I have a confession.
I am an athlete. I know I don't look like a typical athlete, and most of the time don't act like one either. But just ask me something about my favorite hobby (triathlon) and I will launch off into a conversation that will having you begging for me to just SHUT UP FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY!
Many of my friends are also athletes, and they're all just as weird as I am. Well, almost as weird. We LOVE data. How far did we swim/bike/run? How fast were we? What was a Max speed? Average speed? Cadence (footstrikes per minute)? We chew data up and spit it back out. We analyze. We put numbers in Excel charts. We figure out what's not working and we fix it and gather some more data. In short, we're nutso.
Last year for Christmas Mr. L bought me a Garmin 910xt. It's a multisport computer that I wear on my wrist that records basically every stroke / pedal / step I take. And then it dumps the data in a program and let's me see all the results. Also? If I run the same route more than once it has a virtual racer feature where it lets me run against my previous time and shows it to me on with two little runners on a graph.
Man I love that thing.
So take a look at some of the data tools that I and my nutso friends use in our training. Read Tuesday, blog Thursday. For credit this week you will tell us which item you picked and how you would use it / why you think it's the coolest thing ever / why it's the stupidest thing ever invented.
My Garmin:
http://www.rei.com/product/829625/garmin-forerunner-910xt-gps-heart-rate-monitor
My cadence sensor:
http://www.rei.com/product/740260/garmin-gsc-10-speed-and-cadence-sensor
Garmin Connect features (the 910 sends it's data here):
http://connect.garmin.com/features
Training Peaks (the software my coach sends my workouts too):
http://home.trainingpeaks.com/products-web/trainingpeaks-athlete-edition.aspx
Somebody remind me here to pull up what my last week of training for the Oly looked like on TP (before I got injured).
Talk to me . . .
72 comments:
i like the garmin forerunner watch because it tracks pretty much everything so you dont have to have alot of equipment you just change the settings.. but i dont like how much it is like WOW that is crazy.....
Haley Gresham -1st
Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS is a good tool, i guess I would use it for excercising since thats waqs it's for. I'm not really into the whole excercising thing, but I guess it's cool, I think it's cool because of all the things that it is able to do.
Kevin Mitchell,1st Period
I think the Garmin Forerunner 910XT is the best thing ever because it has many awsome features like the virtual racer, it also has a GPS n its water resistant.
jose gonzalez 1st
Garmin Forerunner. i picked this because instead of having to put something different on everytime you change to a different event you can just wear this watch device and you wont have to change because its everything in one.
Brooke Whitaker 1st
ok all these things are pretty much the same to me, but if i had to choose one i guess it would be the Training Peaks Athlete Edition because it has way more stuff than all the other things.
Nolan-1st
I think that the virtual racer feature on the Garmin would be very useful because you always run faster when your racing against someone (even if it's a virtual representation of yourself in the past) rather than just running by yourself.
Stroup 1st
I picked the Garmin GSC 10 Speed and Cadence sensor. It measures your pedling score per minute. I think it's cool because it also has a built in GPS.
Marium Chouhdry
1st Pd
I picked the training peaks it plans your workouts and meals ahead time so that you will be organized. It sents you a email with imformation of your training and meal.
Reyes-1st
Graded! Thanks yall, for the input. Dora I forgot until you mentioned it that TrainingPeaks also tracks meals. Good point!
i dont like any of this because it would take me longer to enter all of the data and look at then me actually working out so ima just stick with a stop watch
kolten king
I would use the Garmin Forerunner because it is small and it stracks everything you need to know and you don't have to have a lot of technology things with you. I would use it when I go running.
Nichole Marshall, 2nd Period
The Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Heart Rate Monitor is pretty cool. Its a good way to keep up with everthing you do atheletic wise.
Raven Moore, 2nd
i like the Garmin Forerunner 910XT because because it tells you all what youneed to know lik how much u ran or other things.
-karen 2nd
I think the Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Heart Rate Monitor is the best tool to excercise with. I wouldnt use it because I'm not really atheletic. I really wouldn't buy it cause it costs too much.
Gabriel Garrett 2
Garmin GSC 10 Speed and Cadence Sensor is cool to see how fast you are going on your bike
I like the Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Heart Rate Monitor, it's handy (hahahahaha get it?? handy..watch!) but its ridiculous how its like 500 dollars!!! that just makes it awful.
Emily Wallace 2nd
I picked the Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Heart Rate Monitor. I would use it for my cross country. I would use it when I change from cross crountry to joggling soccer ball.
SDPearson 2nd period
I think that the Garmin Forerunner 910XT is really cool for someone that is serious about working out! Its keeps track of everything they need. But.. Its a waste for someone who isnt though.
