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4 weeks isn't long enough to do any kind of training plan. 12 minimum, 16 is better. Just run and have fun

IMHO limited is overstating it. It's all but worthless. It's not any kind of study, but anecdotal evidence from a single coach on their athletes. I have an average cadence of 158. I can run 5 minute miles or 9 minute miles and I'll have an average cadence of 158 steps

Nope mostly free. There are some things you can do cool for$, but none are needed. They dropped the prices recently, so it shouldn't be $8 anymore. You can use all the social aspects for free always. The is no mapping. It's a social platform - comparing yourself to others. The big reason to use it are segments. Users tag…

I used to start a simple watch, then stop it at the end. Then I'd map where I went. From there it's simple arithmetic

I only go to a gym if I need a shower. Yesterday I burned 434 KCal on my bike in my living room. The other day I burned 740 KCal in 40 minutes running outside. I'm not losing much today cause I'm eating too much.

It definitely is. The constant in and out of the water, the force of the strokes, everything is much worse for swimming than occasional weather. It is worth noting the 2xx and 6xx Forerunners are running watches. The 7xx and 9xx are triathlon watches and designed for swimming. If you want something that will ALWAYS keep…

I've had 5 Forerunners. I've only had one issue - a 405 that died after 5 years, it would freeze up occasionally. I've never had water problems, and these things have seen some nasty sweat and nasty weather. My current 230 has seen sub zero blizzards, 100+ runs, thunderstorms, some disgusting spring runs in coastal…

If you are a runner, get a Forerunner 230. Does everything you need and nothing you don't. 645 is probably overkill if your asking the question

Not really, if your half takes at least 90 minutes. The science backs 4-10g/kg 36 to 48 hours before a race causes glycogen supercompensation - muscles holding more glycogen than normal. That's the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine. I'm not…

If you want to carb load, you need to eat about 8g carbs per kg of mass 36 to 48 hours before the event. If you are very low carb, your underfuelling your training and all your results are suffering. If your choice is weight loss over athletics, that's fine and you don't need to carb load at all. Just take in enough simple…

My actual weight? I'm not sure. I don't have a balance with calibrated weights. I just use the same scale at about 150' above sea level for every with in and it records via wifi

If you want to be accurate as possible, there are paddle power meters.

The app does, for running at least. My runs from Strava have a Strava logo next to them - but it doesn't show up on the web site. I only sync Strava and not Garmin - TrainerRoad rides don't log in Garmin ;)

Back when I lived in NorCal, any time I could taste the air it was a no go. Now in New England, ozone days I avoid just cause it's too hot and humid.

A single front ring is the simplest, and lightest. Less than half the parts as a double or triple. BUT depending on how it's setup, you can either run out of gear or have a really hard time climbing. A drivetrain setup for steep climbing might run out of gear on the down hill or flats. As in you could go faster, but your…

No. Get a drop bar road bike from the get go. Road bikes are only hard to handle at low speed, and it's really hard to go slow. Drop bars give you many options for hand placement. You can be low on the drops, upright on the top, between on the hoods. If you have an expensive fitting, you'll have a good idea what saddle to…

I use a dumb trainer with a published power curve on trainerroad. TR (and zwift and everyone else) will use cadence and speed to figure out the power. As long as the trainer is within spec, it's accurate. A smart trainer in the $500 range would be better. If your in Europe, you can get a Tacx Satori smart for about 250…

I'm not picky. I've had great luck with Asics, New Balance and REI running socks. However, I find the cheap socks last longer than the pricey wool socks. The REI socks were about $10 per pair, and lasted less than 1000 miles till I wore through. The New Balance ones I won in a race (but they were $10/3 pack or so) and…

Strava

Daelmans make caramel filled ones available in Target and other such places. Honey Stinger makes a pretty tasty (honey) one. Around me, only certain bike shops carry it, but running shops don't. Gu makes a couple flavours. I've never seen one in the wild. If you go to Holland, you can find them everywhere :) You can make…

I don't know if I can stomach enough food to eat back an hour of running in one minute! That's 14 sleeves of GU chews! Or my latest favourite: 8 stroopwafels. The closest I could get is to try and drink 2L of soda. I might be able to do that in 60 seconds.

Used to. I used to get in about 5 km before work, then 3 days a week another 5 to 10 km at lunch. Then 2 longer runs on the weekend. Now I've got a much longer commute, so I cut out the morning runs.

I feel it in my calves and thighs. I get 250 ± 25 miles per pair. Doesn't matter the brand, doesn't matter the cost. 80kg right now. Doesn't matter my weight either. 250 miles when I'm 80 kg, 250 miles 68 kg

From above:. 1 Watt = 1 Joule per second. A Joule is the SI unit of work. So are BTU and calories. 1000 Joules are equal to 0.239 kilocalories. So a power meter is transmitting work. It's just that the agreed upon unit is the Watt, not the calorie or kcal or Calorie.

And 1 J = 2.39x10^-4 KCal. And the human body is about 22% efficient (18-26% in cycling and rowing). i.e. for every 100 KCal burned, 22 KCal is motive power and 78 KCal is heat. So, to turn this all around: My FTP is a measly 150 W. 60 minutes @ FTP will be 540,000 J / 540 KJ. That's 129 kcal in motive force. Applying 22%…

It should... My 220 and 230 have cycle modes. They aren't great. They won't do power meters. But they will record gps and speed/cadence pods. They just won't do it good. I'm starting to compare the Edge 130 to the new Stages Dash L10 that hasn't actually come out yet (shown at eurobike)

If you really want to nerd out with data, Garmin Forerunner 645. Add a HR band (either Garmin's HRM-RUN or an optical armband[Scosche, Polar, Wahoo]). Add Garmin's RD footpod.

Zwift

By definition, zone 5 is the cross over at your LTHR - lactic threshold. Below LTHR, you can operate for hours. Above LTHR, lactic acid builds up faster than it can be cast off. The maximum amount of time you can handle that is 60 minutes. After that, you have to stop, your body won't go on. After you recover and cast off…

I assume you mean within the confines of your home. I put my bike on a trainer and use trainerroad. That's well over a $1000 investment plus $15/month if you don't have the stuff already. I also biked to the train station this morning ;) Little cheaper, but just as big and noisy, but just as good if not better: Concept2…