Triathlon at Retirement

Back in early October, the triathlon season was almost over, and some of my friends and I decided to take a challenge with an off-season running competition. We signed up for the San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll race. I committed to the 10k, and my friends to the half marathon, (they are a lot younger than me). It looks like I have a hat! Since then, I have focused more on the running doing weekly10k workouts. In order to not get injuries, I only run about every 4th day, alternating the long run with a shorter and faster workout. In October, it was still very hot, so I did 4 loops of about 2.5km from my house, and I kept drinks and gels on a garden wall to pick up as I was lapping. I am realizing more and more how important it is to stay hydrated, but I don't like to carry anything when I am running. Every week, I was a little faster than the week before, going from about 1 hour to 56 minutes in a few weeks on the slightly hilly loop course. Mid November, I tried the local river t

Smart Watch, Fitness Watch, Pulse Watch, Exercise Watch, Health Watch ... there are many names for watches that track your steps, workouts and health parameters.  So far, I have used three different brands: Fitbit, Garmin and COROS. They all have their advantages and disadvantages, and in this post, I will explain my experiences using them. I am not paid by any company to do this. Fitbit I got my first smartwatch about 2016. My regular wristwatch was broken and when I looked around for a replacement, I realized that I would like a watch that could do more than showing time. I settled for a Fitbit, the price was not too high, and it had an alright look. I can't remember the model's name anymore, but it was a fairly simple version, I think it costed about 120 dollars. It tracked my steps, heartrate and automatically sensed when I was walking and running and gave distance and speed. It also monitored my sleep and gave a daily sleep score.  It was a big help to get this watch, I di