For my first triathlon, I had never heard about elastic laces. So I used my normal running shoes and struggled during the second transition. Indeed, it was quite chilly on that day and my fingers were cold and numb from the cycling. It took me longer than usual to manage to tie my laces. But really it felt like a…
Generally, people will tell you throughout your life that you can’t be good at everything and that’s ok! So welcome to the club of triathletes, where we chose to be good at 3 sports instead of just one 😉 But don’t worry triathletes are humans, and we all find at least one of the 3 sports more challenging than the…
Timex Ironman watches are great watches. They are solid and have long-lasting batteries. But these batteries eventually need to be replaced. The good news is that it’s very easy to know what kind of battery your watch needs and how to replace it. When you’re changing a Timex Ironman watch battery, look at the bottom of the battery case to…
Maybe you can’t find your desired shoe size in the men’s running shoes, or you just like their designs more, and now you are wondering if you, as a man, can wear a woman’s running shoes or not. Will they fit you, and is it okay to consider getting them? Nothing prevents a man from wearing women’s running shoes. Whether…
It is not always clear which sports watches have a triathlon mode where you can just press ‘lap’ during each leg of a triathlon race. This mode is generally called “multisport mode” and these watches are referred to as multisport watches in the industry. But it happens that some watches labeled as multisport do not have this essential triathlon mode,…
Triathlon events are a combination of 3 sports where you swim, bike, and run. Beginners may wonder if a bike is provided during the event. Bike logistics can be a nightmare, especially when the race is far from home. So it makes sense to wonder if you must bring your bike to a triathlon race. So in this article, I…
Importing a GPX file into a Garmin watch or a Garmin edge is something quite usual when you plan an activity. Many tools help you create a route as a GPX file you can download on your Garmin device. Unfortunately, the process sometimes fails, and it is hard to understand why. The purpose of this article is twofold: understanding why…
Google Fit is popular among people to store health and sports data. Generally because it is natively embedded into Android phones, so people have been using it for years. Nowadays sports watches are doing a wonderful job at tracking your fitness, better than phones and Garmin is quite a popular brand. If you made the move to Garmin, or are…
There are so many different sports watches available that it can be difficult to figure out which one is best for us triathletes. Especially, if you are on a budget, most triathlon watches can be difficult to afford, generally costing more than $400. This is why we are going to look at the best watches for triathlon that won’t cost…
When I first started cycling indoor training, I was either on my turbo trainer at home or doing spin classes at the gym. In both cases, exercise bike and home trainer, I was surprised by how much I was sweating indoors. This is how it got me thinking about buying a mat from my setup at home. Since then, I…
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