadenza might even steal some sales from entry-level luxury cars like the Lexus ES350.
The view from outside is somewhat less exciting, as the Cadenza's sheet metal has been toned down relative to that of the aggressively sporty Optima. But we suspect that's precisely the point. Whereas Optima buyers are often younger and more style-conscious, the Cadenza is aimed at older, more affluent buyers who might prefer to blend in with the crowd.
As usual, we'll reserve judgment till we've had a chance to drive Kia's latest, but the Korean upstart appears to have another hit on its hands. Look for the Cadenza at your local Kia dealer in the second quarter of 2013.
What it means to you
If you're shopping for a large, luxurious sedan in the $30,000-$40,000 price range, the 2014 Kia Cadenza is shaping up to be a must-drive.
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Family members of detainees gather at immigration facility
Family members and supporters gathered outside the privately-run Tacoma Northwest Detention Center which houses U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees. A group of detainees are on the fifth day of a hunger strike.
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Considering he's admittedly a fan of the Falcons (at least 14 games per season), Panthers quarterback Cam Newton had to notice the contract fellow quarterback Matt Ryan signed yesterday.
But noticing was about the extent of his reaction.
"I didn't think anything," Newton said Friday, via Joe Person of the Charlotte Observer. "Good for him, but nothing more than that.
"The only thing that's on my mind right now is a three-letter word. I think y'all know what that three-letter word is."
Assuming he meant W-I-N, that's where his focus should be at the moment.
After Sam Bradford killed the golden goose for No. 1 overall quarterbacks with the last big pre-lockout contract, Newton had to settle for a four-year, $22 million deal, and now has to wait. He can't even negotiate an extension until after this season (his third), and the Panthers have another year and an option year left (at which point they could always franchise him a time or two, if need be).
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The Better the Property Photos, the Higher the Sale Price
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine
So it looks like you better invest in a digital SLR camera or find a professional photographer to make your new best friend, at least if you want to sell a home for more money, according to a new study by Redfin, a Seattle-based real estate brokerage.
Digital SLR cameras are professional-grade cameras with detachable lenses and that tend to have more manual settings, which often help you capture higher quality photos than its cheaper point-and-shoot rival.
Redfin found in an analysis of more than 100,000 listings in the Boston metro area and Long Island, N.Y., that homes with professional photographs sold anywhere between $934 to $116,076 more than those shot from cheaper, point-and-shoot cameras. That's probably enough to start making you feel a little insecure about your photographs if you're not using a professional or a high-end camera.
What's more, homes with professional photographs were found, on average, to be viewed 61 percent more online than others in that price range shot with a lower-end camera. The listings that used digital SLR cameras also commanded a 47 percent higher asking price per square foot, according to the Redfin analysis.
Digital SLR cameras, however, were only found to increase the likelihood of a sale for listings $300,000 and above. In other words, buyers don't seem to judge a house by its photos as much for homes under $300,000.
Digital SLR cameras don't appear to be too popular in the real estate market, even when shooting luxury listings. Eighty percent of the listing analyzed were shot with a point-and-shoot camera; only 15 percent of the listings used a digital SLR camera.
What's most surprising, only about half of the listings in the $1 million-plus range were shot using a professional SLR camera, nearly split with low-end camera usage in that price range.
Realtor Magazine will be hosting a webinar at 3 p.m. EST on Nov. 18 on photography, "Capture Your Listings Through a Lens." You'll learn best practices in real estate photography, what capabilities you want in a camera, and how to digitally edit photographs. Register here.
What do you think — does it take a high-end camera or professional photographer to sell a house for higher dollar? Or do you think a point-and-shoot camera can do the job? Some real estate professionals are even using the camera on their phone to capture images of their listings for their marketing, according to the study. What do you use for your listings?
I have seen real estate agents use a variety of tools to take house photos. I've used my iPhone camera and gotten really nice photos when the lighting is right. Definitely a high-end camera or a professional photographer is going to get better photos but I don't think it's always necessary. I am really interested to know more about the study. Yes, maybe these homes sold for more money but did these companies have a higher marketing budget for these homes? I certainly agree that good photos are key I just think this study may not take other factors into account.
What I do find inexcusable is taking poor photos. For instance when I used to work in TV production we were always discouraged from taking photos of bathrooms with the toilet seat up. It looks a lot better down:)
I think it's more a matter of the skill and care of the photographer than the camera.
