Posts Tagged ‘ GPS ’

pure Originally uploaded by warriorwomen. Running is normally considered the minimalist sport, much favoured by purists who just like to pop on a pair of shoes and head out of the door to freedom. I somehow manage to thwart this image and see a necessity in spending the best part of a months salary...
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It feels like I’m back on form again now, after a very poor start to the month I managed a 24k week which feels great. I took the forerunner out on a little treat this morning with the aim of finding a new route, I’ve started to feel a bit guilty about recording the...
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Despite about 3 months of excuses and general complaining, both OGB and myself managed to get ourselves to the start line of the Nike 10k Runlondon event. I can’t say we were overly happy – we still maintained an air of cynicism which acted as a cover for our fear but we were clearly...
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I’ve had a really odd couple of weeks, the new job has kicked in and its been so varied I just don’t seem to be able to get back into a proper running routine. In fact I can’t get into any kind of routine. My first run after the hotel break felt great –...
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It was a tough psychological run this morning. I took the new route around both the Chiswick and Hammersmith Bridges and I’ve displayed the MotionBased viewport below. It turns out to be an almost perfect 10k route, but its hard on the mind. I’m dreading starting my marathon training when I’ll have to face...
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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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Well I’ve had a couple of fun weekends with Stumpy, trying to find reasonable off road routes to go mountain biking in London. I’ve added a few GPS routes to the main site: 1. Mountain biking in Richmond Park and Wimbledon Common. 2. Long trek: Richmond, Hampton Court, Chessington and Epsom Here is a...
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