As I’m sure I have mentioned in prior posts, this Sloth does not like the cold. While the rest of you are out running in your shorts and tank tops in 40F weather, I’m usually bundled up in long sleeves, skull cap, and gloves. Beyond just hating being cold in …
Shortly before the release of the first Apple Watch, I was sitting on a 75% complete SubdueTheSloth iOS GPS running and biking application. The App Store market was already full of decent GPS apps, and with the release of the Apple Watch, that 75% complete was slashed to about 25%. …
Back in October 2017, I posted a quick review of the Apple Watch Series 3. The review was more hope than review as I hadn’t had a chance to put the device through its paces, and the biggest question hanging over the review was battery life. After working on my …
This past week, a friend told me that Nike finally had the Zoom Vaporfly 4% in stock. It was good timing, too, as they sold out again within hours. I had previously gone to the trouble of qualifying for a pair through the Nike+ App by doing a Sunday run, …
I don’t like watches. As a child of the 70’s, I come from a generation whose parents and grandparents religiously wore watches. Watches in those days were a combination of form and function. They were both jewelry and time travel protection, rendering the wearer immune to the time jumps …
Well, I did it. During my last marathon training cycle, I finally tried a pair of Hoka One One shoes. When I first began running, I was a typical heel-striker unless I was sprinting. In an attempt to stave off persistent lower leg injuries, I switched to a mid-foot strike with …
