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World Marathon Majors…

July 2, 2019July 7, 2019 epate Leave a comment Biking, Tech, Training

by bicycle… in my house… That’s right, in my house. It’s unlikely that I’ll ever run a single marathon, much less the six Abbott World Marathon Majors spread across 4 countries. And although I could certainly cycle those 6 iconic routes, that’s not likely to happen, either. That’s where Rouvy comes in. As I near […]

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Garmin Sleep Tracking

July 2, 2019July 2, 2019 epate Leave a comment Tech

Over on the Garmin sub-reddit (/r/Garmin), whenever someone asks about the sleep monitoring of their new device, invariably someone will respond with something like “Garmin’s sleep tracking is crap” or “it’s not nearly as good as my Fitbit was”. All I can say is, it works pretty well for me. The two images shown below […]

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Breaking News!

April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 epate Leave a comment Running, Tech

Devices designed to simply count steps can be very inaccurate at estimating distance. This has to be one of the most ridiculous “studies” on fitness tech that I’ve ever seen. And did somebody really have to run 37 miles to determine that a Garmin vivosmart 4 is not a particular good choice for marathon training?

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Garmin CIQ App: Race Screen

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 epate Leave a comment Running, Tech

If you race anything longer than 5K’s, you’ve invariably noticed that your GPS distance rarely matches up with the mile markers stationed along the course. We all accept the inherent error with GPS distance, but when it gets large enough to throw off your pacing, it gets a bit frustrating. Enter Race Screen to the […]

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Likes & Dislikes: Zwift on AppleTV 4K

March 15, 2019July 5, 2019 epate Leave a comment Biking, Gear Reviews, Likes & Dislikes, Running, Tech

As usual, this is not a review or recommendation. It’s simply an ongoing list of the features and capabilities that I like and dislike about using Zwift on an Apple TV 4K. Your mileage may vary… What I Like… Price: You simply can’t find a more cost-effective platform for running Zwift Setup. With the exception […]

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