Ok, Ok , WAHOO have messed up by not calling it the CLMB. But the BLT/BOLT jokes probably put that line of jokery to bed a few months ago. The CLIMB is a small, missing part in the overall SMART TRAINER experience. In a nutshell: the CLIMB lifts the front of the bike up or down…
Injinji Running Socks – Performance 2.0 and the Vuelio Blog Premier League I’ve entered the Premier League of blogs as well as buying a new and exciting pair of Injinji Running socks to prevent blisters. Yes it’s official, the5krunner.com has finally hit the top 50 endurance sport blogs in SW London. Fame at last. I…
Author: Tom Marshall, Founder of Ride Skincare A disclosure first, as the founder of Ride Skincare, I am writing this in the hope you might buy some of our products. My main aim, however, is that you become more aware of the dangers posed by the sun whilst running and feel encouraged to protect…
I was recently and kindly sent the new SPORT UTILITY PACK by the inventor, Richard. I don’t really carry bags/pack when running, although I frequently do carry larger hydration packs (eg CAMELBAK) on longer trail rides. What took my interest was the mini-hydration and general ‘utility’ nature of the product for sport (hence the name…
I just had an email from Kinematix saying they are closing up shop with the insole-based running gait coaching tool. Surprising in some ways and not so surprising in others Surprising: Fairly sound offering overall App did genuinely seem to adapt its recommendations as you progressed The sole is a good place to measure detailed…
The new clip on running dynamics pod is available in Q2.2017 and will come in at around £60/$70. Features: small, light, auto on/off, 360 hour battery life, transmits 6x running dynamics metrics ie Cadence; Ground contact time balance; Stride length (Source: Garmin.com 29March2017. Me: How?); Vertical oscillation; Vertical ratio; and Ground contact time. The old…
A new, more accurate Garmin RUNNING DYNAMICS *IS* due soon. Let’s explore what else MIGHT be built around that.
That’s 5k running socks and not £5k (£5,000) for a pair of socks. Still £30 is a fair old investment in a pair of compression socks for veino recovery…or something similarly named like that. It’s amazing how we will spend so much money on a gadget that may do so little. Or it might do…
I like the OOFOS Recovery Sandals. “How are they marketed as ‘Recovery Footwear’?” you ask. I suppose professional athletes would lie in bed for many hours to recover. Most of us don’t have that luxury with our regular lives. So these sandals are designed to minimise impact for us throughout the post-race day. You can…
Just popped the newly arrived Kinematix TUNE running analysis insoles into my Waverider 19s and off I went for a post Pruride-100 recovery run. For those of us used to the Garmin Running Dynamics, this time we have some more interesting metrics from a new product. The stats in the image are probably not too…
but … it’s only a HRM. Bear with me though, I’ll try and make it interesting. But. I re-iterate. It is only a HRM. So this is labelled as a Polar H7i (released as H10). Thank you @lustyd for the original detective work. However the H7i is already included in some Polar H7 manuals on Polar’s…
Having not cycled for a couple of weeks I was getting withdrawal symptoms and I also had a new toy to play with. Well I’ve had it for a few weeks. Some form of exercise was probably also de rigeur (what’s the English for that?) for getting rid of my marathon legs. It’s the MOXY…
The BSX Insight device measures muscle oxygenation through Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy and, amongst other things, has a crack at estimating your Lactate Threshold Heart Rates. This post is initially heavy on unboxing, contents, setting up and a few thoughts on some of my first uses of it. Essentially it will provide a reference link for…
I had planned to write something a bit more in-depth about the BSX Insight’s approach to estimating your threshold efforts. However it was so straightforward that it just merits a quick nod in the right direction. Before I start though here are three things to bear in mind. It seems pretty accurate based on ONE TEST…
Above are my power outputs whilst running the North London Half Marathon (HM) at the weekend. This HM is a hilly one (elevation also shown above) and so presumably the ideal place to use a power-running device like STRYD. I’m not sure how hilly it is in the grand scheme of hilly HMs but, for me,…
The GoMore Stamina sensor is a Bluetooth heart rate monitor device that pairs with an iOS 8+ or Android 4.4+ smartphone app. The app purports to tell you how much stamina you have left – it helps you pace yourself. During exercise it gives you 3 key bits of information: percent stamina remaining; percent aerobic energy remaining; and…
This image was from last night’s ‘fun’ run. What you are looking at is power, HR and muscle oxygen (SmO2) – from running. Not the most promising of graphs admittedly! Purpose: I’m tapering, the taper requires a few short HM paced intervals. Also I am testing out weird combinations of kit. Just because they were there to…
Sleep time is the time when your body adapts to your hard exercise sessions earlier in the day. You quantify your time-in-zone when exercising why not your time-in-adaptation? Some might argue that adaptation is more important. You might not do it, I suppose, because the technology is generally pretty inadequate at present. I saw 3…
Latest news from Garmin is their release of the runner’s digi-sling. This hi-tec gadget minimises wind drag over the runner with MITI Dimple Dry Aero Fabric whilst simultaneously holding the Garmin Running Watch (Forerunner compatible) in the optimal viewing position for the runner. The white glove has a built in movement sensor that enables the runner…
I started off a couple of years ago with the intention to record ‘every heartbeat’ that I do in exercise. Not because I like collecting things but rather to get a more holistic view of the Training Load (TL) of my triathlon efforts. With a better view of my training load I could, for example,…
