Archive for May, 2006

MotionBased Agent Version 2.2 - make sure you have the latest!

Wednesday, May 31st, 2006

To get data from your GPS device (in my case the Garmin Forerunner 305) to the MotionBased website, you must install the MotionBased Agent on your computer. The latest Version is 2.2 which contains the following core features:

Small, client software
Auto-detect GPS device
Auto-detect COM port
Back-up storage on PC
Instant connect to MotionBased Inbox
Agent update notification

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Elizabeth River Run 10k

Monday, May 29th, 2006

Running Review: May 22nd - May 28th

Sunday, May 28th, 2006

Monday: Recovery 4 miles.
Tuesday: Track workout (approx 6 miles)1 mile w/u (inc. striders), 6×800m (200 rec), 1 mile c/d2:50 2:52 2:50 2:53 2:49 2:48
Wednesday: Recovery 2 miles
Thursday: Easy 2 miles
Friday: Easy 2 miles (preparation for ERR)
Saturday: 1.25 mile w/u6.2 miles Elizabeth River Run 10k1.5 mile c/d
Sunday: Just easy 2 miles
27 miles for the week

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Easy running, rest and recovery

Friday, May 26th, 2006

After Saturday’s 5k, Sunday’s 10 mile tempo run and Tuesday’s track workout, I decided to treat myself to 3 easy days in preparation for Saturday’s Elizabeth River Run in Portsmouth, VA. To keep my running streak going (currently 177 days), I just needed to do 2 miles per day, which made a welcome change from […]

Another exclusive PodRunner mix on fitPod.com

Friday, May 26th, 2006

It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another exclusive PodRunner workout mix on fitPod.com. This one’s called Pulse, contains 11 tracks and is 135bpm.
fitness + iPod = fitPod
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Tuesday night track workout - 6×800m

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

After Sunday’s 10 mile tempo run, I figured one more quality workout should suffice before I ‘taper’ for the Elizabeth River Run on Saturday. I want to feel fresh for an attempt at a 10k race PR, so 3 days of easy running should help the cause. With that in mind I planned to run […]

Nike Air Zoom Moire - the running shoe that talks to your iPod Nano

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

The new Nike Air Zoom Moire is probably the smartest running shoe to hit the stores. Why? Because the Air Zoom Moire actually talks to your iPod Nano!
Available sometime in July in the USA and UK, the Nike+iPod Sport Kit and the Nike Air Zoom Moire+ shoe are featured on the Nike+ web site. Apple […]

10 mile tempo run

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

iPod Nano Stopwatch

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

One of the cooler, seldom talked about features of the Apple iPod Nano is the Stopwatch. The Stopwatch menu is located in the Extras menu. To access the Stopwatch from the main menu, select Extras, then Stopwatch, and then Timer (Extras >> Stopwatch >> Timer) to see its display. If you have iPod Software 1.0 […]

wales fact #11 - welsh language

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

The Welsh language has two additional vowels - w and y - to add to the English a, e, i, o and u.
The Welsh alphabet is also different and contains 28 letters:
A, B ,C ,Ch, D, Dd, E, F, Ff, G, Ng, H, I, L, Ll, M, N, O, P, Ph, R, Rh, S, […]