If you were Mr STRYD, “Where would you take the product next?” As we know, STRYD (the running power/effort meter) started off as a chest strap and, after a redesign, ended up as the current solution which is a single-sided footpod. Personally I was quite anti- that move at first. It was very convenient for me to…
A mate has invited me on a 22 mile run next week. Oh dear. I don’t think I’ve ever run that far. That got me thinking about my newfound injury-freeness. I probably haven’t changed my technique/strength that much over the last year or so despite a few tweaks probably keeping the dreaded injuries at bay.…
A new, more accurate Garmin RUNNING DYNAMICS *IS* due soon. Let’s explore what else MIGHT be built around that.
First Impressions 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…
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…
Some of you will be data-driven athletes. You will use your historic or live data to actively work on areas of improvement. This is GREAT. And you should continue with that approach if you want to. There might be a danger, however, in becoming the data-laden athlete. You can guess what that means easily enough: so…
I’ve enjoyed 2016 and I hope you all have too. The overarching stand-out theme for me for 2016 was “Stuff is starting to look good”: Garmin, Polar, Suunto and many others have produced some really pretty bits of kit. My product highlight of the year has to be the Suunto SPARTAN. I fully appreciate…