I did have a chance to update the look of this blog. I'm still learning lots about how this whole thing works, so I'm sure by the time next summer rolls around, this blog will look very different. its a constant evolution. I've linked to some of the gear I use, some useful sites, as well as my athlete page on the ignition fitness page. It includes my race reports from last year.
The past few weeks have been a little hectic with all the freelance work i'm doing as well as starting the process to unload my CMW position. We also did our annual trip to Niagara falls to stock up on stuff for the year, as well to get most of our xmas shopping done. I found this gem of a shirt..i think it'll look pretty swanky out on my long runs this spring/summer! not a huge fan of 'selfies', but had to show off this gem...
I thought i would share how I do my workouts year round..
Swim - I use my garmin 910xt in the pool to track my time/distance. I only use the screen that I set up with "Lap Time/Lap distance/lap pace". after every interval I hit 'lap'. The garmin accelerometer within the watch will automatically determine whether that lap is an actual swim or a rest period. For kicking sets, I let the watch run. The Garmin will read this as a rest period, but when I upload to garmin connect, it'll show my total time in the pool.
Bike - This is a bit of a tricky one... some people may not agree with how i do things. I have a computrainer set up to change the load for my workout, however I go by the power readings from my power tap. Those are the files I upload for coach to see. I go by the power on the power tap, as that the main device I use indoors/outdoors and want to be consistent. I do find a bit of a discrepancy between the 2 devices, but nothing too crazy. For example here is 2 files from my bike ride yesterday:
From Powertap:
From Computrainer
The workout was a 10mins easy warm up, followed by 45mins at 150w-175w/5mins rest/15mins at 215w-230w/5mins rest/20mins at 215w-230w. From the 2 files there is a bit of discrepancy:
Powertap
45mins - 170w
15mins - 230w
20mins - 229w
Computrainer
45min - 165w
15mins - 224w
20mins - 224w
Nothing crazy, and still within the range I should have been. Its just nice to get on computrainer and not worry about changing gears to maintain my effort. Just hop on and maintain a steady cadence. I don't change gears in these types of workouts.
Run - With running, I only go by heart rate/distance. I know with the garmin there are lots of different options to see data on the screen. I only have 2 fields set up - HR and Time. Thats all I really care about for now. When doing intervals and need to hit a specific pace I'll switch it up to pace/time. I try to keep things really simple with the running.
Since things have been so crazy busy, I have no useful links today.. Will hopefully be back on track with some useful stuff that I find on the web next week!
