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Altra Olympus 2.0 Vibram first impressions
After testing out the Superior and the Lone Peak, for long runs and sprints, ultra races and long distance through hikes, I wanted to give a try to the One 2.5 as a marathon and racing shoe in general....
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Ascension La Bonette - 2860m
I highly recommend this running race / training route for everybody. It is starting at St Etienne de Tinée , a small village under the col. 27km long road stretch with 1700m of elevation gain. Then...
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Which GPS watch to choose ?
This small article gonna be partly the answer for Tawnee's question from Endurance Planet. I have been using/testing these running devices from the very first non GPS models, for a decade now. Starting...
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Running on MAF in the heat !
Drink, stay in the shade, wet yourself, enjoy your training and don't suffer !I hear more and more that runners start adjusting their MAF heart rate to a couple of beats higher in case of serious heat....
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Quantify your recovery !
This is how it looks like, when I am checking my daily and weekly stats. You can see pre race trends and pre race stress levels, in-coming sickness and many things, just by looking at your slowly...
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Planning your mountain ultra ! UTCAM 145km Part 1
This blogpost is about how I am looking back into my year passed in training and life to gain inside of my future fitness levels. Keeping a constant movement schedule assures that fitness is maintained...
View ArticlePlanning your mountain ultra ! UTCAM 145km Part 2
After reviewing our past, to visualise our future, we must understand race dynamics. How will it be going, what our time goals for each segment and for the overall race, what will we eat and how will...
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Saucony Xodus Iso Review
I should have had the title, why I did not try the new Saucony Peregrin 6 or the Xodus Iso ! Here it goes !Xodus IsoI have tried all the Xodus and Peregrin models, I mean all from the very first...
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Suunto Spartan Ultra - Preview
Why is it a preview ? I just got the watch and next day I got to update it for more complete functions and to get some bug fixes. In the next upcoming few months the Suunto team will work on all kind...
View ArticleSuunto Spartan Ultra - Touchscreen Menus
First of all after 2 days of active use, the Spartan has a great touch screen. Sensitive enough to use it in any situations. I will soon make a video about swiping in gloves from different materials....
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Saucony Peregrin 6 review
The Peregrin is again a model what I have been using since the 2nd edition. Dynamic, rapid, technical, protecting, flat, cushioned, flexible and it fits my feet, what is the most important. Lot of...
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Suunto Spartan Ultra GPS Precision
After having tested the watch for over a week now, some trends starting to come down. The GPS Spartan is not yet ready for a full review as the software is really under construction, a lot of things...
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Planning your mountain ultra ! UTCAM 145km Part 3
UTCAM 145km D+10000m et D-9000m net uphill race. Tortorous terrain, heat, steep and long climbs, technical descents what are sometimes rocky screefields, sometimes straight down grass slopes. What else...
View ArticleNavigating with the Suunto Spartan Ultra
This is not gonna be as advanced as the navigation and route creation with Garmin devices and their proprietary Basecamp software, but when you have internet connection and your Suunto watch is linked...
View ArticleGetting on the Wall with the new Suunto Spartan Ultra !
To challenge a GPS antenna, you don't have to do much ! You just have to make sure that a big chunk of the air basically is blocked by a thick, obstructive and non-hollow material. Example: rock walls,...
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Suunto Spartan Ultra Battery Life
Long story short, I tried another long ultra and I again failed. No regrets here, it is part of the learning curve. I sorted out one big problem, felt into another one. This is a sport where we gotto...
View ArticleSuunto Movescount Training Plan Update
Suunto came out with a new update to the www.movescount.com website to have users build their own training plans. This is great as it was existing in Garmin Connect for a very long time, but finally a...
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Suunto Spartan Ultra - 1.1.30 update + Full Release Notes
The Spartan just got better and it will be even smarter at the end of September !!! Here you got the new feautres:A long and boring update procedure videoRelease Notes This document describes content...
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Kalenji Kiptrail Race 3 review
INTROI purchased the Kiprace Trail 3 about 2 months ago for training purposes. I am a quiet efficient runner and like low profile shoes. For instance my forever favorite for years now is the X-Talon...
View ArticleA more productive human
Regardless, you are getting chased by a lion, training 30 hours a week or working your backside off for hard earned cash or carrer purposes, it is stress. Your body recognises this as stress, no matter...
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