Cutting Edge Power, Pace and Heart Rate Wearables with Tom Fowler, President Polar USA
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog
4.5 • 936 Ratings
🗓️ 13 March 2019
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Tom Fowler, president of Polar USA shares his thoughts on the future of wearables and how the data they provide will help the connected athlete improve their performance.
Tom has vast expertise and engaging stories about fitness as a former professional triathlete, and via business experience with Intel, Recon Instruments and Cervelo Cycles plus a world handle on what runners want and need from technology.
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| 0:00.0 | On today's Rent to the Top Podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | We're not as big as Apple or Fit But where a company like Polar really sees the opportunity |
| 0:11.0 | is to address the needs of those athletes who will say like I would |
| 0:15.7 | really love to be able to train in a manner like Molly Huddle or Scott Bobble, you know, |
| 0:21.3 | how do I train like Molly if I'm not Molly? |
| 0:25.0 | Welcome to the Run to the Top Podcast from Runners Connect, where it's all about learning from |
| 0:31.0 | the best and most inspiring minds in the sport. |
| 0:35.0 | Together, we can train a smarter, healthier, and faster running community. |
| 0:41.0 | Now here's your host, Stephanie K Atwood. |
| 0:45.0 | Welcome. This is Stephanie K Atwood Boston Marathon Qualifier coach and host for the |
| 0:51.8 | Run to the Top Podcast. Today we are speaking with Tom |
| 0:55.5 | Fowler, president of Polar USA about the benefits and evolution of |
| 1:00.3 | wearable technology. I'm hoping he'll also share some of his thoughts on the |
| 1:04.4 | future of wearables and how this will help us runners improve. Tom has vast |
| 1:10.0 | experience and several engaging stories about fitness as a former |
| 1:13.9 | professional triathlete business connections with Intel Recon Instruments and |
| 1:18.7 | surveillance cycles and a world handle on what runners want and need from technology. |
| 1:24.0 | Let's learn a bit more about the present, past, and future of performance, |
| 1:28.4 | wearables, and the connected athlete after this brief special invitation from Runners Connect. |
| 1:35.8 | Do you need a crash course to help you train smarter, nail your nutrition and |
| 1:40.2 | improve your strength? |
| 1:41.6 | Or maybe you want to connect with runners who get you. |
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