Blog Anniversary
Amazingly, this blog is four years old today! I started it when I was convalescing from an operation and it has kept going since then. Thanks for reading.
Thursday 12 June 2008
Sunday 30 March 2008
Sunday 30 September 2007
Sporttracks 2.0
Most of the orienteering routes and other information you see on this site come from the SportTracks software I use with my Garmin Forerunner 305.
SportTracks is free software that takes the information from the Garmin (and other equipment and sources), records it in a log and can link it with map and satellite image sources to give a record of where and how well you have run (or walked, or cycled or whatever).
Recently, version2 has appeared in beta. It is amazing. As long as you remember to record your run with the Garmin (it is quite easy to forget to press “start”!) you can analyse your pace, heart rate, elevation and even the weather second by second through your run. With plug-ins contributed by users you can even keep track of your best times ever, or analyse your training performance over time.
If you have a gps training aid, you just have to have SportTracks.
Thursday 2 August 2007
Training Programme - using “custom fields” to display training stats
I am using the summer “down time” from orienteering to put in some semi-serious training. I want to share how I am doing, so will be using the “custom fields” feature in Wordpress. This post is here to see if the data appears.
UPDATE: It works! Look out for further updates on how the training programme is going.