A "point & shoot" camera can still take better photos than many I have seen on the MLS. The photographer needs learn to use the settings to get the best lighting, have a wide angle lens, and a good eye for the layout and subject matter. Using some photo-editing software to re-size, correct the lighting, and crop will also help a lot. This takes some practice, but you don't need to be a graphic designer with a $5,000 camera to make a good impression with the photos.
Taking care of the details, like picking up the dog food bowl from the kitchen floor, moving the excess magazines off the living room table, and clearing the clutter off the home office desk go a long way to making the photos more attractive. There is no excuse for bad photos!
Great article. Proves my philosophy that making your listing show better than the competition and marketing it professionally pays off.
The study on results of higher prices for homes with higher end cameras seems perfectly logical to me. I find that making my listings as attractive as possible (including using a new digital SLR $1,000 camera with a $1,000 wide angle lens) along with a good eye, photo editing, furniture placement, staging, and so on, definitely helps me sell for top dollar and quickly.
The natural response of most agents is to make excuses for not properly investing in marketing their listings because it comes out of their own pocket. The old saying that we stick a sign in the yard, ask for price reductions, and show up for closing to get a fat check is a well earned reputation. Take a look at some of the photos and property descriptions on most listings and ask yourself if you would pay that agent $15,000 or more to sell your home.
I am appalled that REALTOR magazine is sponsoring information and calling it a "Scientific Study" that is done by a reduced commission agency. What are we paying our dues for? For the NAR to promote the demise of full service marketing agents??????
I use Obeo for just about all listings. I am amazed at some photos on listings. Horrible. Pictures of a corner of the room, a toilet, dining room table. Now more than ever professional photos pay off and my clients pay for it up front and I will reimburse if they sell the home with me. You can't pay for them up front with sellers switching realtors because the overpriced house with outdated kitchen didn't sell!! haha This is not a huge cost ranging anywhere from $90-200. I also get reports and other tools with each order. I also do the domain name to guide people to the tour for $20.00. ex. http://www.3DoverLane.com or http://www.164CedarCt.com.
Well Joan Van der Veen, a little defensive are we? As a realtor and as someone who used to work in advertising and media, it blows me away, how some agents do not do these things. Good photography is the cornerstone and the foundation of the home marketing program. Frankly, I would much rather go to a discount brokerage who does things right than a full service, full cost agency, that pulls out their flip phones/camera. Seriously.
So many photos do not include any landscaping. So what if you block a small corner of the house with a healthy plant well balanced in your photo.
Here in Steamboat Springs, CO to get things to actually grow & thrive is a big deal
There is something alive here! (besides mold).
I use a professional photographer for every listing, he happens to be my son. Not only does he have professional grade equipment, he has the education and experience to have an "eye" for what works, especially perspective, color, and lighting. We work as a team to make sure the pictures are what we want the house to project as its' best features. He eliminates shadows and dark spots and glare. I eliminate clutter, and show him what we need to display. We don't show off personal property of the owner, such as a close up of nice furniture or a craft project on the wall, and we don't show pets, people, toys or unmade beds. We try to include all rooms, but display them at their best. And we show no fuzzy or upside down or irrelevant pictures.
A customer just asked me to retake her home's photos. Her home is a little dark and my upscale digital camera's photos were good, but not good enough. I agreed and a pro is coming next week
We know right away when our photos aren't the best and we should call in a pro. If we can take our own photos, I say 'great'! I'm all about saving marketing money, but our job is to make the property as appealing as possible so it will sell NOW. So, get the very best photos and lots of them.
I think there might be something missing from this "study" … how many agents do you think would bring in a professional photographer to take photos of a house that is, dark, dated and dirty? My guess is NOT many! Perhaps the reason for the higher sale price has less to do with the quality of the camera and more to do with quality of the staging/preparation of the home for sale.
I have many personal examples that bear out the findings of this study. We have taken houses that have been on the market for up to 2 years. Do a light staging and take professional photos and have a contract within a few weeks and often a few days. At list or very near list price.
Properly staged, properly photographed homes bring shoppers through the door.
