Back from holidays. Amazingly, came back lighter than I went. That’s what two weeks wandering around theme parks in considerable heat will do to you, I suppose.
Whilst I was away, I was thinking how to take this blog forwards. I’m going to try shorter, more concise updates in the short term. Not sure about the medium to longer term. I do like the idea of having this as a fitness tracker, and I do refer back to it at times.
OK, so I’ve had a bunch of issues with my heart rate strap. Every time I wear it, I get a bad rash. I think I’m going to replace it with a Garmin watch, though the new Fenix range is ridiculously priced. I’m not dropping £1k on a watch. I do quite like the idea of the amoled screen, though.
I really struggled early in this ride. Coming back after 2 weeks away, then a week recovering from jet lag was absolutely killer. The charts tell the right story. I felt like I’d lost half, or more of my fitness. It was hard going. It did improve towards the end of the ride.
I also think I will ride tomorrow morning, not go for a walk. More riding is required.
Also, I did not get Oasis tickets. Lame.
Well, look on the bright side – the money you saved by not getting Oasis tickets can go to a Garmin watch!
I’ve not found optical HR to be very accurate, though the new Garmin watches are apparently accurate according to dcrainmaker
That did make me laugh 😀
It was the latest DC Rainmaker video about the Garmin Fenix 8 that popped up out of nowhere on my YouTube feed that sent me down this rabbit hole.
I’m currently evaluating athletica.ai as an online AI coaching platform. Seems pretty good but (bizarrely) you can’t add races to the schedule if they are on a weekday!
A new one on me. Has it produced any useful insights?
Loving your blog by the way.
Well, a two week free trial isn’t long enough, so I took out a 6 month subscription. First impressions are pretty good. I think it uses ChatGPT to generate rather nice feedback on completed sessions.
The downside is that it’s another subscription, I really need to prune back on these now I’m a pensioner! Unfortunately each platform I subscribe to offer a distinct feature that I value.
In terms of insights – I find the intervals.icu data wrangling to be best, and I have several years worth of data there. I can clearly see the impact of disruption to my training schedule over the last couple of years.
Glad you like my blog
I hear you regarding the subscriptions. I’ve trimmed mine back significantly now. Next on the chopping block is Amazon Prime I think. Glad you’re finding some value in it all the same.
Regarding your blog, I tried to comment on it:
From the console log, I can see it’s a 500 error:
POST - https://fliesandbikes.com/?option=com_easyblog&lang=&Itemid=101&_ts=1725457996402
Call to a member function getResponse() on null
Thanks for letting me know, I’ll take a look and try and sort it out this evening.
It appears to be a problem with Akismet integration, possibly associated with a shift from one URL to a new one some months ago.
If you can type one-handed, have another go!