Polar’s Unite Fitness Watch: Hands-on Details and First Run
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/polars-fitness-details.htmlIt’s also where you can dive into the settings and pair your phone, sensors, and change things like how it displays certain details such as distance or the time of day. … I’d have expected/hoped that Polar would use blended accelerometer-based speed with GPS speed to smooth that out, but that didn’t seem to be the case here.
The 2018 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/10/2018-swim-bike-run-gear-i-use.htmlAero Helmet: Giro Advantage 2 Helmet – I haven't bought a new aero helmet in a long time, as most of the European races I've done have been draft-legal and Olympic distance, so they're less of a concern here. … Goggles: Speedo Vanquisher: For the most part, it’s whatever I haven’t lost recently.
Fitbit Surge In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/01/fitbit-surge-review.htmlThe Fitbit Surge continues with the same functionality found in all other Fitbit models as far as step, distance and general calorie tracking throughout the day. … There appears to be almost no satellite caching, with only the slightest of speed increases if I start exactly in the same spot as my previous run – but even that was often questionable.
Garmin Forerunner 410 In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/01/garmin-forerunner-410-in-depth-review.htmlTypically I’ve found that this completes and finds its space friends in as little at 10-15 seconds for places you’ve been to frequently, or up to a minute if you’ve travelled a great distance. … You can select three different speeds – Slow, Medium and Fast, as well as simply ‘Off’.
Polar RCX3 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/04/polar-rcx3-in-depth-review.htmlThis allows you to measure speed/distance on the bike without the GPS sensor. … Then we have the cycling speed sensor, which is included in the RCX3 Bike package.
Garmin Forerunner 630 In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/garmin-forerunner-630-depth-review.htmlAs you run the unit will use GPS for pace and distance. … It allows you to compare power meters/trainers, heart rate, cadence, speed/pace, GPS tracks and plenty more.
Suunto Ambit2 R In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/03/suunto-ambit2r-review.htmlFastest satellite acquisition ever after such a long distance away from last turn-on (12hr flight from Europe). … In doing so it will greatly speed up acquisition of satellites while standing outside.
A Paris night run from Notre Dame
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/05/paris-night-run-from-notre-dame.htmlYou can see it in the below photo out in the distance:… We were going about the same speed, roughly 10MPH.
The 2019 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/07/2019-swim-bike.htmlAero Helmet: Giro Advantage 2 Helmet – I haven't bought a new aero helmet in a long time, as most of the European races I've done have been draft-legal and Olympic distance, so they're less of a concern here. … Goggles: Speedo Vanquisher: For the most part, it’s whatever I haven’t lost recently.
The 2015 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/05/2015-swimbikerun-gear.htmlWhen indoors I connect it to a standard Garmin ANT+ footpod for accurate pace/distance (currently I have the Suunto ANT+ pod, but any of them will do, whatever is cheapest that day). … Goggles: Speedo Vanquisher: For the most part, it’s whatever I haven’t lost recently.
Hands on with Wahoo Fitness TICKR, TICKR RUN, and TICKR X
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/01/wahoo-fitness-tickr.htmlIf you look at how Garmin does it, they only show Running Dynamics metrics charted against time/distance – and while you can start to correlate that yourself, the below chart against pace makes it really clear that pace tends to be the main component in shifts within running economy metrics. … The first two (TICKR & TICKR RUN) are scheduled to be available around March.
The Girl’s 2012 swim/bike/run gear I use list
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/09/the-girls-2012-swimbikerun-gear-i-use.htmlThe 2XU Tri top has gone the distance! It has a built in sports bra and has two small pockets on back for nutrition. … Drills - Pool buoy: FINIS Foam Pull Buoy- Since I do not have as much “body” to float, I found that the speedo pull buoy that Ray and my coach use was a little over kill for me, so I scaled down to this “Junior” pull buoy and love it.
The Girl’s 2013 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/girls-swimbikerun-list.htmlThe 2XU Tri top has gone the distance! It has a built in sports bra and has two small pockets on back for nutrition. … Drills - Pool buoy: FINIS Foam Pull Buoy- Since I do not have as much “body” to float, I found that the speedo pull buoy that Ray and my coach use was a little over kill for me, so I scaled down to this “Junior” pull buoy and love it.
