Ross Stewart | Triathlete

Count: 7 Activities
Time: 03:09:31 h:m:s
Calories: 1,929 C
Avg HR: 153 bpm
Max HR: 206 bpm
Max Avg HR: 173 bpm
Avg Speed: 9.0 mph
Distance: 27.75 mi

I just came across this and I think it’s the ultimate review of the Garmin 310 XT – it’s very in-depth and at time overly but I love that about the review too much is great. And heaps of pictures also.

Read it for your self here http://dcrainmaker.blogspot.com

He even takes it on a plane and records the journey, now that’s cool

He says “Basically my rule of thumb is – if it takes less time to fly to Europe than it does to complete the race, it’s no longer a short race. ”

Run with a group of 10, tough start with 1.5miles of climbing, hard hard, had to be careful of my back after pulling muscles on Friday.

Run Time: 01:15:09, Distance: 6.92 mi, Elevation Gain: 1,430 ft, Calories: 695 C
Avg Pace: 10:51 min/mi, Best Pace: 06:03 min/mi
Avg HR: 185 bpm, Max HR: 244 bpm
Elevation Gain: 1,430 ft, Elevation Loss: 1,404 ft, Min Elevation: 49 ft, Max Elevation: 914 ft

Total 1227 Cal.
The Suffer Fest video for warm up then full 1hr Tri Spin class, straight to a fast brick run. The suffer fest was fun, the run was tough. I started the run behind the group, I could just see them disappear round the corner as I started, it took 1.5 miles to catch and pass them. It was tough to stay ahead for the next 1.5 mile but did it.

Warm-up Spin – The Suffer Fest Time: 00:22:06, Calories: 178 C
Avg HR: 119 bpm, Max HR: 145 bpm
Avg Power: 116 W, Max Power: 252 W
Avg Bike Cadence: 86 rpm, Max Bike Cadence: 120 rpm

Tri-Spin Time: 01:02:11, Calories: 718 C, Avg HR: 151 bpm, Max HR: 177 bpm
Avg Power: 135 W, Max Power: 301 W, Avg Bike Cadence: 90 rpm, Max Bike Cadence: 184 rpm

Brick Run Time: 00:23:13, Distance: 3.09 mi, Elevation Gain: 233 ft, Calories: 331 C
Distance was slightly longer as the GPS didn’t start counting from the start. It was a loop so the finish was correct but the start was late.

Avg Pace: 07:30 min/mi

HR: Avg HR: 163 bpm, Max HR: 180 bpm

I’m wondering is I can rename some of the standard exercises on the watch.
It has :
Running
Bike 1
Bike 2
Bike 3
Other.

I really want :
Running
Bike Outdoor
Bike Indoor
Strength
Yoga
Step
Swimming
as that’s what my week normally has happening again and again. I’ll have to look at the Garmin blog and I saw a place to post questions so will look into that also.

Update:
I found the Garmin Forums here

I jogged over to Basic Training SF for Day 2 of the session, it was 1 mile to get there, I had to extend the run to make sure it got to the mile mark.
Then we ran up Lyon St stairs, on the way doing pushups, squats and mountain climbers. At the first landing we did held a 90degree squat against the wall before heading up more stairs sideways. Then at the top we jogged down the road before doing some squats. Then the hell started run up the hill getting faster towards the top, that was tough. The first time I managed to accelerate and over take the group, but I was done at the top – heart rate was around 184 and I was spent, slowly I jogged down, slowly.

Then at the bottom we did pushups and squats, before going up again. I couldn’t run the whole way, but we did it again anyway. Then we went down the other side and did off angle pushups.

Run back to the start and we are done – 55 minutes and 600 or so calories.

I then ran to the gym and did core exercises with weights for 30 mins before running home.

Workout details to come when I download from the Garmin, which is not really downloading it’s just turning it on when close to the computer – so easy.

To learn more about group workouts and bootcamp style sessions visit http://www.basictrainingsf.com/ they have a range of sessions that are perfect for improving your fitness, getting back into shape and ripping your body into great shape.

Synced the Garmin so here are the details. Images from BasicTrainingSF.

As you can see we ran some hills.

And that heart rate spiked during the hills.

Warmup Run Time: 00:11:26, Distance: 1.12 mi, Elevation Gain: 459 ft, Calories: 86C
Basic Training SF Time: 00:55:12, Distance: 3.13 mi, Elevation Gain: 1,436 ft, Calories: 618C
Run to gym Time: 00:05:33, Distance: 0.59 mi, Elevation Gain: 112 ft, Calories: 67C
Core Time: 00:25:20, Calories: 136C
Run home Time: 00:09:41, Distance: 0.96 mi, Elevation Gain: 476 ft, Calories: 102C

Total Count: 5 Activities
Time: 01:47:21 h:m:s
Calories: 1,009 C
Avg HR: 138 bpm
Max HR: 184 bpm
Distance: 5.81 mi
Avg Speed: 3.2 mph
Elevation Gain: 2,483 ft

Went for a recovery run today. It’s been a while since I was running and so today was always going to be an interesting test.

