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See!  When I say I’m 28, I’m talking about my fitness age, not chronological 🙂  We won’t talk maturity level or mental age though.. ok 🙂
Older athletes can be much younger, physically, than they are in real life.
My Wahoo Kickr trainer recently crapped out, so it seemed like a good time to do a catchup on Wahoo Fitness.
Lets start with …
My Kickr
So it was fine last Thursday for my MAP ride, but when I went to do my long ride on Saturday it wouldn’t put any useful resistance into the workout, then the power reading would drop to zero and the resistance would climb in excess of 800w. Â Seems I need a new “top cap”, but Wahoo was quick at diagnosing the problem and shipping the part. Â Great customer support!
Turn-Based Navigation
Wahoo has partnered with RideWithGPS to enable turn-by-turn navigation on the RFLKT and RFLKT+ computers.
Users can plan a ride out in advance or find one online using the Ride with GPS route planner getting where they need to be safely and efficiently. Metrics from the ride like speed, distance, duration and elevation gain (RFLKT+ only) are displayed on the computer as well.
This is pretty cool, though I haven’t tried it myself (I have well known training routes that I follow so don’t tend to use nav much). Â Still I think it’s a pretty smart use of a remote display for a smart phone.
And Finally…
Wahoo Sponsors Sarah True (Groff)
2012 Olympian, silver medalist in the 2014 International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Championships and a strong hopeful for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. During the 2015/16 season, True will train on the KICKR power trainer (also used by Team Sky), TICKR X Workout Tracker, RFLKT+ Computer, the Balance Scale, and other Wahoo Fitness products. The data generated by Wahoo products provides True and her coach the metrics needed to stay on track throughout the season. True will focus primarily on the ITU World Triathlon Series and started her season on March 6th in Abu Dhabi, the first race on the ITU World Series calendar, where she finished 9th overall. Five American women finished in the top 10 in that race. True continued her season March 28th and 29th at the ITU World Triathlon in Auckland, New Zealand with an 8th place standing.
This came across my email this morning. Â I love my Kickr. Â Its great to see Wahoo continuing to get love from the pro peloton.
Team Sky continues to train exclusively with Wahoo’s award winning KICKR Power Trainer
Atlanta, GA – December 16, 2014 – Wahoo Fitness, the leader in workout apps and smartphone connected fitness devices, is pleased to announce continuation as official supplier of cycling trainers to Team Sky, winners of the 2012 and 2013 Tour de France. Through this exclusive collaboration, Team Sky will be provided with KICKRs for use during the racing season, for pre-race warm up and post-race cool down, and each rider will be provided with an individual KICKR for “at home” training sessions. The KICKR provides the cutting edge technology and performance metrics that Team Sky relies on to monitor the condition of their athletes.
“We’re very pleased to have Wahoo on board for 2015,” said Carsten Jeppesen, Head of Technical Operations for Team Sky. “We feel the KICKR provides the best and most realistic feeling ride of any trainer on the market, and the customized power based workouts offer the perfect training sessions for our riders. The KICKR is a excellent piece of kit for us to use throughout the season, and before and after each race.”
“We are excited to continue our partnership with Team Sky,” said Chip Hawkins, CEO of Wahoo Fitness. “This collaboration further validates not only the KICKR but the entire Wahoo Fitness product line. Having athletes of this caliber on our products enables us access to valuable feedback as we continue to add additional features to our existing products and expand our entire product offering.”
Using Bluetooth 4.0 and ANT+ technology, the KICKR Power Trainer connects to a wide range of smartphones, tablets, and PCs, allowing full resistance control during your training session. While pedaling, users can increase or decrease resistance, structure interval workouts or even simulate real world bike courses all from their connected device. The KICKR’s built-in power meter delivers personalized power-based training. The wheel-off design and super flywheel have been engineered to produce an ultra-realistic road feel, equivalent to the inertia of an actual rider on the road. The KICKR retails for $1099.99 and is available in 10-speed and 11-speed (online only) configurations.
EFS vs Skratch Labs vs Osmo: An Electrolyte Hydration Drink Comparison – First Endurance.
Yup just a great product from an awesome company
This just in my mailbox – love my KICKR… seems Team Sky love them too 🙂
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Team Sky Selects Wahoo Fitness as their Official Indoor Trainer Supplier for the 2014 Season
Team Sky will train exclusively with Wahoo’s award winning KICKR Power Trainer
Atlanta, GA – January 21, 2014 – Wahoo Fitness, the leader in developing connected fitness tools to enhance performance and monitoring, is now the Official Supplier of Turbo Trainers to Team Sky, winners of the 2012 and 2013 Tour de France.
Through this exclusive partnership Team Sky will be provided with KICKRs for use during the racing season and each rider will be provided with an individual KICKR for “at home” training sessions. Team Sky will use the KICKRs for pre-race warm up and post-race warm downs. The KICKR provides the cutting edge technology that Team Sky is looking for as they constantly strive to improve.
“Wahoo Fitness is a young and innovative company, who has produced a fantastic product in the KICKR which will meet our requirements both in racing and training,” said Tim Kerrison, Team Sky’s Head of Performance Support. “Team Sky and Wahoo share a common approach when it comes to innovation and continuous improvement. We believe they have developed a market-leading product and we are excited about using the KICKR in the team and working with Wahoo to continue to develop and improve their products. We love the wheel-off design and the big fly-wheel which gives an excellent, smooth feel. The ability to precisely control the resistance, whilst retaining the smoothness, gives us the opportunity to do great quality and high intensity training efforts on the KICKR.”
“It is awesome that Team Sky chose us to work with as it further validates our rapid growth and shows the world that Wahoo Fitness has created the best trainer ever,” says Chip Hawkins, CEO of Wahoo Fitness. “This collaboration gives us the opportunity to develop future products while enhancing existing products in cooperation with an organization who understands the kind of training necessary to win. We look forward to a successful 2014 and Wahoo Fitness equipment quickly becoming synonymous with victory.”
Using Bluetooth 4.0 and ANT+ technology, the KICKR Power Trainer connects to smartphones and tablets, allowing full resistance control during your training session. While pedaling, users can increase or decrease resistance, structure interval workouts or even simulate real world bike courses all from their smartphone. Resistance adjustments are instant, making it easy to replicate everything from a flat or rolling hill course, to the coast down a hill after a hard climb. With a wheel off design and super flywheel, the iPhone connected bike trainer is engineered to produce an ultra-realistic road feel, equivalent to the inertia of an actual rider on the road. A direct power measurement at the hub provides consistent and lab accurate power readings for every grueling mile.
TrainingPeaks delivers amazing power analysis from some the the best riders at 2013 Kona GoPro Ironman World Championship
2013 Ironman World Championship, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii | TrainingPeaks.
Some of these numbers are mind boggling. Check them out!
So my 10 minute intervals today were…
What’s The Most Effective Length for Interval Repetitions? | Runner’s World.
LOL
8 Reasons Triathletes Get Injured.
Yup couldn’t agree more.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization warns that we may be facing an end to modern medicine as we know it thanks in part to the mass feeding of antibiotics to farm animals to accelerate growth.
via Past the Age of Miracles: Facing a Post-Antibiotic Age | NutritionFacts.org.
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