The Week in Review is a collection of both all the good stuff I've written on the internet over the past week, as well as a ton of links I've found interesting, related to endurance sports in general. I've often wondered what to do with all the cool writing people have written. I share a lot of it on Twitter/X and Facebook, but this forum is a better place to get it out to you. In most cases, these different streams do not overlap. So look for good things in all these places.
Now let's move on to the action.
DCR posts from the past week:
The latest information on the site is as follows:
Sunday: Sports Tech Week Review – March 10, 2024
Monday: FIT file: Google Pixel Watch update, Suunto + UTMB? Garmin vs Apple Ski app, other SPD power meters
Tuesday: Suunto opens platform to more apps, partners with UTMB for Xiaomi Watches
A few things have changed, so we'll be checking them out next week instead.
Last week's YouTube videos:
Here are some videos that were hits on You of Tube: Don't forget to subscribe there to get notified the moment a video hits.
Interesting things I found on the interwebs:
Below are just a few of the considerable things I stumbled upon while fulfilling my civic duty of finding the end of the internet.
1) Polar scoffs as “the worst watch ever made.” Apparently, you can sign up to be notified when something happens. I hope “The Most Dangerous Watch Ever” comes with a nacho cheese dispenser.
2) Peloton adds third-party rower connectivity via FTMS. This is actually a natural surprise, mainly because Peloton has worked hard to make the Peloton Row hardware a major selling point (including not offering it for rental). So it's great to see them moving in this direction. And in fact, the hardware platform that supports third-party devices means that he has only one left and that is the cycling power meter/trainer. You may remember that in December Peloton launched his FTMS support for third-party treadmills.
3) Peloton and Rapha partnership: This wasn't on the Peloton bingo card this week either, that's for sure. I don't see anything wrong with Peloton users wanting higher quality cycling specific gear. That said, I feel like there really isn't a sports apparel brand left that Peloton hasn't partnered with at some point.
4) SRAM eliminates the need for a blip box for triathlon bikes: This actually applies to any scenario where you only use wireless blips, not just TT bikes. Previously you had to install a blip box, but now it can all be done wirelessly.
5) Oura adds pregnancy tracking functionality. At the moment, this appears to be primarily related to date tracking and providing high-level guidance. But my guess, knowing Oura, is that they're probably looking at ways to start collecting data to find more specific insights that can be gleaned by tracking so much physiological data. I think they are considering it. One of the best things about all this wearable data is that it has historically been nearly impossible to understand, even in large-scale studies, due to a lack of technology to collect or make sense of it. I would argue that we are beginning to see some subtle trends. large-scale.
6) Apple Watch study looks at most active US states: I don't think this result will surprise anyone.
7) Garmin details which countries have the best sleep scores: Similarly, these things don't surprise me. It's no surprise that the Netherlands has the highest sleep score. If you look at race scenes such as running and triathlons, you can see that the Dutch value sleep very much. Races usually don't start until 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. No one wakes up early just to jump into the ground.
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