With the TreadTracker being discontinued, it was a pleasant surprise to hear that North Pole Engineering was releasing a smart treadmill sensor. I immediately put in a pre-order which arrived yesterday evening. Here’s my first impressions after installation and my first run. The Runn… is a smart treadmill sensor that optically measures treadmill speed by
I’ve been pretty established in the Garmin ecosystem for quite some time and other than a short stint with an early Android Wear device a few years ago, I’ve been quite content with the basic smartwatch features of my fenix, Forerunner, and vivomove devices. However, when I stumbled upon the Amazfit Bip, an $80 smartwatch
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
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 on the Polar Vantage V. Your mileage may vary… What I like… Physically, it’s definitely a high quality device. Comfortable with a nice display. Great battery life. As you see below,
After a couple of false starts, I finally made it to the starting line of my first half marathon. My training still left a lot to be desired, however. I had hoped that my cycling would be enough to get me through the latter half of the race but I was simply not prepared for