Mar 31 2010
Sticking with the stuff that works!
In spite of yesterday’s small Cyclemeter meltdown, the ride itself was fine and fun. The icing on the cake though was hitting the Vibraflex, post-ride. You have to find a club or gym that has one of these things! The benefits are exactly (at least for me) as touted on their web site. The Physical Therapist at our club oversees its use and gives tips about how to maximize its use. As good as it is, apparently, you can get too much of a good thing with it. Like any other piece of equipment, it can be misused to your detriment.
Here it is Wednesday and, as bummed out as I was on Monday about MCL pain, today I feel like I can run forever. Not gonna actually try that, understand. Just sayin’…
I have a late meeting today, so a ride is out. I’m gonna try jumping rope today and see how the MCL holds up. No running today, but look out for the weekend! :-)
And, lest anyone, including the fine folks at Cyclemeter, think I’m just ranting about the app, my guess is that the app works as well as it can, but the iPhone’s GPS is the limiting factor. Of course, I’m no engineer – software, hardware, or civil – but based on the way some other location-based apps seem to work, my guess is that iPhone’s GPS model is less robust than is needed.
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I’ve come to the same conclusions about Cyclemeter. Can’t expect a do-everything device like the iPhone to be the best at anything, or to hold up to comparison against a specialized device like a Garmin. I still maintain that it’s the best tracking app on the iPhone, though!
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