Wiggle’s sale has just moved towards winter-focussed items ahead of Black Friday. There are still some decent clearance deals on whole bikes, otherwise, you are looking at 10-20% off. There are a LOT of sale items but it’s all WARM, REFLECTIVE and RUN stuff. These discounts should work in addition to any gold/platinum membership discount…
Wiggle’s Garmin new Edge cashback offer was announced a few days ago and there’s more info here. Today’s headline ‘interesting thing’ is 25% off PowerTapP2 pedals. 25% Off P2 HERE 🇬🇧 | 🇪🇺 There are a LOT of sale items but it’s basically all KIT: CLOTHING and SHOES.. These discounts should work in addition to…
Wiggle’s RUN sale has just started and some proper brands like ASICS, ADIDAS, HOKA, NIKE, UNDER ARMOUR and REEBOK are included, where are discounts typically of 25-30% but sometimes going up to 60% for clearance lines with limited stock. There are a LOT of sale items but it’s basically all CLOTHING and SHOES.. These…
Wiggle’s WHEEL sale has just started and some proper brands like ZIPP, MAVIC, SHIMANO and EASTON are included, where are discounts typically of 20-30% but sometimes going up to 50% for clearance lines with limited stock. Many wheels and all kinds of tri kit are on sale ranging from bike frames to swimskins and…
Wiggle’s bike sale, where there were savings of up to £500, is coming to an end (link below) and we are now entering Wiggle’s *NEW* TRIATHLON sale, where discounts are typically 20-30% but sometimes going up to 70% for clearance lines with limited stock. There are also some 50% run clearance deals. All kinds of…
There’s a cool 20% off the running coach SHFT. It’s a dual-footpod based system to gather your gait metrics and present findings back in real-time via their app. The main differentiator of SHFT is that it coaches you and tells you what to do about problems it identifies in your running technique. Code: THE5KRUNNER20 RRP:…
The release of a power-free STRYD, called STRYD Live (effectively STRYD Light) intentionally coincided with the announcement from Zwift that their running platform is open for free access throughout 2018. OPINION: STRYD Live. The Zwift Run announcement leads nicely into the $100 STRYD Live footpod. DCR says the price should be c$50 (which is coincidentally…
In conjunction with Zwift’s new free access, the running power meter brand Stryd has announced a partnership with the online platform and is now offering a simplified version of their popular Bluetooth Smart footpod. For half of the price of their power-based platform (which is also Zwift-compatible), the Stryd Live complements the new…
This year on September 30th there is the ÖTILLÖ Swimrun World Series 1000 Lakes in Sweden. How cool does this look? Or scary, I suppose, depending on how good a swimmer you are. Despite not especially liking cycling in the rain I don’t mind getting wet when I run and I’ve even got…
I started leafing through coach Jim Vance’s book “Run with Power” a couple of months ago and never quite found the time to settle down to read it all through properly. I seem to spend WAY more time writing than reading and finding a couple of free hours is always tricky with ‘the day job’.…
This weekend, Run or Dye returns to Penshurst Place, bringing thousands of people to take part in the world’s most colourful 5k to the iconic venue. The stunning 14th century estate will host a storm of coloured dye inspired by the ancient Hindu festival of Holi. This year, the original 5k route is one of…
Q: Do you have high goals? Q: Are you trying to qualify for an event or place high at a certain race? Perhaps you simply want to run a faster time than you’ve run before. The higher you set your goals and the better you become, the more commitment you’ll need to reach your next…
Many of us predicted last year that 2017 would be a good year for STRYD as Running With Power gains more mass acceptance. That seems to be coming true.
This Polar H10 Review looks in detail at the new functionalities introduced into Polar’s flagship heart rate monitor/chest strap. Polar H10 Review Polar’s H7 has been superceded by a newer and better chest-strap heart rate monitor (HRM), the Polar H10. I’m going to assume, as I would do with a Garmin or Suunto chest…
I incorrectly thought that to get your body from A to B required the same amount of energy whether you walked or ran. That’s not quite true. Well, it’s not true. More correctly if you RUN AT ANY SPEED from A to B then you will use up roughly the same amount of calories. Walking…
Triathlon gear to make us better, faster, stronger and prettier (well the first 3) in 2017
My initial view of SHFT was that it looked to have well-made hardware pods with a fairly comprehensive, ‘proper’ run coaching app. Proper in the sense that it gives ‘instant’, personalised, actionable, corrective, audible feedback on your running form. Some of its competitors promise the same, yet do not convincingly deliver. SHFT also looks to…
SHFT is a digital running coach capturing lots of gait metrics from two pods and providing coached feedback. I’ve had SHFT since last week and will be looking into SHFT over some more runs in the coming few weeks after which I will produce a review. Of particular interest are the metrics it captures, which include…
One of my LEAST favourite things is slipping on my ‘special’ TKMAX running socks. They are 100% sock but also 100% man-made fibre. Sweaty and horrible after about 12 minutes. I have a really nice popped blister on the end of one of my toes. I digress from the subject of the photo. I went…
Another day, another test on the new Polar M600. Despite a relatively nice day outside I settled down to watch the newish ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ movie…on the bike, in the shed. It was either that or the ‘Unbearable Lightness of Being’ but I thought I just might understand the former and could pedal a bit…
