One Man, Two Dogs, No Idea
Often, when walking, I’ll listen to something on my iPod. Going to and from work, it’ll be the news on BBC Radio 4. At other times, I’ll most likely be listening to a podcast. I recently discovered the Billy Yang podcast (LINK). Billy’s interviews are not all ultra running related but all make interesting listening. …
Only four miles on the cards today and that was knocked off before work. A steady stroll around the streets to Chelmsley Wood, Kingshurst and back home in time for a shower and shave before work. I had to take the car as I had a bit of running around to do after work, hence …
Another exciting 2 + 2 miles to and from work. Following on from last night’s shenanigans with iPhones and watches, where I managed to get both my Fenix 5 and the other half’s vivofit HR+ to sync with my watch, I decided to field test the vivofit HR+ on my walk to work. Just before …
An easy day walk-wise with a two mile walk at each end of the working day. I am still awaiting an email from Garmin with the return retails for my watch (see my Technology Post – LINK). To recap, my Garmin Fenix 5 doesn’t sync with my iPhone. Out of desperation, I did yet another …
After a Sunday evening spent trying to resurrect my email accounts (my ISP had deleted all my email addresses) I made my way into work via the familiar bus and two mile walk. Arriving at work, I stopped my Garmin and clicked to save my workout. At this point the watch usually uploads the workout …
Odd title – so what’s it mean ? It’s my new shoes. Made by a fairly new entrant to the sports shoe arena, Hoka One One have bucked the trend for more and more minimalist shoes by going the other way and producing a range of very well cushioned, wide soled shoes. Even if the …
A slightly different walk to work from the bus – going through Alum Rock and finishing off on the canal. Just before leaving work, I changed into my walking gear and strapped on my chest mounted heart rate (HR) monitor. I had already set up my Garmin to record from both HR sensors so that …
Monday, so an easy day. The usual two miles from the bus stop in Saltley to work. The cold gave me some gyp today but after work I walked back towards Saltley. As I was on 147 after this morning’s walk, I decided to go an extra mile (literally) and continued past my usual exit …
The usual two miles into work to start the day. It was only when I got to work and got changed into my work clothes that I noticed … … when you have numerous pairs of socks marked L and R it is only a matter of time before they don’t quite get paired up …
Reading through, probably, last month’s Country Walking magazine, I happened upon an article about waterproof jackets and the need to, periodically, re-proof them. It got me thinking. “When did I last re-proof MY jacket?” “Have I ever re-proofed my jacket?” Anyway, when I was in Go Outdoors last week (they had a sale on, you …