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Kim The quick release for the 310XT is totally different and the velcro strap will not work with it. I lost a screw for my 310xt unit and then could not find half the strap so I called and they are supposed to send me a replacement under warranty. It has been over 2 weeks so I need to call them and find out what is up.

Foil's are nice but a bit out of my reasonable price range, Kind of like the Felt AR1's.  I'm not a Cervelo Fanboy but it is amazing how they can sell their aero bikes so much cheaper than than everyone else. 

Went to LBS yesterday and they were trying to get me to buy a 2011 Specialized S-works SL3 with SRAM Red and Zipp 202 tubulars.  It was feather light, I picked up my current bike this morning and it feels like a tank next to that bike.

I put the quick release for the 310xt onto the 305 velcro strap, and it works great. The pins for the 310 are a bit shorter, but if you bunch the fabric where they go in the band just a bit  you can get it on and then you really can't tell the difference. I've had mine set up this way since I got it a year ago.  Love the velcro and the 310xt!

I've studied my 305 velcro strap and I just don't see any way to attach anything to it, other than the 305. Would you be able to post pictures about what you're talking about, Roni? 

Maybe that is a sign from above that you need a little rest!  You've been pushing it like your race is in a month, not months away!

Real live question ahead:

I am looking for a low tech watch that I can wear in the pool that keeps track of laps.  I want the lap button to be in the front, not the side so it is easy to hit.   Ideas?  Unlike Twin my wrists are normal size so any old watch will do.  I think we may have covered this once before, but I don't remember what the recommendations were.

here's mine.  big lap button in the front makes it much easier than the side. 

How about this?  oops only 50 laps, no good if you are doing the birthday swim. 

eta: jinx.

You ran today. Better then some of us.

I wanted to but the snow was coming down at about a 89 degree angle to the ground today and the 30-45 mph winds were killer. So I opted to skip my run completely.

Sounds like a good workout to me. Great job.

Hope everyone is doing awesome. I haven't been around much due to work and trying to squeeze workouts in. And trying this new thing with avoiding technology (other then my kindle) for 90 mins before bed time.

I have been sleeping much better now because of it too.

If you just want to count laps, this looks cool.  You can hit the button one-handed.

she can carry it to the pool in this bag!

HAHA John

nice... I was thinking of the game where you look at it and your buddy gets to punch you. I tried hard to not look at the picture in case I got punched.

HAHAHA!!!!!  i was thinking the same thing too.  i used to have some sore arms from that damn game.  i still do it to my kids, they get so mad at me.

First, Fatty glad to see those berries are from Florida.  Wouldn't want you catching the crud with something from Mexico!

Second, Fatty and Kim is the face easy to read?  I had this ancient Timex and not only was the lap thingy on the side it was impossible to read because the face was dark.

Third, Jayne I had one of those and gave it away.  About half the time I would think I pushed the button and it didn't work (at least for me).

Finally, I am ignoring that bag all together. 

it is.  (sorry, battery just died else i'd post a pic)  there are two things i've found take some getting used to. 

1. the lap time is smaller than cumulative time. 
2. the lap time starts moving at 10 seconds.  so if your rest interval is less than 10 seconds this might be an issue although you might be able to adjust this, i haven't tried.

neither is an issue for me, just some observations.

I have no idea.  I think someone posted the Timex Ironman lap watch when we had that discussion way back.  I think I will just get one cuz it is relatively cheap, it comes in purple and I can use it casually if it doesn't work in the pool.  Then I'll let you know....lol.  What happened to the pennies?

I think I am going to forgo the 310xt and the 910xt and just get a small running watch...maybe the FR110.  I don't need it for the bike since I have my Garmin 500.  Too much technology, too many choices, too many things to go wrong on my little itty bitty doll wrist.  For OWS, I'll do group swims and ask someone else how far we went.  That works for me. 

What bag?

I'd stay away from the ironman watches they are not designed to have the buttons pressed under water.  Mine started sticking and now tends to double-tap when I hit lap. 

I guess if you stop each lap and stand up and hit the lap button it would work.  I was thinking of that little watch posted earlier but if you didn't like that I would make sure you find a watch with the buttons completely sealed.

I was unclear.  I want this watch to time me doing intervals.  I never wanted to know that information and now I do.  I tried to time 300s using the pace clock today with some crazy "hit this" and rest interval and couldn't remember where I started.  I still use the pennies for the 10x100s or whatever.  I used a swimsense at our pool and it is too complicated and had too much data for me (and I rarely say that).  When it comes to swimming I need to keep it SIMPLE!

John your comment on the interval being smaller concerns me.  I have seen those watches and I don't like them.  The only thing I care about is the time for that interval and hitting the rest time which is ALWAYS more than 10'.  Come on, it's me.

Twin, scroll up if you must to see the bag.  I woudln't do it!

Not scrolling up!  Okay, I think you should get the 910xt and then send me your 310xt.  There.  Both of our problems solved!