Tyvan Tipps, 2nd Period
Garmin forerunner 910XT GPS is a ridiculous invention. it is really neat though just because it reads where and the distance you run or swim you will haveit. And its portable,so portable that it goes around your wrist and it's water ressistant.
Salvador Rodriguez 2nd
The Garmin Forerunner is a good tool ,but its expensive. It has many cool features ,but i dont think it's worth as much as they price it
Delton Scott-2nd
I would choose the Training Peaks program so I could plan workouts, training, meals, monitor how well I'm doing and see my performance throught my workouts and meals.
Eddie Ramirez - 2nd
i would be going with the Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS. id use it for running and training i think it is a lovely invention and too be honest if it was cheaper id ask my parents for it :D
Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS is such an interesting and unique tool! It bascially keeps track or everything that you do without having to keep track on paper. The cost is TOO much though, i could do sooo much more stuff with 400 dollars.
Ka'Lyn Gladney 2nd
Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Heart Rate Monitor
i like this because its pretty cool and and it tracks everything you do .
Maryori giron
2nd period
i would be going with the Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS. id use it for running and training i think it is a lovely invention and too be honest if it was cheaper id ask my parents for it :D
nahum! 2nd period
:D
I like the Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Heart Rate Monitor. I think it would be cool to have all of the athletic data to analysis on one device.
Woodson~2nd Period
I picked the training peaks because It Can Plan your meals And Others So You Can be Orgnized and also send you emails too about your meals and training time too.
kadejia flanagan
2ndperiod
The Garmin Forerunner watch is an cool,but inpractacle for me because I never exersise. however I think the software and the watch is vary useful for those who do and worth the money.
Grayson Skidmore 2nd
I read about the Garmin GSC 10 Speed and Cadence Sensor. I personally think that it is a pretty neat piece of equipment...even though I would never use it because Im lazy and I would rather drive to the store down the street instead of ride a bike thats gonna have me tired before I can get inside of the store.
Mikaela Period 2
I think the Garmin Forerunner 910XT is the perfect item for the hardcore everday runner. If I had the spare money(I don't like to work) I would get one.
Fernando Rodriguez, Period 6
i think the garmin forerunner watch thing is pretty cool. i mean i dont particulary like running and all that but i have alot of respect for people that do. so i feel like yall deserve something that can help you keep track of all the stuff hat you do. the only thing that i think is kinda cray cray is the price, but i mean hey if you are running on a daily basis then you deserve something nice.
Miranda Cheever 6th
I think that the Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS it s nice to see excatly what we did and fix objectif
The Belgian guy
period 5
period 6 * i mean
The garmin forerunner watch is a really cool equpiment and i like it cause it carrys alot of tools.
Ignacio sanchez
i thought that the Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Heart Rate Monitor
was very interesting
jordan k
7th
12/6/12
Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Heart Rate Monitor
I like this becauseof all the cool features it has to offer. It basically tracks everything you do by changing certain settings. But it does cost alot so im at a draw.
Brigham Hill, 7th
The garmin Forerunner watch if great for those who exersice a lot. It helps them keep track of their progress.
Anthony Martinez 7th period
i like the Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Heart Rate Monitor because it can do everything. i dont like it because it requirs work to use it.
denerrell jones 7th
Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Heart Rate Monitor
i would use this to show my parents how far i have to walk all the time just because they dont want to take my car in to get it fixed
untiedt, 7th
http://www.rei.com/product/829625/garmin-forerunner-910xt-gps-heart-rate-monitor
This right here is straight up swag. Not S.W.A.G. "Someone had a hard time understanding that last time". But this is pretty swag because it can check your heart rate and swag stuff like that. So in my final decision, this is straight up swag no doubt about it.
Courtney - 7
I like the gamin because it is water resistant and tracks your path under water. Pretty cool
McShan -7th
i would pick the Garmin GSC 10 Speed and Cadence Sensor because i like bikeriding and i would use it to see how fast i go.
tristan venegas -7th
Marisol Alvarado - 7th period
I like the Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Heart Rate Monitor because I love to swim and this watch measures swimming distance, identifies strokes and tracks strokes and pool lengths. The GPS also captures the path you travel while swimming in open water so you can analyze it later to help improve your technique.
Marisol Alvarado- 7th period
I choose the 910XT. the reason i choose this is because if the doctor or trainer puts you on a workout that they think you need to do then they could keep track of what you do and mabey think of ways to change and improve the workout.
Tyler Johnston, 7th
I like the Garmin Forerunner the best. i think its amazing that that little thing can do so much and keep up with all the data it collects. It would be the best tool for someone who does triathalons. But the price is a little much.
