Forerunner 305 Training Center Graph February 26, 2009
Posted by shwaldman in Fitness.Tags: Running, Christmas, Garmin, FR 305, Forerunner, 305, cadence, Training Center, graphing, heart rate monitor, speed, pace, max heart rate
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True to my goal, last night I got in a second run on the treadmill in as many nights. And as expected, my back feels a little better still. A little at a time and I will get back to where I want to be. With two little boys and lots going on at work, I am definitely tired at the end of the day, but glad I am finding the will power to keep moving.
Below is the graph from the Garmin Training Center software that works with my Forerunner 305. I just think this is so cool and helpful to track improvements in my running. What it is shows is speed and pace (in two blues) – I ran at 6.2 for 19 minutes and 6.5 for the last minute. I am not sure what cause the bumps other than I probably periodically change my stride length during the run. Also, in orange, you can see my cadence – about 80 steps per minute as well as my heart rate which is in red. I think this is the one I have to focus on getting better. It starts at 160 when I get up to speed and then gradually and consistently goes up until the end where it finishes at 175.
Graph of Treadmill Run from Garmin TC
By no means is this my max heart rate, but I know 175 is a place where I start to feel the effort level getting high. I will be fun to watch this graph change over the coming months.
Thanks again to the in-laws for a great Christmas present!
New Forerunner 4 Christmas December 29, 2008
Posted by shwaldman in Family, Fitness, Technology.Tags: 201, 305, Bike, cadence, Christmas, exercise, foot pod, Forerunner, FR 201, FR 305, Garmin, gift, GPS, HRM, present, Running, Training Center software, treadmill, watch
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My other great gift I am grateful for this holiday season is a new Forerunner 305 GPS watch. I am very excited about this, what is an upgrade to my four year old Forerunner 201. I made great use of the 201, putting over 1,000 miles on it – many of which were training for my second marathon on May 2005.
However, this newer model has some awesome improvements and accessories that I plan to make use of. While it uses the same software, Garmin’s Training Center, these accessories should make that so much more useful.
First, the Heart Rate monitor will allow me to track and monitor that with the run. I had a separate monitor but having them incorporated should be very cool. Next, is the cycling cadence monitor. I have started biking more and I hope this will help me get into it even more.
But the accessory I am most excited about is the foot pod. The Training Center software does not have a place to add workouts not imported by GPS, so treadmill workouts have to be tracked separately – until now. I get many of workouts done on the treadmill, in front of my computer or TV while the kids are asleep – and it is too cold outside.
I have only taken it out of the box and charged it so far, but I look forward to making use of all the features and sharing my experiences here. Pictures to come!
Wii For Christmas December 26, 2008
Posted by shwaldman in Family, Technology.Tags: birthday, Christmas, games, Play, Sports, suggestions, Wii
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Holy Cow – I got a Wii for my Christmas/Birthday present!
We got to play it for the first time a little when we were visting the rest of the family in PA… we stayed in three houses in four nights and each house had one! (Although we only played it at two.)
I managed to hit 7 of 10 home runs in my first try. I also did decently in bowling against big sister, Lisa. I think we were only going to play a couple of games, but ended but playing at least 10… It is a fun system – definitely reminds me of Atari – which I always had to go to my friend’s house to play when I was a kid!
We have Sports and Play – I will have to see how they all work before we decide what else to get. If you have any suggestions, please let me know.
