Gadgets

I was reading the other night that the most efficient running style is associated with exactly 180 strides per minute. Apparently, almost all athletes run at this cadence regardless of distance and therefore speed. The faster runners just take longer strides. Anyway, I thought I better check it out. So on this mornings run...
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My last speed and distance watch, the Polar RS200SD was beginning to get a bit tatty, so I took the opportunity to try out the latest thing in sports watches – the Garmin Forerunner 305. The forerunner is a massive wrist computer, no chance of wearing it as a day long watch, which is...
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I’ve got a couple of new gadgets recently: a Dell Axim 51v PDA and a sweet dinky Sony Vaio TX. Both are titchy, all singing all dancing computers and both have wireless LAN functionality. Now I didn’t think this was going to be so much use but when I got home I discovered that...
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I still have the ongoing problem with the intermittent response from both the speed and the cadence sensor. As my new bike is turning up next week I need to get it sorted out as a matter of urgency. I don’t want anything to get in the way of some serious training so I...
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After about 2 weeks of playing with the new toy the speed function failed, I removed the sensors and remounted but regardless of position I couldn’t get the function to return. As it was failing it would work off and on so on download it appeared I had been stop starting constantly. The cadence...
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I promised to show you a few snaps from the Nokia 5140 after I’ve downloaded the days commute:
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Here’s an example screen shot from the polar precision performance software that comes bundled with the S725. Quite why I need precision performance when I’m only commuting to work. mmmmmm I think I like to waste money.
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I’ve just downloaded the polar link for cycling gadget/accessory thing for my mobile phone. Yes of course its another ridiculously unecessary item of gadgetry! Anyway, its amazingly easy to download files from the Polar 725 watch – much easier than to the pc and it shows a useful summary and graphic file of the...
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A good day was heralded by the arrival of a new toy – the Polar S725 heart rate monitor cum cycle wonder computer. One of my more unnecessary purchases to date but surely it ranks amongst the most exciting. I’ve read a few reviews that suggest the polar S725 and S720 are rather traumatic...
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