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November 12, 2009 0

“Druid Challenge” Ridgeway Ultramarathon (a 3-day crash course in running marathons)

Last weekend I participated in the inaugural “Druid Challenge” ultramarathon, along the Ridgeway, a beautiful, tough trail, just to the northwest of London. I did it because: (a) I [...]

September 7, 2009 0

HitchSafe: stash keys for a surf or workout

Surfing in the Summer is quick and easy; boardies, rash guard and off you go. The only problem is there’s nowhere to stash a key (which in wetsuit season goes behind my calf). Surfers, runners, [...]

August 6, 2009 1

Brick training: bike-to-run, a true bitness love story

In the run-up to the London Triathlon, I had a miserable couple of weeks doing some really crappy work (teaching photography to a bunch of aggressive, violent teenagers) for which I was completely [...]

August 3, 2009 0

Bodies in Motion Keep Personal Electronic Devices Charged

For almost a quarter century, Kinetic watches have kept themselves wound by converting movement into energy. As of 2007, over eight million Kinetic watches have been sold and the notion of harvesting [...]

June 1, 2009 0

Best Deals in Intertown

In the past week I’ve had 4 people tell me how grateful they were that I turned them on to Steepandcheap.com. Steep and Cheap sells gear (I’d describe it as general outdoorsy gear) one [...]

May 29, 2009 0

Polar RS300X with GPS and Footpod – Worth it?

Growing up, I was always a fan of The Hulk cartoons and TV show. My cousin Joe Harnell wrote the theme song for the TV show (song title: ‘The Lonely Man‘) and was kind enough to send me [...]

May 13, 2009 1

Triathlon Credit Crunch Acessories: Running

Triathlon Credit Crunch Series: Swimming | Cycling | Running Running is a pretty inexpensive discipline anyway, once you get past the shoes. My advice: don’t skimp on the shoes. Find a good [...]

April 7, 2009 0

Timex Expedition WS4: Big Size, Big Features

I’ve owned a Suunto Observer for years, a gift from the wife and I love it. With it I can tell which direction I’m headed, altitude, barometric pressure, temperature and of course the [...]

November 3, 2008 2

Quiksilver Moondak Watch and TideGraph

Tides don’t affect the breaks I surf all that much, but at my favorite spot, low slack tide (between low tide and when the incoming tide starts) is probably slightly better. That’s all [...]

March 31, 2008 1

Nike+ Touching the Sound of Silence

When the Nike+ system came out a few years ago I had a hard time buying one for myself since I had just purchased my second Garmin Forerunner. But clever me, I magnanimously bought one for my wife, [...]

March 31, 2008 0

iPhone & iPod Touch: Thank You Sir May I Have Another?

For a company as secretive as Apple, it has to be frustrating for Apple that the Cindy Brady of the Web, the US Patent Office, makes it fairly simple to find and view patent filings online. [...]

March 6, 2008 0

Spring is in the Air

With Spring around the corner and very little winter training under my Fuel Belt (I run some maintenance miles but I’m not a fan of the treadmill), it’s time to think about getting back [...]

January 28, 2008 0

Nike Skateboarding

I saw this a few months ago but still keep it bookmarked and watch it every-so-often. So why not share? Posted by: [...]

January 28, 2008 0

The StepDesk: Keep ‘Work’ in your Workout

One of the main reasons I like to run is to shed the stress of work. But if you’re different and want to keep on working right through your workout, check out the StepDesk. Keep in mind you can [...]

January 27, 2008 1

Amazon Affiliate Program

A few of us at Bitness HQ have been told that someone learned of a product on Bitness and bought it as a result of our recommendation. So here we are in phase 3 of operation money grab (or [...]

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