“I took my marathon out too slow”. “I took the 1st half of my marathon out too slow”. “I ran the first half of my marathon too slow”. These phrases have never been spoken on the internet.

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I ran 9 miles today with the first 5 at slow pace, then 2.5 hard miles, then easier mile to total 9. A coach had noted that data in earlier runs had showed deterioration of around 11% per doubling of…

This post from Bike Radar provides good information on the power reduction associated with triathlon gear relative to a road bike/helmet. While power requirements are less in an aero position, I wonder about how much power you can generate relative…

Good video on proper running form: Learn to Run Barefoot with Lee Saxby and Terra Plana from GTB Goodtruebeautiful GmbH on Vimeo. ;

from Max Jones: http://www.valleystriders.org.uk/calcmar1.htm The par time is 2 hours plus your age in minutes, plus another 10% if you are female.  (2:48) This will be achieved, after a year or so of effective training, if, in the last 13 weeks…

http://fellrnr.com/wiki/Garmin_Foot_Pod_Calibration#Installation So far my Newton Running shoes came in at 985 while my New Balance MInimus Trail MT10’s seem to be 1005.    

Import of Garmin 910xt GPS data slows over time as .FIT files accumulate on your machine.   If you archive the older ones by moving them to a separate directory, import works much better. https://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?caseId=%7B6e1aa610-6d25-11dc-6782-000000000000%7D

Over the past several months I’ve gotten back into an exercise routine and have been catching up on all the new gadgets and training theories.   I wanted a place to capture things as I learned them so created a…