I use a Sony DSC "Point – Shoot" Mounted On A Vertical Stick, Then Generate My Virtual Tours With iMovie On My iMac…. Results Are Great…
I make it a requirement that my sellers invest in professional photography. It by far one of the best investments they can make when they decide it's time for the home to go on the market. With more than 90% of all home buyers starting their search online (and thousands to choose from) excellent photographs grab their attention. Your listings stand out and the get more traffic, therefore offering a stronger chance of selling at the best price!
Recently the choice to go with a pro landed my client's home on the front cover of a large publication that goes out to more than 60,000 people in the Wilmington, NC area (and they didn't have to pay to be on the cover) all because the photos were so impressive.
It pays to go pro!
We ran a bit of a test, we have over 11 shooters, we sent them to the same property to see how they styled the room……move furniture etc.
We then asked our major clients which they liked and why, from this and other feedback we built a model for the shooters to follow.It is amazing the difference that can be made to the look of a house by moving the furniture around.
Definitely use professionals good pics will get more people through, and a better price for your vendor, which is what its about.
We use a formula for shooting bracketing , then highly skilled retouch manipulate the numerous exposure to make it look amazing.
Sure you can go the cheap way, do yourself a big favour, read up on advertising and marketing, the extra few dollars will get you the extra people through and a better price.
I am a real estate agent on Cape Cod. I agree with this study, and have been working hard to improve my photography skills. I do my own pictures because I want to show a lot of pictures and I find that it is often necessary to reshoot pictures as the seasons change and as the owners make changes to their house. Often they want to get on the market right away and will do the easy staging recommendations but don't want to wait until they have completed more dificult changes.
I use a DSLR, wide angle and telephot lenses, tripod, external lights, and Photshop Elements and some add-on filters. I also make extensive use of PowerPoint and Excel and screen capture tools. Moving into HD Video next year. I also create single house web sites for each listings–and typicall Google searches for the house address gets a #1 – #5 hit. These web sites include a Virtual Tour, but also much more. For and example: http://www.294BayView.com. (Note, property is temporarily withdrawn.) Or Google: "294 Bay View"
While great pictures are a key part of great marketing, and staging is also a key factor, PRICE remains the main driver of time to sell. No amount of great marketing can overcome a "make me move" price that is way to high.
I love my little Sony point-&-shoot camera but my Nikon D-200 absolutely smokes it! Add to it the ability to go HDR or Exposutre Fusion and I would never think to use my Sony to shoot a house. With the increasing trend of buyers doing their own initial searches on the web, it is more important that ever to have outstanding photos that tweak the viewers interest and makes him want to come into your site to learn more.
Now video is also becoming more and more important to reinforce the still photography!
I am definetly seeing the benefit of using better images. More views online lead to more leads. However, it is a skill that isnot going to come overnight. You really need to work at it. Invest in quality equipment, the time to get get the right shots by having the property ready to photograph, and also the post processing work is important. It requires thinking and creativity. I think photography is a skill that can be an asset to an agent. As an agent if you are not willing to take the time, then hire a professional. Also having great images can have a huge impact on listing presentations.
There are some great websites like http://www.photographyforrealestate.com that have been super helpful to me.
I would like to add that it is not just the camera (point and shoot or a dslr) but knowing how to use the camera is essential. If you take bad photos with an inexpensive camera, there is no guarantee that the photos will automatically be better with a higher quality camera – especially with architectural photography!
I've been looking for some research along this line. GREAT! Thanks Redfin.com!
For quite some time now, I have believed that good pictures sell a house faster. Buyers are more knowledgeable now and know how to search for homes. They do their homework before they call me to show them property.
If by chance, I get a buyer who relies solely on me to select property to show, I do my homework. If I see a negative in a picture that I don't like or if I don't like the house in the pictures, I don't add it in the line up of homes to show.
Now as for taking pictures, I do have an expensive camera but I don't think you have to have the most expensive to take good pictures. It is important to have the correct lighting. A dark picture is as bad as no picture at all.
Finally, I much prefer to take pictures of a very clean, organized, de-cluttered home. I don't like the shampoo bottles sitting all over the tub and shower or magnets on the fridge… It helps alot if your seller cooperates. I prefer to take pics when noone is at home. I feel more comfortable about moving some minor negatives out of the way and then putting them back in place. 🙂 I almost refuse to post pictures with anything negative in view. For that reason, I take approx. 100 pics of every property. I include pics zooming in on the beautiful wood flooring etc… I take pictures of the community clubhouse and swimming pool, any lakes (zooming in on the ducks swimming in the water), etc…
Good pictures sell a home and I don't care what price range it's in. That's my experience! Of course your seller has to cooperate. And they don't always.
