MIO Alpha 2 Review – Optical Heart Rate Monitor with Watch Display

MIO first came to more widespread prominence with their MIO Link optical wrist band. The Link…

KIQPLAN – Your First 5K – an app review

I was asked to review the KIQPLAN app “Your first 5k”. KIQPLAN make several apps that…

The effect of temperature on running – adidas Climachill

Well, the season for moaning about how cold it is is over and it will soon…

Running Mystery? What is ZOI?

Strange orange pods have been appearing on shoes all over Scandinavia. What is Zoi? Is Zoi a…

La Sportiva BUSHIDO TrailShoe / Mountain Shoes Review

I’ve had the La Sportiva BUSHIDO trail / mountain running shoes for a while now. They are…

Salomon city trail :: urban city-parkrun type thing after work

One of my greatest claims to sporting fame is winning a free pair of socks. So…

How was your weekend running and training?

How was your weekend of training fun? Any new niggles or PBs? the5krunnertfk is the founder…

HR + Power Training Zone Calculator SPREADSHEET – Running, Cycling, Swimming, Triathlon

Here is a rough and ready spreadsheet for working out your HR Zones based on simple…

Interesting TomTom Infographic

the5krunnertfk is the founder and author of the5krunner, an independent endurance sports technology publication. With 20…

Garmin 920XT 620 Interpreting Running Dynamics Data

You can see the above info on the Garmin website and in some versions of the…

Running Toe Protectors, Ultimate Performance, Silicon

Ultimate Performance Running Toe Protectors These running toe protectors are made from SILICON by the company “Ultimate…

RUNTEQ ZOI IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER – RUNNING ANALYSIS TOOL

Exciting times in the 5k running world, well in the running world I guess. Here is…

The free parkrun 5k training plan

This is the free parkrun 5k training plan to get those times falling even more. Page…

Pre-Run Glute Activation

Here are 3 great activation exercises to quickly do before a training run. If you can’t…