Race report: Wimpole Half Marathon

Well that’s another half marathon done bringing my total so far to six. When I started running back in April 2013 I did so under sufferance with a view to surviving at 10km run for charity and fully expected to quit once that was out of the way.  Somewhere between …

Testing: cool functions on the TomTom Runner Cardio

There are a couple of really cool concepts on the TomTom Runner Cardio watch (excluding the über-coolness of having it measure your heart rate through your wrist) and although I have had a couple of issues while testing these out they are definitely worth a mention. First up is the …

Testing: TomTom MySports

This is a bit of a mini-rant post typed in grumpedness…. Grrr the TomTom MySports connect software is annoying! Because I have synced my phone with my watch to get instant stats view I lost the opportunity to get a file export in order to upload elsewhere for comparative studies. …

Testing: TomTom Runner Cardio – a quick glance

I am currently playing with a new toy thanks to The Running Bug, who are letting me test one of the new TomTom Runner Cardio watches.  Rather than rely on a chest strap to measure your heart-rate, this watch measures it through your wrist.  Having recently suffered a bit of …

Correcting Faults: Review of a UK based Snowboard Performance Course

Since having had my week of tuition out in Laax I’ve been trying to keep the momentum going not only by riding a smuch as I can but also taking up any opportunity I can to get some additional coaching/tuition.  I had my first taste of this back in the …