It still baffles me how most brokers will have a professional photographer shoot the photos for their agents profile picture, but drop the ball on photos of their listings. I'm looking at offices in my area showing homes in the 700K to 1M+ range where the photos are horrible. When these brokers are approached, they say they're happy with who they have doing the photos. Either the broker is blind, cheap or his nephew needs something to do. If I was looking to buy a home in the above price range, I wouldn't be to impressed with a photo of a vase on an end table against a wall.
I agree whole-heartedly with the general consensus that better photos result in higher sales prices. The thought is, 1)this home needs exposure to be sold 2)the better photos will get Buyer's attention 3)The Buyer will perceive a better value because of the better photos 4) The Buyer will chose a home they can see themselves in and have pride in.
Listing associates and brokers who establish a pattern of producing high quality marketing with professional looking photography will attract high quality Sellers who want to list their homes with that level of service. Their goal is to get it sold, at the highest possible price in the shortest amount of time.
Good article
I was a professional photographer long before I became a licensed realtor and of course I think all listings should have professional photography.
But I also know that investing in a professional quality setup is not the answer by itself. Just because I own a tool belt and some cool power tools doesn't qualify me to be a finished carpenter.
Check out the Before and After shot with the view thru the window in my blog. The shot on the left is what a typical digital SLR will produce and the shot on the right is what a professional can produce thru proper lighting and better than average editing skills.
I agree quality photography makes a home stand out. As a semi pro-photographer, I think back o the day I got a DSLR camera and the huge jump in the quality of my photos. I would love to use a point and click but its just not the same and we use it a a selling point to list with us.
I read this article when it was first posted, and I agreed strongly with it. Since then, I've had a chance to step into the arena. In fact, last week I worked with a real estate agent, taking shots of his property using my DSLR and off-camera strobes to control the lighting; simultaneously, he took the same shots with his DSLR (only, shooting in Full Auto mode). Afterward we compared our images, and he was astounded at how superior mine were.
It's not only important to use a good camera, but it is essential to control the light and balance the light flowing in windows with the indoor light. This actually does a better job of representing what our eye sees when looking at a property. Even the best DSLR is still incapable of capturing the image that will capture your client; it takes a skilled photographer who knows how to layer in light to show potential buyers what there is to see when they visit the property!
I am amazed how many bad photos there are online to promote listings. The real estate industry is selling people's most valuable assets. That means as a real estate agent you are marketing these properties. Marketing 101 says the quickest and most successful sale is a combination of location, price, packaging (condition & showcasing) and promotion (includes photography). When selling a property the real estate professional has no control over the location, but has control over the other 3 factors. I observe that the majority of the listings is marketed purely on price rather than seeing these factors being related to each other. With over 94% of buyers looking online first to decide whether they want to visit a property, it is critical to have the photographs stand out from the competition to draw the traffic into your listing. This is where staging a property and the photos make the big different. It all starts with the first impression.
I was surprised reading through all the prior comments that the focus was on the camera being used. Give the same camera to a good professional and a non-professional photographer and have them take photos of the same room – there will be a big difference in the quality of the photos. Professional photographers know what angle to take the photo from to avoid awkward distortions, they know how to bring mood into a photograph, they have additional lighting equipment, they have in depth knowledge of different photographic techniques such as HDR photography to ensure even lighting, they know about the perfect composition of the photo, and know how to make after-shot corrections if needed. Unless you are a real estate agent who has invested in equipment, is really deeply involved with photography and has learned about and practiced these techniques for quite some time, the photos of a good professional photographer will always be superior and worth every penny in promoting the most valuable asset of your client – regardless of the price point of the property.
Further to consider – a photo can only get as good as what is in front of the camera. Before taking the photos a property should be staged to showcase the property in its' best light.
I'm curious, the Realtors that do pay for professional photographers, what are you paying, versus what are you getting? Unfortunately, for most professional architectural and interior photographers, getting $50 an image, or $200 for "unlimited shots" of an entire average home, simply isn't worth taking the lens cap off for. Travel and shooting and importing and editing and delivering can add up to enough work that the average retail clerk makes more per hour than we would.
