How much data is “too much” data?
OK, bear with my meandering rambles today. It’s something I’ve had in my head for some time, trying to wrestle some sort of sensible conclusion about our beloved fitness devices. I love numbers. I love…
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Bob and Brad UNI massage gun: Product review
It hadn’t been my intention to have three consecutive posts reviewing things but with not doing anything race-wise at the moment whilst my body gets itself well again after February’s issues, that’s just how it’s…
Bob & Brad C2 Massage Gun: Product review
Running. It’s a simple sport/hobby where you put one foot in front of the other. Many times. Yet, there is the opportunity to spend any amount of money to enhance the experience. Be it better…
Apple Watch 7 vs Garmin: Another GPS test
A couple of weeks ago I ran with Peak & Valley Trail Runners on Kinder. But in dashing out at the last minute I left my Garmin Fenix 6 Pro (F6P) on the side and…
Getting a GPX file from your run
In a year of virtual races I’ve had a number of times when I’ve been asked to forward the GPX data file to the organiser so they can update their results. Whilst it’s not a…
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2: Hands-on
I have generally had a conservative approach when I have purchased mobile phones in the past. For me, the modern smartphone still operates primarily as a telephony device. I appreciate that this is becoming less…
Stryd – Running with power
This is a first impressions post about the new Stryd module which is the first device to specifically measure power whilst running. For cyclists, power has been a metric which has been used for years to…
Linux Mint on HP Stream 11
I’ve not done a tech post for a little while and having spent some of yesterday getting my laptop up and running with Linux I thought I would share my experience in case it’s helpful…