I tried to stay slow around the 11.30 mark for the initial hills (was closer to 11.00) then after that allowed myself to go a little faster. At one point I was flying along but then tried to pull it back. Towards the end my left knee started to hurt a bit but it didn’t stop me.

Warm up run Time: 00:10:03, Distance: 0.78 mi, Elevation Gain: 211 ft, Calories: 77C
Core / Knee strength Time: 00:06:55, Calories: 51C
Running Time: 01:01:01, Distance: 6.12 mi, Elevation Gain: 1,364 ft, Calories: 691C
Jog home. Time: 00:05:26, Distance: 0.48 mi, Elevation Gain: 36 ft, Calories: 46C

Running Time: 02:21:47, Distance: 12.08 mi, Elevation Gain: 2,274 ft, Calories: 1,306C
Avg Pace: 11:44 min/mi, Best Pace: 06:49 min/mi
Elevation Gain: 2,274 ft, Elevation Loss: 2,236 ft, Min Elevation: -79 ft, Max Elevation: 368 ft

Started out ok then had a delay about 16mins in that took abt 10 mins to sort out then continued on and made the decision at the coastal trail to cut short the first loop so that I could make the meeting time at the Y. Meet up with some people heading out for a ride and did the check in thing at the Y.

Then was free to go running again (it was maybe a 15-20 min stop) so then headed out for a forwards loop of the 7 mile course, had a small 5 min detour, but most of the time was running. Felt generally ok – issues in the early part knees and later the ankle, but the knees were the only thing I stopped for and rubbed (the left one).
Managed to run at a good slow pace and not push too hard.

Core Strength & Stretching
Time 00:16:49, Calories: 94C

Was just exploring the Garmin Connect website and clicked on reports, this is what I found:

Overall
Count: 63 Activities
Distance: 228.06 mi
Time: 45:38:49 h:m:s
Elevation Gain:39,677 ft
Avg Speed:5.0 mph
Avg HR:127 bpm
Calories: 20,639 C

Running
Count: 40 Activities
Distance: 107.80 mi
Time: 18:40:23 h:m:s
Elevation Gain: 20,936 ft
Avg Speed: 5.8 mph
Avg HR: 126 bpm
Calories: 8,968 C

Cycling
Count: 13 Activities
Distance: 113.10 mi
Time: 20:40:48 h:m:s
Elevation Gain: 15,523 ft
Avg Speed: 5.5 mph
Avg HR: 133 bpm
Calories: 9,620 C

If you have a Garmin device check out connect.garmin.com

A good balanced review that Garmin quotes on Twitter.
markallisonjogtole.blogspot.com/

Running Time: 00:23:35, Distance: 2.42 mi, Elevation Gain: 869 ft, Calories: 257 C

Uneventful run home – that’s good

Ran to the gym, then tried the hand crank – quite tough and exhausting. Then did a spin class and ran home.

Time: 00:12:42, Distance: 1.17 mi, Elevation Gain: 227 ft, Calories: 127C

Hand Crank + Spin
Forwards 3.2 miles in 15 minutes, backwards 1.1 miles in 5 minutes.
Time: 01:30:37, Calories: 803C

Running, Time: 00:09:46, Distance: 0.92 mi, Elevation Gain: 129 ft, Calories: 93C

Evening run home into a headwind so quite slow in sections.

Time: 00:24:01, Distance: 2.37 mi, Elevation Gain: 1,479 ft, Calories: 275C

Running, Time: 00:13:46, Distance: 1.22 mi, Elevation Gain: 301 ft, Calories: 135C

Warm up run to the gym, got there and it wasn’t open – first time that has happened, must have rushed out the door this morning. Then I did some weights before the spin class and ran home.

Strength & CyclingTime: 01:33:12, Calories: 868C

Running, Time: 00:08:52, Distance: 0.89 mi, Elevation Gain: 161 ft, Calories: 96C

I found out how to adjust the Virtual Partner, as I’m running slow at the moment it was set at 9:15 and I’m trying to average 10:30. At first I ignored it and focused on other stuff, but now that I’ve had the watch for a while, I wanted to adjust it. Turns out it’s quite simple to change.

Before you start, press the mode button until you see the Virtual Partner then press up or down arrows. Then just wait a few seconds and it will set it. You’re done. Simple. Time to run now.