Musings about Smashrun, travel, good food, and great beer.
by jacklyn
Most people don’t realize how small we are. We don’t have a group of engineers or dedicated client support. We don’t have “ambassadors” or interns. There are only two of us building and maintaining Smashrun full time, and a third who’s trying to balance a full time job with our startup, which means that we …
by jacklyn
It’s been a while since I last played a video game. Traveling often and bootstrapping isn’t really conducive to gaming, so I had to give that up. Although, I sometimes wonder if other people notice that fitness trackers are constantly mimicking the coolness factor of newer video games. I’m always oggling new tech, so it’s …
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by jacklyn
It was sheer luck that Smashrun recently ended up in Spain. We needed the change. Something about living in suburbia for the past year and a half felt wrong. We hadn’t seen most of our friends, we rarely went out, we spoke to only two other people on a regular basis and the highlight of …
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by jacklyn
If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story. –Orson Welles After a year and three months at Virginia Beach, I find myself surrounded, once again, with a thoroughly packed suitcase, an overnight backpack, and about two week’s worth of clothing. I took a quick inventory of what …
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The easy run month. I know I’m not supposed to cop out and neglect my training schedule, but a rising heat index isn’t the most conducive for hard runs, which ruled out most of my speedwork. Blah. Last month’s Cooper Test also left me a bit out of it for the first week of June …
by jacklyn
Smashrun’s new importer enables a seamless transition for Garmin users, while GPX/TCX support makes it possible to upload data collected by running apps Smashrun, a web-based analytical platform for runners, launches Garmin Connect integration and makes it easier for runners to import data from running apps. By supporting Garmin devices and GPX, TCX, and HRM …
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by jacklyn
Design options overload. Check it out here on Google’s developer blog.
by jacklyn
Speedwork. I pretty much have always hated it and this month was the first time I actually stuck with the turnover drills, the tempo runs, and the track repeats. Coincidentally, I also started running with a foot pod in the beginning of the month so I finally had cadence data I could use to help …
by jacklyn
Sharing ideas and experiences moves humanity forward. –Medium It’s really hard to keep up with the rest of the world, but there’s something I really love about the chase. When I left my first job out of college, I did so because I felt like I wasn’t learning enough. The notion that repetition creates perfection …
by jacklyn
Training is one of those things that you hear people talk about when they’re preparing to hit a “serious” milestone. And, usually, it takes a long time. There’s a base period where you become acquainted with a routine. Then it’s followed by lots of practice to increase proficiency and, eventually, if you did everything right, …
