It’s time for another episode of Better Blogs in which I pass along the best information, inspiration and innovation I found on the web in the last month. There was a bountiful harvest of blogging goodness this May so for the first time I’m placing them in broad categories. Enjoy!
Gadgets & Gear
DC Rainmaker tests a prototype of the IOLITE GPS-enabled swim goggles. Unfortunately the device’s Kickstarter funding campaign was unsuccessful so it may not come to market. Still I know people were interested in this device.
Hands on with the IOLITE GPS-Enabled Swim Goggles
At FreeTriSpeed, Jim Gourley, author of Faster: Demystifying the Science of Triathlon Speed, gives bike weight a thrashing worthy of MythBusters.
Bike Weight & the Myth of Fast Bikes
I found out about the Skulltec Advanced Gel Cap at the Steve in a Speedo?! Gross! blog. Check out Steve’s blog especially funny Fridays. For a while now I’ve been reading that bike helmets don’t give us as much protection as previously believed. Don’t get me wrong I’ll take whatever level of protection they provide. It’s a rough and tumble world out there even on rural roads. Still I’ve been wondering if there was a way to make helmets safer and was excited to see a product designed to increase the level of protection they provide. Please note the company’s disclaimer regarding injury at the bottom of their homepage.
Steve in a Speedo?!Gross! Skulltec Post
road.cc Article on Recent Cycle Helmet Studies
And from the is that even possible files another DC Rainmaker post. In this one he tests new magnetless sensors from Garmin.
Garmin Speed & Cadence Magnetless Sensors
Rocking The Run
Jason Fitzgerald at StrengthRunning proposes a radical method of achieving a race PR: a training PR. Better performance through hard work, weird.
Run Your Fastest Race Ever with this One Weird Old Trick
It’s that time of year when we remember why we buy products like Bodyglide and Chamois Butt’r. Peter Larson AKA Runblogger demonstrates ways to protect sensitive areas and showcases two new products: Hike-Goo and Red11 lubricants.
How to Avoid Chafing on the Run
This May marked the 60th anniversary of Roger Bannister’s breakthrough running achievement: the first sub-four-minute mile.
Swimming & Triathlon
The Complex Triathlete continues his series on the rules of endurance sports. This time he tackles thinking too much.
Rule 8: Don’t Think Free the Mind & Legs
Dr. Larry Creswell, heart surgeon, educator, athlete and author of the Athlete’s Heart Blog shares his 10-item checklist for enhancing your triathlon swim safety.
Finally if you haven’t tuned in to the Triathlon Training Podcast, you’ve been missing one of the best triathlon podcasts available today. Great information from Coach Eric Schwartz, a retired pro duathlete with four Ironmans on his race resume. Solid information, great guests and on some podcasts Eric takes questions directly from new triathletes.
Here is a short list of my favorite recent episodes:
TT028: Half Ironman Training Questions From Second Year Triathlete Shawn Deal
TT026: Training Questions – Run Intensity, Diet, Wetsuit, Crossfit, and More
TT024: First Time Ironman Experience
TT022: Training Questions Answered
TT021: Questions From a First Year Triathlete