Bitness – Geek to the Core

Gadgets + Gear for Core Sports

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Heart Rate Training

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Okay, let's just see a quick show of hands... How many of you already own a heart rate monitor of some description? Okay, quite a few of you. Alright, keep your hands up if you know how to use your HRM?  Hmmm, okay, a few hands went down.…
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Orca PowerStrap powers your gadgets when you need it most

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While Wonder Woman's Amazonium bracelets were useful for deflecting bullets, they won't charge an iPhone or a Nintendo DS. It's because of this simple fact that we recommend the Orca PowerStrap in lieu of the bullet blocking power coveted by…
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Sports nutrition tips – when to eat

Okay, you can see the article below with tips on what to eat, but perhaps the toughest part is figuring out when to eat. It's tough because it's going to be more personal and there are fewer general rules for you to follow. You really need to…
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Sports nutrition tips – what to eat

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Right now, I have a lot of triathletes I am working with on their Annual Training Plans and laying out their training and racing goals for the year. Pretty much everyone has been asking me about what they should or shouldn't eat and when they…
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Yurbuds: Performance Enhancement Earphones

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I've always marveled at how small retired NBA basketball and now actor John Salley's ears are. Truth is I have small ears too - not as disproportionate as Mr. Salley's who at 6'11" has ears the size of nickels, but small nonetheless. Having…
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Recovery & Reflections

It's coming up to the 4-week mark after my first iron-distance triathlon and I've had a lot of time to reflect on the recovery phase after a big race. 4 weeks feels like about the right amount of time to recover from a long-distance race and…
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Forestman 2010: Sandy Balls, New Forest, Hampshire, England

Short version: No official times or splits available yet, so this is what my stopwatch said Swim (probably not the full 3.8k/2.4 mi): 1 hour Transition 1: about 7 minutes Cycle (180k/112 mi): 6 hours 20 min Transition 2: about 12…
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Sounds I Like

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Swimming The sound of zipping up your wetsuit early in the morning. The small ripples you make in the water when you get in. The splashes other people make when they get in. They squeal and make high-pitched noises, but you have done…
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Meditations on 5:30am

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As a triathlete, you kind of have to get used to early mornings. Most races will start pretty early, and you'll probably find you have to get up at ridiculously early times to get to the races on time (but, like, how do you get a decent night's…
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Wetsuit fetish

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Okay, confession time!  I don't know much about fetishes, but I think I have developed a wetsuit fetish. One of the things I love about doing triathlons is wearing wetsuits. I love open-water swimming, anyway, with or without a wetsuit.…
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Tubular tires: a hate-becomes-love relationship

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In a moment of weakness, I put in a bid on eBay for a set of Zipp 440 carbon fiber tubular tires a few months ago. A new set of those wheels, the Zipp 404 tubulars, cost at least $1,500 for the pair (and that's without skewers, cassette, tape…
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Going Long

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Sorry for the long silence. Been away for a while, getting stuck into my big challenge this year: training for my first ironman triathlon (the Forestman). For those of you who didn't know (and if you already knew this, then please allow me…
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