Went for a flat 2.7 mile jog this morning, it was a cool 49* f here in San Jose, CA
The GPS is from a Garmin Vivoactive HR, Wahoo fitness heart rate monitor and a Garmin cadence sensor.
The data was uploaded to Strava, the blue line on the graph is the pace taken each second, red line is the heart rate and the lower pink line is the cadence.
The Garmin cadence is a little device that you attach to one of your shoelaces. The sensor snaps onto the housing and can easily be transferred to another shoe. I like to look at data from my jogs and bike rides to see areas that I can improve.
When running, I am in better shape when my average cadence is higher, something like 165. My cardio and overall running is lower or less efficient when my cadence is under 160. Today was at 156.
The Garmin Cadence sensor with my ripped Brooks Ghost 7 shoes.
I also think a heart rate monitor is an essential piece of equipment to have for both running and cycling. If you have a head unit on your bike, you can check your heart rate with a glance. It is helpful on climbs as you can regulate how hard you are going and pace yourself. (So you do not blow up!)
The screenshot below is from Wahoo Fitness website, the Tickr HRM is on sale now for $59.99. Pretty good deal. You can download the Strava app to your phone and sync it up, use it for your hikes, jogs, cycling.
The winner of 3 SBD is @bullettoothtony with his ride below, congratulations!
https://steemit.com/cycling/@bullettoothtony/the-killarney-race-track-ride-race-c86a43707ec38
This was the initial contest post from last Sunday:
https://steemit.com/fitness/@glennolua/bike-hike-run-contest-win-sbd
I may re-start this hike, run, cycle contest in the spring when more people are active. The dead of winter has much less people enthusiastic to work out in the cold, wet, snowy conditions. (It's not winter everywhere though, it's summer in Southern hemisphere, like in Australia!)