tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19057826725573803912024-03-13T01:47:18.342-05:00This is Jim's BlogI write stuff down. Some of it's actually worth reading.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.comBlogger213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-34398745502229061932013-03-03T20:03:00.001-06:002013-03-03T20:03:21.317-06:00The Sorry State of Fitness Equipment<p> It's been ages since I've written anything. I can blame that on any combination of a hundred different factors. In the time I've been away from the blogosphere I've changed in almost as many ways. For example I'm adapting more to a Chicago lifestyle. That doesn't mean I'm anywhere near where my wife wants me to be but I'm making inroads. Also, my exercise burnout is waning away. I'm beginning to approach exercising from the joyous point of view I enjoyed prior to moving to Chicago. I'm not 100% there but taking some quality time away from sporting and enjoying other things in life such as reading and relaxing are starting to pay their dividends. </p>
<p>This time away also brings me to the core of why I'm posting. In my heyday of exercising I really enjoyed recording my workout metrics and making them available for the world to see (though I'm confident the world doesn't care). I used to do this by wearing my HRM along with my trusty <a href="https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=142&pID=27335" target="_self" title="">Garmin Forerunner 310XT</a>. After working out I'd connect the Forerunner to my computer, fire up a web browser and Garmin's <a href="http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/intosports/training_center" target="_self" title="">Training Center</a> and upload my data locally as well as <a href="http://connect.garmin.com/" target="_self" title="">Garmin Connect</a> and <a href="http://home.trainingpeaks.com/" target="_self" title="">Training Peaks</a>. Finally, from Garmin Connect I'd often share the workout on Facebook. Now that I think about it the whole point of my sharing a workout was so others could have access to the route I took in case they wanted to try the route. </p>
<p>Thinking about this now I can't help but think about how insane that whole process was. That's a lot of steps and time to be able to perform some rudimentary data analysis and sharing. That got me thinking: there must be an easier way to make all this happen. </p>
<p>Lo and behold there is: <a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/" target="_self" title="">iPhone</a>. Via the iPhone and any one of the great fitness apps available for it (I personally chose <a href="http://runkeeper.com/home" target="_self" title="">RunKeeper</a> but <a href="http://www.endomondo.com/login" target="_self" title="">Endomondo</a> looks pretty killer) I can pair a <a href="http://www.wahoofitness.com/Products/Wahoo-Fitness-Wahoo-Blue-HR-Heart-Rate-Strap.asp" target="_self" title="">Bluetooth HRM</a> to it and get all the same metrics as the watch gives me. But more importantly it's one button click and my workouts are sent to Facebook, twitter and RunKeeper for analysis. Maps of my route are provided on GPS. I get turn by turn directions, audio feedback of my pace, total distance and HR every 5 minutes, and all of this on my sleek phone. I've been running with my iPhone and RunKeeper for all these winter months and have thoroughly been enjoying it. I've even put my Forerunner 310XT on Craigslist.<br>
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<p>Of course the phone is not without its drawbacks. First and foremost it's not waterproof. Anyone whose been caught in the rain while out cycling knows that horror story. Secondly, it's battery comes nowhere close to the 10+ hours you can enjoy on a Garmin Forerunner or Polar model. Lastly, and most importantly, if your training is heart rate focused then the phone simply doesn't cut it. You need constant feedback to know where your HR is relative to your goal heart rate. A phone is clunky to carry and unless you only want feedback once every 5 minutes you need to unlock the screen each time you want to check where you are. Obviously the answer to this problem is a watch which brings us full circle to the original problem.</p>
<p>Unfortunately it seems the watch market itself has stagnated. All solutions I find are either attractive but feature lacking or have great features but are clunky and hideous.</p>
<p>So what's the answer? As of today one doesn't exist. I've spoken with a number of technology and fitness enthusiasts and they all concur that I have valid concerns and desires but nothing addresses them all. </p>
<p>Here's what I would like to offer: feedback on future product designs and enhancements. I want no royalty, commission or any other monetary compensation. Anyone is free to take this and run with it. The only thing I want is the knowledge I helped move the state of affairs forward. I would, however, appreciate the device to be available to market in 2013 at Apple level quality.</p>
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<li>The screen should be large and readable but also unobtrusive. <a href="http://www.polarusa.com/us-en/products/improve_fitness/running_multisport/RC3_GPS" target="_self" title="">Polar's RC3 GPS</a> and Garmin's <a href="http://sites.garmin.com/forerunner910xt/" target="_self" title="">Forerunner 910XT</a> both have decent screens. They're not iPhone caliber but it is what it is. Start there and move forward. Color and fully featured without being crowded and complicated is the goal.</li>
<li>Connectivity: at least have wifi. Heck, even <a href="http://www.nest.com/" target="_self" title="">my thermostat</a> connects to the Internet. This should be obvious. The moment I'm within my wifi or a free wifi hotspot the information should upload to the servers. I should also have the ability to sign up for pre defined workouts or training schedules and they should automatically sync to the watch. </li>
