Monthly Archives: November 2012

Estimating Marathon time

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

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Garmin foot pad calibration

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.    

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Garmin import issues

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

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Welcome to Athlete Technology

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

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