The iPhone/Droid App for all Cardio Freaks: Charity Miles

When I'm not running in a race I wear my iPhone because I like to listen to music and you never know what calls your going to get. Also, it's more fun to run to the music, I like setting my playlist to the music trying to have a couple warm-up songs with a lower BMP (beats per minute to start).

I highly recommend Nike Plus, I love how it shows you your splits when you run, lets you set a goal, distance, time, and can give you vocal pointers every quarter, half, mile, ect. Also shows you your GPS on your runs so it's awesome to see when you have ran over a bridge or done a loop in the park. While not completely accurate it's solid and a great motivation and way to track your pace.

Also I have recently been using Charity Miles a fantastic iPhone app that allows you to choose a charity you want to donate money to which is determined by your mileage. 10 cents for walk/run, 25 cents for a bike. Just remember #EveryMileMatters

Today's Workout: 5K and a Casual Jog Back (5 miles)

Felt good today and wanted to get the speed up a bit so I decided thrown in little higher intensity 5k then what I have been doing. Could have picked it up the last mile, but felt great to maintain the pace for an entire 5k as I will be running the Percy Sutton Harlem 5K on Saturday. Would love a sub-25 minute for that, but I always have difficulty starting off with so many people to run around in the start.

Jogged back a little over 1.5 at a decent pace to finish the day right around 5 miles.

Today's Workout: PEDAL NYC

Tonight I had the pleasure of biking over to the Upper West Side and taking my first cycling class with Mr. Ray and PEDAL NYC. The location is tranquil for NYC right on West End Ave 1 block from the water on a courtyard.

The first thing that caught my eye was the fact that this studio had a BIKE RACK in front. I enjoy cycling outdoors, not doing push-ups/weights on bikes, and that is usually not the case with many indoor cyclist, so I guess they don't assume that people would bike to class. Great start.

Studio itself was great. I personally hate when the bikes are on top of each other, and each bike at PEDAL NYC was far apart enough that I didn't feel like I could seem the body odor of the person next to me or have their sweat dripping on me.

Additionally, the LiveStrong Bikes have magnetic resistance, which made the ride itself rather smooth and calibrated rather accurately compared to other studios I have been to. I was checking my numbers consistently as I like to maintain my pedal speed. The handlebars are great and probably one of the best bikes I've been on. The monitor is easy to see as well.

Mr Ray played a great variety of music from Avicii- Don't Wake Me Up, Katy Perry's New Hit Single Roar and finished with a killer mash-up featuring Icona Pops I Love it with a great sound system.

As an outdoor rider himself, you would expect to have a killer ride, intense cardio, with a great mix up of steep hills and flats. No push ups or anything unsafe on the bike.

Also, did notice the Cycle Ops in the bike which I would have loved to put my bike on and try out. And fantastic if you have a great rate monitor as the bikes calibrate with HR Monitors as well.

Three Thumps Up for Mr. Ray and Pedal.

Great Lower Handlebars with a Monitor that seemed calibrated well and easy to read.

All bikes were spread apart really well so no body odor from your neighbor next to you.