Reviews

Here are all my reviews of sports gadgets and equipment. I get sent quite a lot of running gear to review and I buy loads of running gadgets such as GPS watches and iPhone apps so this section gets updated regularly.

I also have a page dedicated to my top choices of running gadgets, gear and apparel.

Nuun Electrolyte Tab Review

May 6, 2012
Nuun Electrolyte Tab Review

I was sent an array of pretty capsules the other day, each containing 12 flavoured Nuun tabs. These are handy tabs that enable you to prepare your own electrolyte replacement sports drink by dropping the tab in your usual water bottle. They don’t include loads of sugars like most sport drinks so are designed to [...]

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Fleetfoot II – Runner’s Bumbag for Women

April 23, 2012
Fleetfoot II - Runner's Bumbag for Women

I don’t often go for women specific products, all too often it seems like an excuse to use up a load bright pink paint or fabric with no noticeable design enhancements. Despite offering a vivid pink Fleetfoot II model I was fortunate enough that Workplay offered me the rather more stylish black option to review. [...]

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Zombies, Run! The iPhone app

March 29, 2012
Zombies, Run! The iPhone app

I’m Runner 5 and I’ve just been dropped into a zombie filled wasteland. It’s 11pm and I am, to put it politely, shitting myself. I’m the sort of girl who curls into a ball at the mere suggestion of being chased. I may even scream a little. So, I was a little surprised that I [...]

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The Scosche myTrek Running Gadget Review

March 16, 2012
The Scosche myTrek Running Gadget Review

Scosche myTrek is a wireless pulse monitor that works in combination with the myTrek app on your iPhone or Android smartphone. The full package enables you to set training plans and receive verbal motivation based on target heart rate zones, record your route using the phone’s in-built GPS and then seamlessly publish your efforts on [...]

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Zico Coconut Water Sports Drink Review

March 15, 2012
Zico Coconut Water Sports Drink Review

I arrived home today to find about a gallon of coconut water samples sitting on my doorstep. For a brief moment I wondered why no one offers me any Stella samples to review but 5 mins into my latest exercise fad routine I was desperate for a refreshing and healthy sports drink. I’ve started Insanity [...]

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A Great Fitness Assessment

March 1, 2012
A Great Fitness Assessment

I spent much of the afternoon worrying. I’d been offered a full Bupa fitness assessment by the Great Run sponsors and I was fretting. I’d spent the last 3 weeks either in my sick bed or recovering from the effort of dragging myself out of it. I was not really in the mood for a [...]

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Running with the Jabra Sport Bluetooth Headphones

February 20, 2012
Running with the Jabra Sport Bluetooth Headphones

My stroke rhythm was sent haywire yesterday as I fought valiantly to keep my usual headphones secure in my ear. The cord kept getting trapped between my arm and torso and each stroke wrenched the ear piece further around my neck. I had to request assistance from the sidelines and it’s no easy matter sticking [...]

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Asics GT-2170 Running Shoe Review

February 4, 2012
Asics GT-2170 Running Shoe Review

My very first running shoe was from the Asics GT range and ignoring the occasional dalliance with ultra minimal barefoot shoes, and condition specific trail shoes, I’ve stuck with Asics all the way. I’m afraid to say that as the years have passed my wallet has expanded and I have been persuaded to part with [...]

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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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New Balance and the Tart

December 16, 2011
New Balance and the Tart

I’ve been prepared for snow since August. Since last years transport freeze I’ve been determined not to find myself stranded at Victoria next time the flakes cho0se to descend. I decided to purchase, and keep ever-ready, a pair of YakTrax Pro, snow running gizmos. A crampon affair that should keep me running and impervious to [...]

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