Archive for May, 2006

Record number of European Blue Flag beaches in Wales

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

Wales has achieved a record number of elite Blue Flag status beaches, all of them passing the test for bathing water quality and beach management. A total of 43 beaches and 4 marinas met the tough standard.
Beaches are judged against 26 different criteria, including standard of bathing water, litter management and sustainable environmental management. Marinas […]

PodRunner music mixes now available at fitPod.com

Monday, May 15th, 2006

fitPod.com recently announced they’ll be offering free weekly music mixes from Podrunner, one of iTunes’ most popular podcasts. The first mix - Smooth Sailing (145bpm and about one hour in length) is now available from fitPod.com, and they promise a new mix every Friday. The fitness-oriented Podrunner mixes are the creation of Los Angeles-based DJ […]

Your First Triathlon by Joe Friel

Monday, May 15th, 2006

I still vividly remember my first triathlon “way back” in the year 2000 and how scary it all was. Will I be able to finish the swim? Will I find my bike in the transition area? Will I get busted for “drafting” Will I have any legs left for the run? These were just some […]

When it makes sense NOT to click Google AdSense Ads

Monday, May 15th, 2006

There’s an interesting thread on WebmasterWorld started by a user who thinks it’s cool to click on random AdSense Ads as and when he visits a web site. Apparently the intentions are good ones, and the WebmasterWorld member claims he’s helping out the web site’s publisher by clicking an Ad when he first visits the […]

Running Review: May 8th - May 14th

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

Monday: Recovery 4 miles @ 70% HR (max 141bpm).
Tuesday: Recovery 4 miles @ 70% HR (max 140bpm).
Wednesday: 5 miles on the treadmill. 2 miles @ 65% (131bpm), 2 miles @ 80% (152bpm), 1 mile @ 65% (131bpm)
Thursday: Easy 7 miles @ 70% HR (max 138bpm).
Friday: Mixed 7 miles. 2 mile w/u, 1 mile 100m striders, […]

Like Running? Like Music? You need PodRunner!

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

One of the most downloaded Podcasts on iTunes is PodRunner - “exercise music for runners, spinners or any fast-paced workout”. Currently there are 11 driving, nonstop, one-hour workout mixes available from DJ SteveBoy, one of L.A.’s most popular DJs. They range from the 135 beats per minute “Build Mix” to the 180 beats per minute, […]

FREE Running Shoes for a year!

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

Runner’s World Magazine are currently holding a “Motivation” shoe contest. All you have to do to win FREE shoes for a year is tell RW what motivates you to run (in 50 words or less). Full details can be found here. According to the rules, you can choose up to seven pairs of shoes if […]

MotionBased Viewport for Garmin Forerunner 305

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

One really cool feature of MotionBased is the ability to create a Viewport from an activity. The Create Viewport link is located on the Activity Options screen and allows you to to generate HTML Code that you can cut and paste into a page on another site (or blog) to allow others to see a […]

7 mile training @ 70% max heart rate (138bpm)

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

Garmin Forerunner 305 - turn GPS off for indoor use

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

For the rare times you don’t want to run outside, wouldn’t it be great if you could turn off the built-in GPS and use the 305 as a regular watch/heart rate monitor?
Well, actually you can, and it’s really easy to do: