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Hi everyone!

Just wanted to drop in and say this picture made my day. I kind of want to laminate it and put it in MY bag 

I'm laughing with you Rusty, WITH you!

810 on the bike, 210 on the run. I like using more dedicated devices for each and also race with what I train with.

910 for both, with QR.  I used the 910 for the last sprint in auto multisport, but will not be using it in the water for IM C

I like dedicated devices too.  500 on the bike and 305 for the run for me.

Race report!

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=493353

I've decided to accelerate my schedule and do an ironman next week instead of at Canada.....

The most unique event that makes July 4 so legendary around here is the HERMOSA BEACH IRONMAN competition. In this extreme athletic test, participants must run a mile, paddle a surfboard a mile and then consume a 6-pack of their favorite beer! The first one to hold down their beverage(s) successfully wins, and you may want to keep your distance from the center of the action or you're at risk of getting drenched. For pics of the event's crazy action, check out the Ironman gallery. The action starts at 11:00 a.m. and anyone over 21 is eligibile to enter- just make sure you know that close to 1,000 spectators will be monitoring your skills. For those interested in participating, the Ironman is $20 and you will need to bring your own surfboard and 6-pack to join in. Keep in mind that alcohol fines are TRIPLED in Hermosa Beach on the 4th, and you will need to be very discreet if you choose to partake in the activities, especially soon after the Ironman.  If you're interested in registering, you'll need to go to  GAME CHANGERS from 1:00 P.M. - closing on JULY 3!

I used the 910xt for the whole race at Honu, but when I set up the autosport, I used a pool swim because for whatever reason I always lose GPS signal about 15-20 minutes into every OWS I've done.  Once I lose that signal, it throws everything else in the multisport off.  I have been meaning to take the steps to do the master reset and reinstall the firmware, but I'm too lazy right now.  GPS data on the swim is of no significance to me.

I still use my edge 500 on the bike though...so really the 910 is just a stop watch for me on the swim, collects data on the bike even though I don't look at it (other than maybe an occasional glance at total time), then it serves as my run watch.

I would be down for a relay team, but you probably don't want me in the anchor leg. My couple of attempts at a beer mile did not end well. And that was back when I was "training" for it.

whoops - sorry - it looks like I used the URL for the page in edit mode....

As to what device I use for data, it really depends on the race and what my coach wants to see. But mostly put me down for another vote for "dedicated devices."

My bike always has my Garmin 800 on it. I have a 500, but as I have posted before, I love the elevation look-ahead feature of the 800 and use that as my primary screen with 3s power and HR also displayed. I have other screens that I will toggle through on longer races. The only thing I use my 500 for is to loan to frindes to convert them to the dark side.

For open 5k & 10k runs I use my garmin 610, but don't look at it much - it is only to collect data to adjust my zones.

For Sprint and olympic tris I will use my 310xt, but again, it is really only a data collection device for the run. I wear it from the get-go, but only so I don't have to fiddle-fart around with it during the race. I wish I had something smaller that was waterproof that was as good.

I find it to be more important to use something for pacing on HMs, Marathons+, trail runs of any distance, HIMs and IMs.

For HMs, HIMs, and longer-ish trail runs I use my 610 - for the tris I will grab it in T2 and put it on and start it up as I am running down the road - it grabs a signal really, really fast. I might wear a timex on the swim, especially if it is a two-looper. If I do it usually stays on my wrist while I am on the bike, simply because I forget to pop it off in T1.

My wife and I are in Ottawa for a few days after the race.  Very warm and humid here, glad it wasn't like this for the race!  We've gotten a couple of runs and ride in while here.  I'm still recovering a bit but my legs feel pretty good for the most part.

Tab says she enjoys me doing the HIM distance much more than IM - both from a spectator POV and how much the race beat me up.  I think I agree with her, I can see it becoming my race distance of choice.

I've not done a IM but I like the HIM distance.  Both from a race distance but also the volume of training for it.  Although if you looked at my logs you'd hardly believe I like that volume...but I digress.  I toyed with doing an IM a few times and I just can't get behind the training required to do it right

For the Hermosa Beach IM, that might be the ONLY event I can think of where my rugby background and "training" might come in handy. 

