Run, ride, track your workouts and listen to your favorite tunes at the same time, that’s what Motorola’s MOTOACTV™ was built for. This lightweight portable device can hold up to 4,000 songs and can be heard through the SF5700 or SF500 headphones that deliver high sound quality with real time readouts of your heart rate, eliminating the need for a chest strap. Performance data, such as pace, distance, calories burned, map out route covered and heart rate, is shown on its 1.6″ sweat proof, scratch resistant, color touchscreen and is automatically transferred wirelessly to MOTOACTV.com. Lasts up to five hours with GPS on, two weeks standby, supports Bluetooth 4.0 and can sync with the latest Android-powered smartphone to receive incoming calls and texts.
Some of you may not realize that muscles are bundled in a sheath called myofascial tissue, and that tissue can tighten up over time, due to training, injury or repetitive stress, etc., and interfere with your training and performance (bad form, muscles over compensating for tightness in another area, restricted movement…). To help loosen up the tissue and get some knots out, Trigger Point’s Performance Ultimate 6 Kit is designed for those who are seeking benefits of a massage on a daily basis for the entire body without having to go to a massage therapist. The kit contains a massage ball, footballer, one quadballer, the Ultimate 6 Guidebook and DVD. Their patented material mimics feel of the human thumb for a safe and effective self applied massage. Areas the tools in the kit can be applied to are the soleus, quads, IT band, piriformis, psoas and pectorals.
Louis Garneau’s Elite Lazer Tek suit is designed for high performance. Available for men and women, it integrates technical fabrics. Carbon-X Mesh™ construction favors blood circulation, Lazer Rev™ fabric provides compression to improve muscle performance and Reflexx™ fabric offers breathability. It’s seamless for a smooth feel with next-to-skin fit while its Tri-Rev™ fabric offers UPF/SPF 50_ protection. The Tri Elite chamois is quick drying and lightweight. Two side pockets keeps small gels and tab for when you need them on the course.
Tri Girl’s Olympus Tri Suit is made for training or racing. Made from lightweight, quick drying material, the suit features a triathlon specific chamois for comfort on the bike while being bulk free for the run. No side seams mean less risk of chafing and a large mesh ventilation panel on the back torso for breathability and cooling. Comes with a separate matching support crop top.
Maintain safe electrolyte levels with Saltstick’s salt stick dispenser. Designed to fit on mountain bike, triathlon and road handlebars, the dispenser is lightweight, water-resistant and pops out capsules with a simple turning of the knob. It can hold six capsules and fits all capsules currently on the market. It also fits on race belts and is USA Triathlon compliant. SaltStick Caps can be consumed prior to an activity and to replenish electrolytes during recovery.
Scape’s SPF 50+ athlete sunblock is made for endurance sports. This long lasting protection minimizes damage from the sun’s UV rays and it’s waterproof and sweatproof, which means it won’t run into your eyes. The formula also lets your skin breathe naturally and is fortified with Vitamin E and antioxidants. A must have in your tri-gear.
Swimovate designed the PoolMate watch just for swimmers. This lightweight, flexible strap watch has an easy to read display with backlight and stainless steel buttons to keep track of your laps. Its software measures the movement of your wrist during the swim to recognize the stroke and calculate lap information based on it. Compatible with freestyle, back stroke, breaststroke and butterfly with an accuracy rate of over 99.75%. It also stores session time, average strokes, speed, distance, calories and efficiency. Forget the days of forgetting how many laps you just did – just hit the start button and swim.
Having a massage therapist at your convenience would be great, but probably not ideal in terms of time and money. This handy travel stick by The Stick isn’t quite the same, but it will do a pretty good job massaging your muscles prior to training sessions and for recovery phases. 17″ long with 8 therapeutic spindles, use it like a roller over muscle groups, like quads, hamstrings, shins and calves, to prepare muscles for physical activity, reduce muscle soreness and wear down some nasty trigger points. Its convenient travel size makes it portable for race day.
Here’s something to pack in your bento box. The Bonk Breaker Bar provides nutrients and energy so that you don’t hit that wall. All natural, gluten free, dairy free, preservative free, it’ll provide ~250 calories per serving. Comes in a variety of flavors: peanut butter and jelly, peanut butter chocolate chip, espresso chip, almond butter and honey, blueberry oat and apple pie.
Keep all your tri gear organized and easy-to-carry in this Louis Garneau Race Day Revo backpack. This 44L capacity bag has enough space to keep your wetsuit, goggles, shoes, extra towel, water bottles, gels and bike helmet. The adjustable flap makes taking in and out items easy. The bottom is water resistant for wet wetsuits. There’s a sternum strap and back cushion so that you’re comfortable carrying all that weight around. Be organized on race day.