Our investment in technology and software (totalling tens of thousands of dollars), our initial education and ongoing professional development, and business necessities like general liability insurance (who knocked over the homeowners priceless vase while staging?) make it a losing proposition to take jobs priced as low as I've heard offered by some realtors.
I'm not complaining – I'm trying to understand within what market strata do photographers and realtors best complement each others professional services. I'd honestly like to know, what price do the high end realtors out there feel is appropriate for a truly professional photographer (not just shot with a $1000 "professional" SLR) and what difference has it made in your listings.
I agree with everything in this article. I would also recommend that a thorough exterior cleaning makes a great first impression. One commonly overlooked aspect is a dirty or stained roof. A simple roof cleaning pays dividends when it comes to the quick sale of your clients property.
Although I would almost always agree that you should have great professional looking pictures of your listings, there are exceptions, such as when the property looks like crap and there is no amount of staging that will make it look good.
Thanks for finally writing about > The Better the Property Photos,
the Higher the Sale Price < Loved it!
I recently sold an acreage that was absolutely gorgeous and was exactly what my clients were looking for. However, we almost avoided even seeing this property because of the pictures the realtor had posted on the MLS. They were horrible with dark shadows which made it look like the home was a fixer upper, when i fact it was in great condition. Pro pictures are the only way to go.
Using professional photography to sell a particular home is less than half of the equation. When a seller asks you (the agent), "Why should I list with you?" You can show them an example of your high standard of marketing. It's much easier to collect up all of the sales awards if you have all of the listings.
Just to add a service for you to keep an eye out for those of you in Santa Fe, NM:
The studies show a house may sell for 10% more, if the house is well photographed. If you're looking for good photographer in New Mexico, I recommend Santa Fe Real Estate Photographer. Very high quality and prices are reasonable. Virtual tours too. The company is relatively new, and has introductory rates at $175/house for this summer.
Yes, I totally agree with you. Great pictures are the key points to attract potential customers. However, nothing is perfect. No matter how good your camera is, it still has some tiny mistakes. Therefore, post processing is still necessary. From that, I think if you can't afford it, it is fine to use your own camera, then just make use of editing
Interior photographer an video are the future of the real estate purchase.
The photographs really do make a difference! The images for houses at The Rise in Calgary really are super high quality and helps make the house sell faster definitely. Their photographer is great and very skilled too!
#1. I am a photographer. Let me get that out of the way so you know where my loyalties lie!
#2. I know more than a few realtors, so I do have sympathies in that direction.
That being said…yes, DSLRs DO take awesome pictures, in the hands of someone that knows how to use it AND has some skill with post-processing (essentially the digital version of a darkroom). But if you are new to the realty game, can you really dedicate a good amount of money towards this?
Not all the time. Now, look at your phone. Most of us want the latest & greatest phone, which means you are probably holding a very adept CAMERA in your hand. How do you learn how to take the correct pictures from the right angles? Classes online are inexpensive, and YouTube tutorials are free! Add in a free editing tool (Snapseed) or even get Adobe Lightroom (VERY POWERFUL editing!) for $10 a month, and the starting realtor or 'flipper' won't need to hire me.
Of course, once you get established, you can farm this out to a local real estate photographer…but I know that the new kids can't really afford the money that a professional photographer asks for.
Of course, this is just my 2 cents.


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It will be hosted by the Best New Restaurant in The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide - Porteno in Surry Hills.
The chefs hail from a range of culinary backgrounds.
Chase Lovecky, 25, moved to Sydney from the US to join the Momofuku Seiobo team as sous chef in 2011. He previously worked in New York, spending a year at Jean Georges. ''I really like veg-based cooking - working with Ben [Greeno, head chef] has opened my eyes to the different ways you can use vegetables,'' he said.
Nick Gardener, 24, grew up cooking in the kitchen with his father. He has been sous chef at Tetsuya's since October. ''I've really been enjoying fine dining and using concentrated flavours and serving them in small, neat packages,'' he says.
Laura Baratto has been sous chef at Chiswick in Woollahra since it opened in March. The 23-year-old said it was a nice surprise to be included in the line-up.
Oli Hassig will have a home town advantage on the night as he is already well acquainted with Porteno's kitchen. The 22-year-old, who moved to Australia from the Philippines six years ago, has been part of the restaurant's team since July.
The youngest of the chefs, 21-year-old Michael West, worked at the Four in Hand before moving across to work at Colin Fassnidge's second restaurant, 4 Fourteen, in May. Pastry chef Julie Niland, who has worked at Rockpool, Marque and Sixpenny, makes up the group.


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The WWD GAMES Arcade is now running on the current release version [2.0.RC3]. It seems most functions are working, but there are probably a few more settings to be made to clean up some small issues. We have multiple "Arcade" Menu selections. They all do the same thing. Arcade Challenge has been added/integrated into the Arcade. Flash is supported correctly.
Please report any issues so that I can check and set as needed. If everything is stable, then we can look at adding new games. Chery will take care of that function.


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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Recap & What's been happening
It been almost 1 month since the end of the SLAM and I am back in the full swing of regular life. On my way back to our place after just finishing Wasatch in my deep fatigue when asked what's next I said, "I am retired". For the first time after the conclusion of a big event I couldn't think of anything I wanted to do with running, I was content with retirement. However I knew within 4 short days of being home in Portland I would be boarding another plane with Stacey and crew for her race, AC100M. My duties for her event were to be main crew person and if I was up for it I would also pace her from mile 55 to 62. She didn't have a pacer from 62-75 which are much more critical miles so I said I would give it a try and the worst thing that could happen is she would leave me in the dust. Thinking that would be a great mental boost for her to say she had dropped her pacer I was eager to help her out. For the first 7 miles of my pacing duties I felt great but for the last 8 I could feel my legs and was thinking about all the Last Great Racers who where out on the challenging AC100 course just one week after the gruelling Wasatch, WOW. I honestly don't know if I could have done it, a big congratulations to all that did. Darin paced Stacey for the last 25 miles and he wrote about it on his blog.
For finishing the SLAM we received this really neat eagle trophy, a shirt and a small pin. There were 11 people who made it through all four races but only two woman. I was pretty pumped to be done and the memories I have are so cool. For the last month I have been reminiscing about the entire process and all the good laughs we all had. It was a ton of work but really wasn't that hard. I think once I had made the commitment to see it through in the best form I could it was a done deal. I went into the SLAM with a very specific plan on how I would approach all the races and for the most part I executed it exactly. There were things that came up along the way that changed but all for the better and I think I gave it my best effort. I learned a ton along the way about myself, my friends and just basic life stuff. Nothing earth shattering and not everything I learned was new; some of the things just affirmed what I had already thought but I took away some new lessons.
My SLAM plan was to train like crazy for WS100M as if it was the only race I was going to run all year and run that race as hard as I could. Once WS100M was over I planned to recover nicely and putz through Vermont 100M, using all the allowed time if necessary in order to save myself for Leadville. I wanted to go under 25 hours at Leadville because I knew I had a shot and I was planning on acclimating as much as I could. I know I don't do well at altitude and I knew I couldn't run well there without spending the time acclimating. I also knew I wouldn't be doing this every summer so I wanted to take full advantage of the opportunity. After Leadville I planned to just get through Wasatch. I knew the Wasatch course well and I also knew I would have 3 100M races on my legs so if I needed the 36 hours I was going to take it.
Everything was in place, I trained very hard for WS100M and I thought I had a really good chance of going under 23 hours there. Unfortunately the day did not go well from mile 30-72 and I battled stomach issues like never before. I did not take enough salt, in fact I took none, not unusual for me but with the increased intensity I was running and the fact that I don't like raspberry G2O cost me. I was lucky enough to get sick at mile 72 and release the beach ball in my stomach. From 72-100 I ran well enough to get under 24. My SLAM plan was not on course but since my WS100M performance was weak I recovered very fast. As Vermont approached I felt a ton of apprehension since I have never run a 100M race back to back and it was a fast course. I knew I could get under 30 hours but I felt the uneasiness of the unknowing. I had no big plans for Vermont except to soak up the environment and enjoy the day which meant my crew got a break from my normal craziness. The day turned out to be amazing and I slowed myself down all day wondering when the big truck was going to hit me. Walking on purpose to save myself from the unknown doom that I was sure was just around the corner was a very new move for me. I talked to the horseback riders, I goofed around in the aid stations and to top it off I refused to run for last 5 miles! I told Stacey I was saving myself for Leadville :). I was just thrilled to be under 24 hours and to do 21:36 was unbelievable. More perplexing was how good I felt as if I hadn't run any races before Vermont, even better was how fast I bounced back.
