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Arun Gupta is a technology enthusiast, a passionate runner, and a community guy who works for Sun Microsystems.

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Sunday May 06, 2007

JavaOne 2007 Backstage

I'm involved with a general session keynote demo during JavaOne 2007 (again!). There is a big (dedicated) crew involved to ensure smooth operation of the keynote. As a normal attendee, you don't get to go backstage. Neither you get to see/meet the folks who help in making sure demos are loaded on the correct machine, slide transitions are making flow, mic is plugged and working and lots and lots of other details. But here are pictures of backstage and some of the folks who make it happen.

These pictures were taken during a certain time of the day and so I must have missed other key persons. These pictures seem to show them relaxed but it's a different equation on the day of event. You may never see these guys when the session is in progress but they make it happen. Thanks a lot to all of them!

If you happen to bump into any of them, say thank you!

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Week 12 Mileage - JavaOne Adrenaline

Mon: Rest
Tue: 8.5 miles
Wed: 7 miles
Thu: Rest
Fri: 5 miles
Sat: 9 miles
Sun: Rest

It must be JavaOne Adrenaline. I improved my PR on Rancho yesterday, going up 47:24 (10 secs better) and a total timing of 1:17:05 (2 min 5 secs better).

Here are the good reads of this time ...

Trail Racing 101 - Good read to get familiar with trail running. South Bay trails are tempting and I'll try them after JavaOne gets over.
The 20 Best Weight-Loss Foods - How runners can loose pounds by altering their diet ?
Desktop Dining - The keys to eating right when you are eating on the job
Pikes Peak Marathon - Average grade of 11% and even then the race was sold out in 23 hours. Read more here.
Spring Trail Shoe Guide - I've put almost 500 miles on my Nike Pegasus and finally bought a new pair over the weekend. Highly recommended.

See you all @ JavaOne next week. And because I'm going to be there the whole week, I'll be not be running and hopefully that will charge me up for a 15 miler next weekend