kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2013 (Year 3!) - CLOSED (Page 61)

You do have to adjust the seat in aero, but I would not be able to not ride aero for this long.  It would kill my back and hands to ride a road bike all winter.

Karen - what seat are you getting?

I did feel very virtuous this morning.  We had masters in the (heated) outdoor pool, and while we were going back and forth, it started snowing, hard!  It's an unusual sensation to turn your head to take a breath and have a big fat snowflake land on your tongue.

S- 19700 yds

B - 6.4 hours (only began in Mid Jan)

R - 81.6 MI

STR - 2 hours

Note: I "officially" began training for my HIM on Jan 14. So numbers will be going up.

Todd - I am not sure what device you have paired with the GSC but make sure it is set to indoors. Also, on my 910 I have it set to auto for the wheel circumference calculation. Last night when I rode, the readings were accurate. The tension on the trainer can affect things too.

Also, thoughts ... I have a Garmin 310XT.  I didn't really plan on getting a bike computer.  Should I just get a cadence sensor and adaptor to put the watch on the bike?  Or should I just get a cheap cateye?  What does everyone else do prefer? Or can I leave the watch on my wrist?  Is that annoying and hard to see while riding?

Also, other than capturing the swim, what are the other differences between the 310 and 910?

Also, thoughts ... I have a Garmin 310XT.  I didn't really plan on getting a bike computer.  Should I just get a cadence sensor and adaptor to put the watch on the bike?  Or should I just get a cheap cateye?  What does everyone else do prefer? Or can I leave the watch on my wrist?  Is that annoying and hard to see while riding?

Also, other than capturing the swim, what are the other differences between the 310 and 910?

Great start to February, 2100 in the pool and 1:10 low cadence on the bike tonight!!!

I am incredibly amazed in this weather (below 0 windchills, especially after the 60's on Tuesday) that I am able to force myself in the pool.  I HATE being cold and the water is so cold and swimming hits every cell of your skin ... no hiding!  

My flip turns are absolutely horrendous!  Really need to work on those. Any good videos I can watch?  I come off the wall pointed straight or down ....

Also, I am finding, maybe just a coincidence, that since starting hot yoga, I am colder ... I don't need fans to work out, I get cold without them, and it takes me several, I mean several laps to warm up and not be freezing in the pool.  Coincidence?

Here's a good post / video on how to do flip turns -- http://ironmomma.com/2011/04/23/how-to-do-a-flip-turn/

I did a bit of research on the 910 before I pulled the trigger. From what I recall, the big difference is that you can use the 910 for OWS. There is also a quick release mount where you can take off the watch from your wrist with a twist and affix it to your bike. I am not sure what kind of data/metrics are on the 310 but you can more data from the 910 that you can use. As Jen said, there are functions so that you can use the 910 in multisport mode for a tri and also record time for transitions.

Here is an excellent review: http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/10/garmin-forerunner-910xt-in-depth-review.html

Run test today: Good times x 4

Great start to February, 2100 in the pool and 1:10 low cadence on the bike tonight!!!

I am incredibly amazed in this weather (below 0 windchills, especially after the 60's on Tuesday) that I am able to force myself in the pool.  I HATE being cold and the water is so cold and swimming hits every cell of your skin ... no hiding!  

My flip turns are absolutely horrendous!  Really need to work on those. Any good videos I can watch?  I come off the wall pointed straight or down ....

Also, I am finding, maybe just a coincidence, that since starting hot yoga, I am colder ... I don't need fans to work out, I get cold without them, and it takes me several, I mean several laps to warm up and not be freezing in the pool.  Coincidence?

Yeah!!! HIM training, very exciting@

I am off to swim and lift.  My day is crazy.  Kevin and I are taking Conrad and 10 of his friends bowling this afternoon.  Then I'm hosting a family birthday party for Con.  He asked for grilled brats (EW!), so we have to fire up this grill in freezing temps.  LOL  My husband is taking the older 3 to a hockey game this evening while I cuddle my sick 2 year old.  The day is going to be loooong.  

I have the 305 permanently attached to my bike.  I use the 910 for swimming and running.  The 910 is great for races.  You just hit the lap button after each segment (even transitions).  It's nice to have those splits right after the race.  There's nothing like immediate gratification.  

Scott-- did you see the post on flip turns?