I was so stoked about Leadville and now that Vermont was over and I survived it eased my apprehension. I had more confidence about my 25 hour goal. Leadville went just as planned and I got under 25 hours but felt like I was running against the clock all day! With only 2 weeks at 10,000 feet the race I had was the best I could have done, I don't feel like I left anything on the trail. The lessons of the prior two hundreds were so valuable and all of the highs and lows of WS100M and Vermont100M were felt during Leadville. Since I ran Leadville with so much focus and effort I thought my recovery would be very slow and with Wasatch only 3 weeks away I was concerned about how hard race day might be. Fortunately I recovered even fast after Leadville than I did after WS and Vermont, all very surprising but welcomed.
Since Wasatch was the last one I had nothing to loose....leave it all on the trail. I chose to run the race without my heart rate monitor to police my effort. I figured the worst thing that could happen is I have to slow down and take more time. As the race unfolded I felt better and better. Again the lessons learned from the prior races came in to play from solving poor digestion to dealing with fatigued muscles.
I think the strategy I had going into the SLAM was a good one. The plan to run hard at two events and get through the other two gave me focus but also a release. Focus for two big events and just fun and easiness for the others. I believe there was an unconscious aspect that held me back on all the races that did not exist at Wasatch. Being in the moment at each event I would not have said this but now, after Wasatch I know there was always a little voice in my head saying, "your not done yet, don't blow it". Would I have done it differently, NO! The plan gave me better results than I could have ever dreamed up.
As I mentioned above I learned a few things this summer. First and foremost my family and friends gave and gave unselfishly all summer with nothing but huge smiles and lots of warmth. They were so amazing, pacing, traveling, laminating pace charts, preparing race foods, cleaning up after me, taking care of Alex, getting directions, bringing me things I forgot, checking on me while I was away, motivating me....the list just goes on and on. All summer I felt very lucky and blessed to be friends with such great people. I learned that these people are unique and special and I hope I am just as good to them.
Many people do the SLAM and everyone does it differently but for me to attempt this was a big deal. I have worked hard in the last 3 years to improve my running times and learn how to run a 100 race well but in reality I am just an average person and running 4 100 races in 12 weeks was huge for me and my family. Planning was a big deal figuring out how to continue to function as a family and still do this. I was reminded how communicating and planning can make or break a goal when it involves so many other people. Bill and I sat down months before WS to map out the whole SLAM and that was so valuable. When the time came calendars with trips and plans were guiding us to the next stop with no hiccups or surprises. All of this in turn gave me the opportunity to visualize what the summer would be like. Since I had no idea how my body would respond I prepared for the worst. I had time to think about recovery and what that would like, what would I eat and what things could I do to speed my recovery. I was lucky that Stacey is LMT so she would massage my legs right after my runs and then again the next day which made a huge difference. I took lots of immune booster vitamins, drank a ton of water, took a few ice baths, got 3 pedicures and tried to get a ton of sleep. Planning gave me the freedom to focus and enjoy the adventure...there is nothing like it :).
I felt like I got stronger with each race and who knows if I was getting physically stronger or simply mentally tougher. I definitely think I am physically stronger but the mental aspect of my races got much more of a workout. I have always considered myself somewhat mentally tough but I have my moments and can be very much a wimp. After WS100M I learned more about fueling than I could have imagined but more than that I learned the power of being in the moment. Taking stock in what is going on in my race at that very moment, not thinking so far ahead. Being mindful of how my body was responding to what I was putting in and the subsequent energy high and lows. I got to practice what it was like to run in pain. I thought I knew how to deal with discomfort but now I really know...Wasatch taught me that but because of my other races I had better coping skills. I learned how to shut out the noise in my head that is not useful and focus more internally on what's happening. With races being so close together I got to practice everything I did poorly in the prior races while it was still fresh in my mind. I can honestly say I don't think I repeated any of my mistakes because they were so fresh and I was mindful of them. In the past I think I have been pretty good at learning from my mistakes but this was rapid fire learning and generally when things are really fresh you don't forget :).
