Sports Tech Gear of the Year 2018
It's always interesting to look back at all of the innovations, advances, and big stories in the sports-tech hardware realm as the year comes to a close, and in this regard, 2018 had a lot to offer....
View ArticleFoam Rolling for Endurance Sports
In order to execute your best performance in endurance sports, you need to utilize every possible small gain, which is why you should dedicate a short amount of time before each workout to foam...
View ArticleReverse Periodization
It's the beginning of the year and the perfect time to decide how you're going to plan your training and racing for 2019. Last year at this time we covered the basics of periodized training and how you...
View ArticleRunning Form 101
We find it helpful to revisit the basics of endurance training at the beginning of the year when many people are just starting their fitness journey. Last year we covered Heart Rate 101 by clearly...
View ArticleCold Weather Running Gear 101
Looking for some pro tips to keep you toasty-comfortable when running outdoors all winter long? When I'm not tweeting up a storm as the SportTracks Social Media Community Manager, I work full-time at...
View ArticleNew Feature: Join Workouts!
We try to give you as much control as possible at SportTracks. You have full control of your privacy, the layout of your pages and charts, and you have deep editing capabilities with workout data. We...
View ArticlePain Cave Gear Tracking
Indoor cycling trainer setups are made up of many separate pieces of gear, and it's common for people to use some — but not all of it when they ride outdoors. This makes it a little tricky to properly...
View ArticlePool Swim Editing
Today we've released a new feature that lets you take control of your indoor pool swim data. This essential tool lets you correct pool watch glitches for missed turns, stroke detection, false or missed...
View ArticleBoston Marathon Goals
I, like many of you, have a very exciting goal on my spring race calendar: I'm training for the Boston Marathon! And if you or someone you love is training for this race (or any marathon), you...
View ArticlePolar Vantage V
We've become conditioned to the idea of planned obsolescence, where you buy the latest-and-greatest device today with the understanding that it will be out-of-date within a year, and the pressure to...
View ArticleNew Feature: Lap Button Editing
Any athlete knows that efforts are rarely consistent across an entire workout. Rides have flat sections and hill climbs of varying brutality. Interval workouts have active and rest sections. Threshold...
View ArticleThe Incomplete Book of Running
Not-so-fun fact: Peter Sagal and I share the definitive life experience of being present at the 2013 Boston Marathon when the bombings happened. This, along with my long-time Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me...
View ArticleHow to Use Planned Workouts
Do you ever look at your workout calendar on the first of the month and give a sad sigh because it's empty? It doesn't have to be this way! You simply need to put the "Planned Workouts" features in...
View ArticleApril Updates
Spring is arriving here in North America, bringing with it race season and a number of useful updates to the SportTracks platform related to races and performance modeling.Race CountdownIf you have a...
View ArticleHow to Improve Running Cadence
Cadence is the number of strides you take per minute when you run, and since it's an easy metric to wrap your head around, it may be something you want to focus on for improvement. In a separate post...
View ArticleBorn to Run
I remember when Born to Run first came out back in 2009. On weekly group runs I listened to stories of the Tarahumara Indians and Barefoot Ted passed around. Of people extolling the virtues of forefoot...
View ArticleThe new Garmin Edge 530
Garmin just announced the new Edge 530 bike computer— their latest mid-level offering in this product line and a model that will likely become the most popular cycling device for the next two years....
View ArticleThe new Garmin Edge 830
Garmin just announced the new Edge 830 bike computer, completing a major update to their entire lineup of popular ride-tracking devices. It was unveiled on the same day as the new Edge 530, a model...
View ArticleThe new Garmin Forerunner 245
Garmin has finally updated their mid-level running-focused watch lineup with the announcement of the new Forerunner 245. There are two variants of this model: the 245 and the 245 Music, priced at $299...
View ArticleThe new Garmin Forerunner 945
It's been over two years since Garmin introduced the Forerunner 935, a multisport watch with powerful capabilities housed in a race-friendly compact and lightweight body. As appealing as it was, as...
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