Dear visitor, welcome to my blog about running, gadgets, fun stuff, etc. I am a fun-runner, who is more focused on running/cycling/hiking at beautiful landscapes with a good company, than beating my PB for a given distance. I created this blog to post about stuff that I am often asked about, so that I can just send the link and run instead 😂 Posts are few and far between, and usually long. If this is your cup of tea, then enjoy the content.
My gadget budget
This page keeps track of my most expensive purchases (typically gadgets) and tracks their total usage, and thus their normalized cost. The basic idea was explained in this post. Shoes are omitted, as their cost and total lifetime usage is well known, not as interesting, and usually comes down to 6 ¢/km or 10 ¢/mi.
Quick note: often only a subset of the total usage is considered here, as other type of activities, or the same type of activities by others are neglected.
Gadgets currently in use
Concept2 - Model D - PM5
Purchased: March of 2020
Rowing distance since purchase: 483 km
Garmin Index
Purchased: December of 2019
Weight measurements since purchase: 455
Garmin Edge Explore
Purchased: August of 2019
Riding distance since purchase: 1401 km
Garmin Edge 200
Purchased: June of 2017
Riding distance since purchase: 8004 km
Stevens Aspin
Purchased: September of 2017
Riding distance since purchase: 2885 km
Tacx Flow Smart
Purchased: April of 2021
Riding distance since purchase: 210 km
Retired gadgets
Garmin FÄ“nix 2
Used: November of 2015 - February of 2019
Reason: Sold, when I bought an Instinct.
Running distance: 7855 km
Garmin Instinct
Used: March of 2019 - August of 2020
Reason: Got exchanged for an Instinct Solar Tactical by Garmin-HU
Running distance: 3670 km