The biggest lesson I learned from the SLAM was the value of recovery. I have recovery runs and days off planned during training but not enough. I obviously perform better with more recovery because that's all I did this summer.....race & recover. I had no idea how fatigued I really was during training but with so much forced recovery I was itching to run. I couldn't wait to get back out there and milked all the running I was able to do in between events. There was no dragging my behind out the door and no lack luster workouts because I was so rested. Now the challenge will be to remember this lesson when it comes time to train again and I have to say this will be very hard for me.:).
For the last month I have been doing just a bit of running and a lot of weight training. With 8 weeks out of the weight room I was feeling nervous about getting back into it, sort of starting from scratch. I have lost a lot of muscle mass in my upper body but that might have been a good thing for my running. I think I lost a total of 4 pounds over the summer and I suspect half of it was muscle mass. Since I have been back the biggest weakness I noticed was my lower abdominals and back! They are really weak but the funny thing is I thought they were weak before....well now they are really weak! I have been running about 5 days a week but nothing very taxing, lots of runs with friends just chatting and getting caught up. I am going to the gorge on Monday's and it's nice to be back. Trisha and I went for a 2 hour run up Angels Rest and around. I have also been doing 1 hour on the treadmill on a random hill setting and that has been fun.
Next year.......I sent in my application for WS100M and Micheal told me I have a problem :). He means this in a good way. I can't seem to let that race go and move on :). I think it's because I don't feel like I have never run it very well and once I get the feeling I had a good day there I will move on. As all of you know the chances of getting in are slim so I have lots of other things looming in my brain.
2 comments:
- olga said...
This was great recap, and I am glad I clicked on it this morning. Hopefully, I'll be thinking about it in the next couple of days, on unmarked cow paths and through the snow:) I'd like to begin at least mental rest soon too!
Thanks again for taking us long the way. See you at the Gorge some day this winter, and good luck with the lottery - I have a problem too:)
- September 27, 2007 at 6:45 AM
- Jon said...
I salute the Rooster! Your race strategy seems almost golden for any future hopeful of a Grand Slam finish (or at the very least, learning the value of recovery between tough races in a short time).
Good luck with the WS2008 lottery!
- September 28, 2007 at 8:23 PM
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The St. Louis Rams had a season-high eight sacks and forced a fumble by quarterback Colin Kaepernick at the goal line with two seconds remaining, preserving a 13-10 victory against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on Sunday.
Facing third-and-goal from the Rams' 1, Kaepernick kept the ball on a quarterback sneak, but he fumbled, and the Rams recovered in the end zone.
Defensive end Robert Quinn had two of the Rams' season-high eight sacks, six of which came in the first half.
The 49ers (4-4) lost their second straight game and fell three games behind...


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I've blogged a lot about things writers can do to promote their books.
Here are some things they shouldn't do, both on the self-promotion front and in service of their careers.
Don't be pushy. Ever. It's about what you have to offer, not what you have to sell. Your main goal in self-promotion should be finding and meeting people who are looking for your type of book.
Don't be self-absorbed. If all you talk about is you, people will tune you out. A conversation isn't a monologue. Give and take should be part of all human interaction. No one wants to listen to you toot your own horn.
Don't be boring. Unfortunately, boring people never think they're boring. Short of videotaping yourself to see how you act, try taking your cues from the people you interact with. Do they seem into you, or anxious to escape? The better you can read your audience, the better you'll do.
Don't feel entitled. Yeah, you work hard. Good for you. That doesn't mean you deserve to be published, or you somehow earned your success. You got lucky. Feeling like the world owes you, or acting like God's Gift, is a sure way to annoy potential fans.
Don't be ungrateful. Being thankful, gracious, and helpful goes a long way. Don't bite the hand that feeds. Your fans, and anyone who helps you on your journey, deserve your attention and praise. Give freely of your time.
Don't be bitter. Yes, you got screwed. We all get screwed sometimes. Complain to your mom and a few close friends, but let the public always see you as successful.
Don't be defensive. There will be critics. There will be suggestions. There will even be people pissed at you. Don't take any of it personally, and diffuse the situation by listening to them and thanking them for their time. Once you put up your dukes, its hard to put them down again.
Don't be needy. Sure, you want to be read. Yes, you want your time in the spotlight. But fishing for compliments and begging for scraps are pathetic and embarrassing. Act confident at all times.
Don't be unprepared. You're a professional. There's no excuse for not giving 100% in everything you do that's related to your profession.
Did I miss anything?
Monday, March 10, 2008
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