Runner's World Holiday Challenge, Winter Running Gear, Moxy Muscle Oxygen Monitor

Hello Everyone, and thanks for reading my blog!

First of all, I want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year!  2013 is going to be a great year.  And as I look back on 2012, I have made progress in a lot of areas that I know I can be proud of.


Runner's World Holiday Challenge

I stuck with it.   It appears that this CAN be done.  Although running every day, with out a day off, is not something the experts would recommend.  I think my body and mind have taken some instictive actions to deal with a lack of full recovery days - the best example being those many days where I just ran one mile, then called it quits.  My body seemed to want to stop as soon as possible on some days, and on other days (like yesterday) it seemed to just want to keep going beyond my running goal.   And the total miles aren't really that high compared to most runner's standards: I hit a total of 112 miles since Thanksgiving, and 80 miles in December alone.  Now what?  Time to set some new goals and get moving!

Winter Running Gear

Update on spikes or cleats for running:  I blogged awhile back about starting to use the type that have spikes on the heel and ball of the foot.  They worked great, except for the fact that they kept rotating around to the top of my feet.  Not all the way, but enough for me to notice it while running.  So finally I bought some Yak Trax (the Yaktrax Pro to be exact).  Like the spikes, they work great on packed snow and ice.  So far nothing seems to work well on ice with snow on top if it - it's just slippery and unsafe for any type of traction aided running.  The snow forms a slippery mat between your shoe and the ice, and is almost a sinch to cause a slip.  Back the the Yaktrax Pro - these have a strap across the top if the foot in the ball area, and seem to stay in place quite well.  Really enjoyed my runs this week with the Yaktrax Pro.

Moxy Muscle Oxygen Monitor

Great progress over the last 12 months on Moxy.  We started the year buried in some tough issues, which we dug ourselves out of.  Then we produced a nice Moxy 1 prototype that worked when wired up to a PC.  We got some great data off of those first 5 prototypes, and learned that the next device, the Moxy 2, had to be wireless and display data on a wrist watch.  Moxy 2 was available in August.  It was very effective, and accompanied us on our debut at Interbike in Las Vegas in September.  Now we are just embarking on the next redesign (Moxy 3) that will be able to connect with many wrist worn GPS devices that our target customers already own.    Feel free to check out our site: www.moxymonitor.com



Thanks to all of you for reading my blog, and have a Happy New Year!

Stu