Garmin Forerunner 310XT In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2009/09/garmin-forerunner-310xt-in-depth-review.htmlFor example – say you set the pace for 8:00/mile – and then you go off and run two miles at an 8:10/mile pace (thus a time of 16:20 instead of 16:00), it will now show you as 20 seconds behind the little man, as well as how far behind you are (by distance). … As you start running you’ll notice that the displayed pace starts to reduce down to your actual speed.
The Girl’s 2015 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/05/girls-swimbikerun-gear-list.htmlThe 2XU Tri top has gone the distance! It has a built in sports bra and has two small pockets on back for nutrition. … Drills - Pull Buoy: FINIS Foam Pull Buoy- Since I do not have as much “body” to float, I found that the speedo pull buoy that Ray and my coach use was a little over kill for me, so I scaled down to this “Junior” pull buoy and love it.
Garmin Fenix 5/5S/5X In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/03/garmin-fenix5-5s-review.htmlBelow you can see the level of detail I get about each one (one going to dinner, one going from dinner), which is simply just the distance and start times (5:50PM vs 8:50PM). … For example, you’d get pace in running versus speed.
Apple Watch Series 2 and Nike+ Edition: Sport & Fitness In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/02/series2-edition-review.htmlThese settings include goals – distance, time, or calories. … Yet, if I use that device with Live Track enabled, it somehow blocks the Apple Watch Series 2 GPS from functioning (it’ll give zero distance and speed readouts).
First Look at Garmin’s new Fenix2 Multisport & Triathlon Watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/02/garmin-multisport-triathlon.htmlFirst off, unlike the Garmin Swim, you can’t do Drill Mode, which allowed you to set distances for sections where you were doing drills (such as kickboard) that didn’t give any useful data. … Thus I don’t want you to think my time with it has been perfect, but I’ve been impressed with the speed to fix the outstanding issues, and in the grand scheme of things – how few issues there are compared to other products I’ve tested at this stage.
Polar V800 Multisport GPS Watch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/06/polar-v800-depth-review.htmlIf you don’t, it’ll take much longer and you won’t get accurate data (distance/pace/etc…). … Again, a footpod is NOT required to get speed/distance/pace while outdoors (that’ll come from GPS).
Timex Ironman GPS Global Trainer In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/08/timex-ironman-gps-global-trainer-in.htmlPerformance mode has five screens (called views) that you can customize with up to four data fields you’d like to display – such as ‘Time’, ‘Distance’, ‘Speed’, etc… I’ll talk more about that later on in the software configuration piece. … While running, once a lap has been triggered, it will automatically display summary information for that lap, such as heart rate, pace and speed.
Garmin Forerunner 735XT In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/06/garmin-forerunner-735xt-review.htmlHowever, in my testing I found some ways to get around that for those pushing the limits of the battery capacity for a full iron-distance race. … It’s just that now you get speed instead of pace.
The Girl’s 2018 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/10/the-girls-2018-swim-bike-run-gear-i-use-list.htmlI have found these shorts to be the best all-around shorts for both long distance and track workouts. … Goggles – The last pair I had, according to Amazon purchase history, are these Speedo Woman's Vanquisher Mirrored googles.
Technogym MyRun Treadmill In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/10/technogym-treadmill-review.htmlIf you’re a rather fast runner that’s specifically training for shorter distances (e.g., 400m races), then it might not be enough for what you need. … From a speed/specs standpoint, the treadmill goes up to a max speed of 12.5MPH/20.0KPH (4:48/mile or 3:00/KM).
Garmin Vivoactive HR In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/05/garmin-vivoactivehr-review.htmlThat also shows you distance walked and floors climbed. … The unit can also pair to ANT+ Speed & Cadence sensors.
Garmin Fenix In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/10/garmin-fenix-in-depth-review.htmlTime, distance, lap time, etc… It’s not a heavily running focused watch in that it doesn’t have features like Virtual Pacer or intervals or workouts. … One thing you’ll want to do though is switch the profile over to Cycling, so that it shows speeds in MPH (or Kilometers per hour).
