Your early morning training readiness check with an HRV tool like ithlete just got a whole lot more interesting for analysis. With a paid-for ithlete pro account (trial available) you can link to Garmin Connect. ithlete pulls out your in-exercise HRV data. More info from ithlete: <here> Although I’ve not had a look and play…
A couple of days ago I got a press release from the STRYD company who are releasing a new Stryd device (officially announced today 24Aug). Rather than the original HRM version (STRYD Pioneer) this one is a tiny wearable power meter that clips on your shoe and introduces some new efficiency/form metrics which, possibly, might…
It looks like Suunto (Amer Sports) have been spending quite a few R&D dollars recently. We’ve just heard that there will be a second Suunto SPARTAN, this time a more sporty one (Suunto SPARTAN SPORT in 4 colours). Of specific note in the press release is that there are plans to have on-wrist HR by…
As half-expected, Suunto’s new Spartan ULTRA is not the end of the story. But rather the start of the new generation of Suunto watches. Suunto today announced the Spartan SPORT model (optical HR to follow). The clue is in the name: SPORT The specifications are still a bit thin on the ground but, as reported in…
Running travelogue of Anna Frost’s trip to Papua New Guinea (below). Part of the Salomon Running TV – Season 05. This first episode is ‘Paradise Lost’ where she has that perennial problem of regaining her running mojo. Been there. (Mojo regaining, not Papua NG)
Shimano have just announced the latest road groupset – SORA R3000. It’s aimed at sports/fitness cyclists and benefits from nice aesthetics and good durability according to the press release. It’s a 9-SPEED. The 11-34T cassette combined with either a 50-34T or 50-39-30T crankset at the front should give you enough steep hill and high speed options.
Some great images here from Dave (2015 V50 Fell Running Champ, no less). Have a click through to his site.
Shimano sponsor many of the top teams most notably: BMC Racing Team, FDJ, Giant-Alpecin, ORICA-GreenEDGE, Team LottoNL-Jumbo and Trek Factory Racing. They’ve just announced a further 2 year extension to their sponsorship of Team Sky through to the 2017 season. Their name rings a bell from somewhere? Ah yes Chris Froome at the 2015 TdF.…
TomTom have updated their running/triathlon watches – the cardio and non-cardio versions adding a music option to an updated watch with fitness tracking. Edit: 1 minute review (here), detailed hands-on review (here) It seems also that multisport functionality is also included in this watch, perhaps suggesting that separating out running and triathlon into two different watches…
The race to get a place in both IRONMAN® 70.3 Staffordshire and IRONMAN® 70.3 UK 2016 is set to get under way at 1pm today, Wednesday 12th August. Following the huge success of this year’s inaugural IRONMAN® 70.3 Staffordshire and the iconic IRONMAN® 70.3 UK, organisers are expecting that athletes will need to be quick…
A great day at the office for Gossage and McNamee. Champions. All the plans for super hydration and cooling strategies seem to have been in vain in the super cold weather. That’s possibly why Lucy had some PB efforts in there? Either the weather or the training at any rate!! Bizarrely the awful conditions seem…
This is it! All of you who have entered will of course know what you are about to embark on – good luck. The Ironman events fill up very quickly and you can’t help but wonder if there will be even more new venues next year to keep this global phenomenon growing ever upwards. Not…
Here we go. swim tracking on your withings. We appreciate your patience. We’ve heard your requests. And we’re OVERJOYED to announce swim tracking is here. pic.twitter.com/Mok3wr1o8m — Withings (@Withings) July 7, 2015
It’s getting slightly ridiculous (in a nice way). Garmin seem to be announcing new products and/or new developments every month. July is no exception. Last month we had the baby Edges now we have a proper link up with Strava, SMART bike lighting and a super new Edge 520. This must be exciting times for…
The Garmin Edge 520 has been announced today and will ship in the coming months. I wanted to be cynical about the new Edge for some reason. Perhaps it’s the British sense of wanting an underdog to win instead of Garmin. However the product looks so good it would be childish to put down what…
Google today announce a Health Tracking Band. As much as I love Google, the one released image seems to lack the immediacy of an imminent launch. Don’t get me wrong it looks fairly nice. Made all the more unfortunate with Samsung’s SIMBAND announcement today of the successor to the maligned Samsung Gear Fit (which I…
Latest scientific tests from Valencell show that the Apple Watch (Review) has further problems Apple Watch failed to deliver accurate heart rate readings when users engaged in interval training And that’s in addition to the tattoo issue as well as the inadequate battery life. ————Valencell Press Release Verbatim ——————————————— RALEIGH, N.C., June 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Valencell,…
Original Source: runningwritings.com When a distance runner begins to struggle early on in workouts and races, suffers from excessive fatigue, and often feels there’s no “gas in the tank” in the final half of hard efforts, iron deficiency anemia should be one of the first problems to rule out. Having adequate iron stores is essential…
Last call for the final remaining places If you’re looking for a goal for 2015 then there’s no better opportunity to join the GR100 for a place into the sold out IRONMAN® 70.3 Staffordshire, in support of the join Gordon Ramsay Foundation. Gordon Ramsay is looking for 100 strong willed, dedicated and passionate individuals, hungry…
