Garmin Fenix 5 : What is Firstbeat Training Effect 2.0 and Training Status – impact on XERT or GoMore?

Garmin’s Fenix 5 advertises the use of Training Effect 2.0 and will also be including a…

Firstbeat Athlete – A Sad Goodbye

I’ve used Firstbeat’s ATHLETE product for quite a while. It was officially unsupported nearly a year…

old post: Garmin Forerunner 630 / 635 – *PRE-RELEASE* thoughts, opinion, comment and predictions

Edit: Please note that this was written months before the actual release of the product in…

Review: Garmin HRM-TRI

The Garmin HRM-TRI is a waterproof, ANT+, chest strap specifically designed for recording HR for the top-end…

4iiii Viiiiva V100 Bridging Dual-Band Heart Rate Monitor Review

Readers of this blog will recognise my unhealthy interest in heart rate monitors, noting my rising…

Suunto Ambit3 Software Update 2.0

This is a good move forwards for Suunto. Now we are talking. Recovery status – great.…

Garmin Forerunner 930XT / 935XT For 2016 – (Written Pre-735XT, pre Fenix 5)

      This post has now been significantly updated, revised and improved. The new location is…

Samsung Gear Fit review – a sporty perspective

The Samsung Gear Fit is the fitness variant of the Gear fit introduced in early 2014.…

adidas miCoach Smart Run Optical HR and GPS Running Watch Review

The Smart Run watch from adidas is a serious bit of running kit. I’ll obviously be…

microsoft band announces STRAVA Integration

I’m in the late stages of my Microsoft Band release and was bemoaning the lack of…

Suunto Ambit3 * RUN * Imminent Release ?

There have been rumours of the latest variation of the Ambit3, the ‘run’-only version, since the…

Garmin 920XT: Display Power Tip: Getting Power Data Without A Power Meter

You have a Garmin 920XT or maybe you’ve seen my review of the Garmin 920XT and…

Firstbeat Athlete – Software mini-review

This product is now discontinued. It still works though. See comments at the end. This is…

Garmin 920XT/620/Fenix Recovery advisor: what is the warm-up readiness.

The warmup readiness check is displayed 12 minutes (on the 920XT) into an exercise. Usually you…

Should I train today? How to decide? using Firstbeat + Sporttracks + BIOFORCEHRV Garmin 920XT

This morning, when faced with the decision of “Should I train? or not” I have several…

Garmin 920XT – Backing Up Data To A PC Folder / Cache

Garmin’s data strategy is to get data from your device to Garmin Connect. For the 920XT…

2014: || Garmin 920XT Forerunner || – Early thoughts for a review & upgrade from the 910XT

The 920XT is now more generally available in the UK as the pre-Xmas orders are fulfilled.…

Garmin 920XT FENIX3 – Turn on HRV – Same for Forerunner 620, 735XT, 630, 930XT, 935, Fenix 5, 5x, 5s Fenix 3 – even Edge 820! 1030, 1010 1000

Configuring the 920XT and a Garmin Forerunner 920XT Review.