Gadgets

Running Safely with ICE tags

January 1, 2012
Running Safely with ICE tags

Whenever I run around Mitcham Common my mind drifts off to sudden forms of death. It’s a lovely and often deserted place to run but there is something about the vegetation and the lay of the land that makes me think I am exposing myself to a greater risk of an early and unseemly demise. [...]

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Ten Perfect Xmas Gifts for the Runner in Your Life

November 26, 2011
Ten Perfect Xmas Gifts for the Runner in Your Life

If you have a runner in your life you have to class yourself as one of the lucky few when it comes to Christmas present choices – they are so easy to buy for. If they are gadget loving runners then life is even easier. I imagine there will be thousands of people who have [...]

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Is there room in the world for yet another GPS iPhone app?

November 6, 2011
Is there room in the world for yet another GPS iPhone app?

My iPhone is bulging at the seams with GPS apps that get used once and then discarded as nothing more than interesting battery drainers. I’ve worked my way through Runkeeper, Nike+ GPS, Adidas miCoach and more. My view is that GPS is best restricted to a specific GPS device such as the Garmin Forerunner, the [...]

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Custom Insoles from Profeet Fulham

November 3, 2011
Custom Insoles from Profeet Fulham

Profeet is a custom insole, gait analysis and specialist footwear shop based in Fulham and as they have a marathon sponsorship package running at the moment I thought I would invest in their top of the range 3D analysis service and bag £20 for the Samaritans. The shop was bustling and seemed to be set [...]

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How Many Armbands does a Girl Need?

October 25, 2011
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I’m a big fan of running gadgets and every now and again I’m fortunate enough to be sent free stuff to try out and review. The marketing craze of the moment seems to be for iphone armbands and I am now the proud owner of one for each arm. I was very happy with my [...]

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A Soft Approach to the London Marathon

October 11, 2011
A Soft Approach to the London Marathon

I’m taking a softly softly approach to this years attempt at the London marathon. No early heroics or ambitious time targets. I need to make it to the start line this year and that means, at the very least, that I have to still be capable of running when the proper marathon program starts at [...]

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The Stick and Other Methods of Torture

August 21, 2011
The Stick and Other Methods of Torture

I’ve been using The Stick ever since I suffered with a painful muscular injury to my hamstrings. It has a very simple design – a slightly flexible plastic stick around which a set of plastic spindles can independently rotate. It is these spindles that work on your muscles to ease out knots and release tension. [...]

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Tabio Running Sock Review and Giveaway

June 19, 2011
Tabio Running Sock Review and Giveaway

I was encouraged out on today’s run by the arrival of some new socks for me to trial and review. I’ve been sent a fascinating collection of running specific sports socks from the Japanese manufacturer Tabio. Today I tried out the Tabio Racing Run Toe Sock but I also have the lovely lobster styled Tabi [...]

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Lobsters and Cats

June 5, 2011
Lobsters and Cats

Having just returned from 6 hours wandering around the Westfield centre we weren’t terribly eager to go out again and foolishly felt a treadmill mile showdown might be the perfect low energy Juneathon offering. I was sent some really interesting Tabio sports socks to try out today but unfortunately they were about 4 sizes too [...]

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Living with a Lab Rat

April 9, 2011
Living with a Lab Rat

I have so many wrist and arm gadgets that I am holding out for an implantable chip so I can discard some of the clunky adornments. A chip for blood glucose levels, body temp, steps walked, calories input, distance travelled. It will be ANT enabled and my body can spill it’s beans when ever I [...]

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