There’s a fine line between getting stuck in a rut with too much information.

Triathletes are always having this issue.

Logging this, logging that etc etc everything from heart rate to distance to time to average speed and pace and blah blah blah.

At the end of the day, the one thing that’s going to make you go faster across a race course is this:

How you execute.

And how you execute is based upon the work you’ve done leading into racing that course – ie your training.

You can have the most expensive watch on your wrist but as much you try that device isn’t going to make your legs move any quicker along the asphalt.

However, if you put the time in to do intervals, long slow sessions, tempo etc, you will outperform anyone who spends $1,000 on a tracking device.

There is a loophole.

As per my previous article, you still need to record the data, but the key is to not let it consume you.

The rabbit hole is deep and you will struggle to climb out.