Tools

Posts that focus on running TOOLS to record, analyse or share your running

  • Which other watches offer wrist-based power?

    ๐–๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ-๐›๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ? All sports watch brands (and the Apple Watch) offer wrist-based power, but it works better with some brands than others (using the Which Watch? criteria). Unfortunately, I havenโ€™t been able to try all brands to understand what works and what doesnโ€™t. Iโ€™ve tried COROS and…

  • Which other watches work with a Stryd?

    ๐–๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ? Stryd works with all sports watches, but it works better with some than others (using the Which Watch? criteria). ๐‚๐Ž๐‘๐Ž๐’ ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ โœ… COROS watches (except the Pace 1 and kiprun series) meet all the criteria using native watch functionality. ๐–๐š๐ก๐จ๐จ ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ The Elemnt Rival…

  • Can you use a Garmin to Run with Power?

    ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐š ๐†๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ? Yes, with some caveats based on your power meter and the Which Watch? criteria. ๐†๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ฉ๐จ๐ The Stryd Zones datafield is your best choice โ€“ itโ€™s fully compatible with Garmin watches running Connect IQ 5.0.0 or later. Stryd Zones:โŒš Downloads workouts planned in…

  • Can you use an Apple Watch to Run with Power?

    ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ? Yes, with some caveats based on your power meter and the Which Watch? criteria. ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ฉ๐จ๐ Strydโ€™s Workout app is the obvious choice โ€“ itโ€™s fully compatible with the Apple Watch Ultra, SE or series 3 or later. The Stryd Workout…

  • Which Watch?

    ๐–๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก? To Run with Power, youโ€™ll need equipment. At a minimum, you’ll need a power meter and a running watch. Or you could combine the two using a watch with wrist-based power. But which watch should you choose? Are there any that make Running with Power easier? Not easier to run, just easier to…

  • Is it only about the numbers?

    ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ? This is a common question that runners new to power ask. Itโ€™s not only about the numbers. Training is more than actions driven by numbers. When planning, you should consider your training goals, your specifics (age, ability, injury history), supplemental training (strength, mobility, plyometrics, drills) and other exercise activities…