Things we Use
A little bit about the things we use in our running and on our site
If you’re interested in our running gear, what we’re using for filming, the technology behind the project and even the books we’re reading, this page provides a list of links and recommendations. We’ve only just started, so expect this to fill up a bit as we get more gear and can provide informed recommendations on what w’re using.
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Running Shoes
I’m currently running in Brooks Glycerines for road shoes. Really like them, they are comfy and I’ll wear them to death.
The last time I tried, I didn’t get on with the Brooks trail shoes, so I need to revisit this choice and see what works for me. I tried Altra’s trail shoes a few months back and they felt really nice. But I’m not convinced it is a great idea to jump between shoes with a big drop and zero drop shoes.
Action Camera
We’re filming things with a DJI Action 4 camera. It does the job, but I’m still getting used to it. I got the package with the extra batteries and the stick and other bits. The audio is just okay, so one of our next purchases is likely to be a microphone to improve that aspect of our filming
Website Hosting
We currently use Hostinger for our website hosting. This is down to me already owning a cheap hosting package before starting this project, and the interface is nice and easy to use. You can get great deals on the low-end hosting, which is what I did. But for more technical projects, I’d suggest looking at Mythic Beasts.
Newsletter
We’re using Beehiiv for our newsletter. It’s a new tool for us and looks like it has a lot of nice features, but that comes with a steep learning curve. So we’ll let you know how we get on.
Email / VPN / Drive
I use a combination of Proton services for my email, VPN and cloud backups. I really like their email and calendar apps. I have had mixed experiences with their VPN, but at times when it hasn’t worked well for me, I’ve purchased a short package with Mullvad VPN. The drive is okay – although the backup and management of photos from my phone is somewhat clunky.
Forms
Any forms that we send out are done using Tally.so which is quite simple to use, does the basics well and also integrates with Make…
Automations
…which brings us on to automations. We use Make.com to pipe everything together – from connecting forms to databases to connecting bits to our internal team Slack.
Analytics
We’re running umami.is for our analytics. Umami is an open-source, privacy-focused web analytics tool that serves as a lightweight alternative to Google Analytics. It does not collect or store personal data, avoiding the need for cookies, and is GDPR and PECR compliant.
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