Jason, when you use the 910, do you zero it out on the run before you start, and does it acquire signal well on the go?  I'm guessing so, if you lost the signal on the swim (which is exactly what happened to me a few weeks ago during my race, I think).  I wonder if you can tell it lost signal during the race, as I recall looking at it on the bike AND run and getting pace info.  In fact, it loaded the pace info up to GC for those legs, but didn't have an overal speed for either - and the map had me going to the Bay of Guinea off the coast of Africa and back for all 3 legs!

It was, I must say, an impressive looking swim. 

As for HIM vs IM - hahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa hahahaahahahaha.   Whoooo....  OK. I'm back.  Just had to laugh at myself for even writing that, having not even done an Oly yet.    I do get the sentiment of being able to race a race rather than complete an event.  It's why I like the HM distance so much - you can redline for pretty much the whole thing, and only need a few days to recover.

That said, Kim is interested in trying her first marathon in the fall, so I'm signed up to run BayState with her in November.  Been a looooooong time since I've done a full marry, so I'm kind of looking forward to it and seeing what I can do.  My base is actually better now (even having only stepped up this year to longer runs and soon tri's) than when I ran them a couple decades ago, although I will only have 8 weeks between my HIM and the M...  Should be fun anyway, and there are a bunch of fall sprints that I'll sprinkle in during training for fun.

OK, now why did I start this post again?  Beer or something, I think...  Back to work now!

Matt

What I did was set the watch in run or bike mode while in T1 before the race to let it aquire the signal.  Garmin's tend to recognize the last location they had a signal quickly.  Then I set up the multi sport mode with the pool swim, bike, and run.  I found that well within the time I was going through T1, my watch had reaquired the signal for GPS.

When I had issues with the GPS signal dropping during OWS, I could feel my watch vibrate.  I looked at it, and on the screen it said "GPS signal lost."

One of these days I'm going to have the firmware fixed...but I'm still too lazy.  I tried it once already and must have done something wrong.

Norseman

Weird.  My wife has said exactly the same thing.   She calls it the perfect distance.  Training isn't horrible.  Spectating is only a few hours s. 12, recovery is easy and you can actually do stuff that night/the next day

Exactly

OK, havng saddle issues.  When I  got the fit, my LBS said that the rails could be an issue as the saddle was slammed forward and pressure was being put on the rails in front.  It's a fairly cheap PX saddle.  Fitter said it "could be an issue"    The issue is the rails breaking, tho they are steel.

So that, coupled with a little numbness (tho not that bad) on recent 5 hour rides tempted me to try an adamo.  Tried before, didn't like it.  First two times used a friend's prologue on the trainer.  Seemed ok, not bad, more comfortable than before.  3d try was an attack I bought on ebay based on a slowtwitch rave review.   75 mile which, um, may not have been "smart."  painful by the end.  At the risk of TMI, I am getting cysts on the skin where the sitbones meet the saddle and exert the most pressure.  Resolved enough to get on the trainer today, and wasn't bad, but sitting here afterards.  Well, ouch.

A bit lost.  Should I go back to my original saddle and risk the rail issue (which I am not sure is much of an issue), and the minor numbness???   try a different adamo model (why do they have so damn many???) ....  gut it out with the attack???   It doesn't seem to be a "fit" issue as I can on occasion find a comfortable spot, and it's pretty good in aero (it's sitting up and climbing that I think is the worst).  But it's more of a skin reaction to the pressure issue, which I am not sure I can adapt to......

Oh, and this comes on the heels of a temporary foray from Infinit to on course nutrition to see if I can live off the course.  Why the F do we (I) try all these new things training for an IM, can't leave well enough alone.

I'm sure we would all feel the same way as spouses/SO, supporters, or spectators.

My GF is actually doing Cycle to the Sun (Haleakala) again this weekend.  She signed up at the last minute since some of her coworkers are doing it (also their second time).  They moved the race up to late June which totally took it off my race schedule (too close to Honu), but since she didn't do Honu this year she figured she would give this race another go.  I won't be making the trip since it was such a last minute decision, but it would have been cool to drive SAG for them. 

Being in the midst of IM training again, can't say I disagree.  I don't mind the long rides and runs, I just don't like the pressure of having to do them, if that makes sense