The Garmin Forerunner seems like a very nifty device, using its technology to track all your strokes, pedals and jumps appears to be a very usefull tool for athletes everywhere. I would use it to calculate how fast and how far i have ran, as well as how many steps i have taken in the course.
Manuel Vazquez, 7th
I like the Garmin Forerunner because all the different things it can track are put into one small watch
Villarreal 7th
Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Looks Cool Because It Has A Built In GPS And Will Track Where You Are Going.
Espino, 7th
PS? The 910 is not about being a runner. Maybe yall better go back and try to understand what it actually does.
The garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS would be awsesome to use to exercise with It would be cool to use everything on it if it wasn't so expensive.
reyes, 7th
I think the Garmin Forerunner is cool because it has GPS that captures the path you travel so you can look at it later to help you improve.
Kline-7th
the garmin has a bunch of features that are pretty impressive thats why i chose it plus it has a gps that way you never get lost
corpus 7th
i would like the garmin forerunner 910xt i will use it for swimming and running
thomas mcclendon 7th
I like the Garmin Forerunner 910XT because it has really good features, and the technology is pretty cool too.
Santoyo, 8th :D
I like the Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Heart Rate Monitor. I could use it because it would time me when I run. I can just wear it on my wrist so theirs no risk that it'll fall out of my pocket or something!
Noriand Marrero 8th Period
Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Heart Rate Monitor
I really think it is cool that you can see your previous time on a certain course to beat it or you can see other peoples time on that course so you can have a goal to beat them.
Sydney 8
I think the Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Heart Rate Monitor is really cool because it allows you to compete against a static pace that you set before heading out for your run. You go faster when you race someone (or something). Also its impressive the amount of different things it is able to do. I mean it better be something incredible if you spent $450 for it.
Maggie King, 8th
I think the Garmin Forerunner 910XT is the dumbest thing ever!!!!!! it has no compass for a trilathon watch, not even a alarm! and the price is ridiculous, way too much, i perfer to by a ipad with that much of dough!
Landeros 8th
i think the Garmin Forerunner® 910XT GPS is cool tool.There are all these little tweaks/features inside this tiny watch that you are able to play with. The best feature for me though, is that it has a GPS inside.
Alan FUentes-8th
I think that the Garmin Forerunner 910XT is really cool because it has so many different options in one.
Justin Wharton 8th
The garmin 910xt forerunner is the coolest thing ever invented because it can be used for any of the sports that you love and do or all of them at the same time like Mrs. L. whenever she does her triathalons. It automatically sends your stats straight to the software it needs which can be monitored by you or your trainer.
Valencia aka Colombia
8th period
I picked the Training Peaks or the software that Mrs. L's coach sends her workouts too... i thought that it was really cool because even if your computer crashes, the information is not lost...it can still be found on the website
faith deckard.. 8th period
Ok,. the garmin forerunner 910xt has swag,. it looks cool and it has so meany features. i think it would get it just t to have it tho,.
Jay Strait'Beast Coutee
8th !!
I like the garmin forerunner because it can track pretty much anything and the way that Mrs. L Described it, it sounded pretty awesome to have but its just too much money!/.\
Coulston 8th
So, I'm like obsessed with running and if I was a hard core runner I would totes be in love with the software about training and nutrition. You can just analyze and monitor whether you've improved in running or any other physical activity. Or you see if you're reaching your full potential and that seems wonderful to me!
Pokala, Period 8
I chose the Garmin Women's
Forerunner 10 GPS Fitness Monitor because I think it looks pretty cool and i really need to excersice, so i'd use it for motivation to excersise.
Seannah-8th
Garmin Forerunner 910XT GPS Heart Rate Monitor, i think it is a pretty cool piece of technology! BUUUUT! I honestly think it is kind of ruhtarded that out of all of the advanded things the product can do, it does not show the date, nor does it have a compass...
Im Caymon..
Im in 8th Period.
the garmin 90XT would be good use if your trainning and preparing to do any running event and track find i run from my house to sfa
-Idalia Antonio
I choose Garmin GSC 10 Speed and Cadence Sensor because you can see how fast you are going on your bike.
Andrew Gipson, 2nd
I think the Garmin Forerunner 910X is AMAZING!! It is sooo cool and it's like a little computer on youyr wrist! The only down fall is that it's 450$!!! Like, I could buy an Ipad mini with that, but I still loves it! :)
Rogers Kelsey 8
I think the Garmin Forerunner 910XT is the best thing ever because it has many awsome features like the virtual racer, it also has a GPS n its water resistant.
Hailey Woods Period 2
I like the garmin because its water resistent and tracks everything you do.
Howard 7th
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