Today marks the day that I’ve been off the coffee for 6 months and I thought it might be a good time to talk a bit about it. I’ll tell why I quit and what that brought me both in work, private life and endurance sports. I’ve been speaking to a number of people recently about the pros and cons …
Triathlon Swim Training and Racing
Just picked up a really good tip for those of you working on improving your swimming technique related to triathlon. The TriSwimCoach podcast episode 19 packs an interview with Glenn Mills from GoSwim.tv. They cover plenty of nice tips for beginner and intermediary triathletes, so you might want to check out the podcast. Two things in particular stood out for …
Endurance Sports Content
Just spent some time reviewing this blog and upon reviewing it I’ve made some changes. As my motivation to write here is changing, then so will the content. As I’m throwing out a few non-family, non-work actitivies in order to make more time for sports it’s natural that the focus here changes too. As of now this will become a …
Garmin confuses with Forerunner 110
Garmin Forerunner 110 is now available, but is the entry-level runners GPS-watch a good buy?
Garmin Forerunner 405/405cx vs Polar RS800cx G3
For the gadget-happy athletes, the comparison of Garmin Forerunner 405CX and Polar RS800CX.
My Favourite Nokia E71 Apps – 27/6 update
Here a quick list of installed worthwhile apps which I need to reinstall upon E7¹reinstall: – shozu (social networks): http://www.shozu.com – gravity (twitter): http://mobileways.de/products/gravity/gravity/ – google maps: http://m.google.com – nokia sportstracker: http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/main/download.do – nimbuzz (im): http://nimbuzz.com/ – mail for exchange: http://www.businesssoftware.nokia.com/mail_for_exchange_downloads.php – totalrecall: http://www.killermobile.com/newsite/content/view/40/82/ – sms preview: http://get.smspreview.mobi – flixwagon: http://www.flixwagon.com/ – qik – Enterprise One (Seven) theme for E71 …
Nokia Sports Tracker – now with maps
Many Nokia users will recognize the Nokia Sports Tracker applicaton – especially popular with Nokia users with GPS-enabled phones. In fact Nokia has taken this great little application and added integration between the Polar Wearlink Belt for Nokia and the Nokia N79, so training freaks can now be 100% mobile with their phone while training: listen to music, receive calls, …
Self-supported Duathlon, Sprint Distance
With only, well, very little time to go before the birth I thought the hot weather in Amsterdam today was a great opportunity to go and do a self-supported Duathlon. Inspired by Astrid (who says her legs are a machine…) and Mads and first got the idea from the good guys at 140.6, I went for a more modest distance …
New Interval Training Exercise
I’m trying to pick up a regular workout scheme again and this week I’m back in the gym again. Yesterday morning Lucy gave me this exercise that she thought would be good for me, and I wanted to share it with you for your own training pleasure. It’s a cardio exercise with a strong focus on intervals. The setup is …
Go for it!
Just spend a few minutes reading off a post on Stephan Derksen’s blog. Stephan is a sales professional and draws on his experience when adding content to the blog. The most recent blog post with the title “Set yourself up for success” ties nicely into my vision of continuous self-development, so I thought I’d quote the key part of his …