As it was such a fantastic day today (days like these are why I love San Diego), I took a break from work and went for a casual ride during lunch — just over 16 miles There is a coached swim practice tonight so I didn’t want to kill myself and it was good to loosen up a bit on the bike. Plus this was the first chance I had to get on my bike since it was serviced and it was good to see how well everything is working.
When I train on the bike and run, I use a Garmin Forerunner 305. This wonderful GPS “personal trainer” keeps track of all the critical data while training. My heart rate is monitored, GPS for speed and distance, and I have a cadence sensor to track how I my form is on the bike. I have been using it for nearly 2 years and I have come depend on data to help me focus on specific aspects of my physical fitness — ok, so it doesn’t measure my weight!
The device is cool enough but what makes it even better is that you can upload the data in Garmin Training Center and get a more complete view of your performance. This is a snapshot of the route I took as well a a graph of some key data points. It is interesting to see how my HR fluctuates with speed and distance.
And later… swim!
Go Team!
