John Wattson
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Polar Loop: Video Review
I’ve been wearing the Polar Loop every single day, on top of my Garmin, on top of my mechanical watches,…
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Five Facts About Endurance Athletes That Will Make You Sound Really Smart At Dinner
We spend a lot of time talking about watts and pace and nutrition windows. Here’s a change of pace, five…
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Ironman Nice: Cancelled, Complicated, and at a Crossroads
Last weekend’s Ironman France Nice and Ironman 70.3 Nice were cancelled two days before the start gun. Around 4,500 athletes…
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Just Accept It: Your Running Shoes Are Consumables
This is not going to be the longest story. Just a friendly reminder, an acknolwedgment perhaps, that yes, your shoes…
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How Much Do Endurance Athletes Make? Cycling, Triathlon, Running Compared.
Ok, ok, yes, I went down a rabbit hole this week trying to figure out what the top of professional…
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Apps That Make Endurance Training Smoother (and More Fun)
Before we dive into the details here, I assume you have a sports watch. If you don’t, please hit pause…
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You’ve Done the Marathon. Ultra Next?
After a solid marathon, I crossed the finish line, said never again, and then three weeks into recovery, I was…
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Europe Counted Its Bike Lanes. No, really.
The European Commission spent a year doing something that sounds straightforward but apparently nobody had actually done before: counting Europe’s…
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The Pothole That Sold Me a Bike Computer
Who needs a bike computer when you’ve got a perfectly good watch? Screen, timer, heart rate, power, GPS, live maps…
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Garmin’s Free Q2 Update Brings Gear Tracking to Edge Cycling Computers
There are Garmin updates and then there are Garmin updates. Tucked inside the Q2 2026 rollout that started June 2nd…