<li>Heart Rate: again, a no brainier. But take it a step further. If we still have to wear those clunky chest straps then provide some extra features. Polar offers a great way to estimate your fitness level and heart rate zone values by doing a resting test. Include stuff like that in a user friendly interface and you've got a killer feature. </li>
<li>Bluetooth: This should also be a no brainier. Bluetooth 4 is low power, offers a great signal and is being universally adopted. One strap to use with everything. Enough with this Ant +, Wind and other proprietary nonsense. </li>
<li>Battery: long lasting, reliable and rechargeable. Make the charging cable and power connection as minimal as possible. The battery should be at least equal to where it is today. If your engineers say they can't make it happen, fire them and get a smart team of engineers who will deliver. </li>
<li>Form factor: probably your biggest challenge. Incorporate all suggestions here into an attractive, low profile design. I should WANT to wear the watch. I should be excited to use it. </li>
<li>Waterproof: I should be able to keep the watch at the bottom of Lake Michigan for a week without it skipping a beat. </li>
<li>GPS: strong, reliable, accurate and quick connection to satellites.</li>
<li>Cost: charging more than $300 would be criminal.</li>
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<p>There are probably many other things I'm not thinking of but the state of fitness devices is embarrassing. These companies (Garmin, Polar, etc) should be ashamed for not pushing the state of the art past the boundary. Until I see units moving into the 21st century I cannot justify these companies getting my money. </p>
<p> </p><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-83241744571609953942011-09-05T12:20:00.000-05:002011-09-05T12:20:21.352-05:005K-Missed 90 Minute Run by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/112101689#.TmUEzNY-Rlg.blogger">5K-Missed 90 Minute Run by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-59185374572762051372011-08-27T08:11:00.001-05:002011-08-27T08:11:23.041-05:005K-6 Mile Fast Run by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/109686272#.Tljs9za0GV4.blogger">5K-6 Mile Fast Run by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-41667868565030643502011-08-27T08:11:00.000-05:002011-08-27T08:11:04.921-05:005K-45 Min Tempo by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/109400791#.Tljs2xeAm00.blogger">5K-45 Min Tempo by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-45322175079836721252011-08-25T12:21:00.002-05:002011-08-25T12:35:42.767-05:00All the Best SteveBy now if you haven't heard the news you must be in space. Even then that's hardly an excuse. Steve Jobs yesterday submitted his resignation as CEO of Apple, Inc to the Board of Directors. It's hardly surprising this happened given his health matters since 2004 when he took his first (of three) medical leaves but that doesn't make it any easier to hear the news. Steve Jobs is an irreplaceably amazing man who has shaped and reshaped the way we think of technology.
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<br />I've never met the man but over the years I've read piecemeal about him and his various adventures, from starting Apple, to releasing the original Macintosh to his 1984 commercial. I was probably first impacted by Steve's work as an undergraduate when our mathematics lab had NeXT computers. I had no idea how to use them but they were there.
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<br />But it wasn't until graduate school that I fell in love with the Macintosh. I had a loaner iBook from the graduate department which was the only laptop available. Reluctantly I took it but after 1 hour I couldn't put the damn thing down. It was running Mac OS X 10.0 at the time but luckily got my graduate professor to spring for the then-new Mac OS X 10.1. It changed how I looked at computers and how I worked. I was hooked. Apple had me in their palm and I was perfectly fine with that.
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<br />From that point to today I've started reading Apple related news, particularly news related to Steve Jobs. For whatever reason, the world that man lived in was not the same as the one most of us live in and I wanted to know how to get there. I wanted to know because it must have been a world full of such wonderful magic. After all, it's from this world that all our magical Apple products come from: iPod, iMac, MacBook, MacBook air, iPhone and iPad. He lives in a place I greatly desire to be. And the products produced by Apple is his way of letting us have a piece of that world that we can't get to on our own.
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<br />I know I'm pontificating about something completely off base from this blog but after reading the blogosphere and other news sites for the past 12 hours I have to express my thanks. It's all too emotional for me to be quiet about it. A man I've never met has had a profoundly significant impact on my life and I wish to say simply: "Thank you, Steve!. Best wishes to you and your family."Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-34253461508198394972011-08-23T16:37:00.000-05:002011-08-23T16:37:22.822-05:005K-8x400 Runs by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/108911775#.TlQdjncuCHw.blogger">5K-8x400 Runs by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-88974906931878991012011-08-21T10:46:00.000-05:002011-08-21T10:46:51.624-05:005K-Fast 5 Mile by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/107912859#.TlEoaOvUGzM.blogger">5K-Fast 5 Mile by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-43080819030755506722011-08-20T07:43:00.000-05:002011-08-20T07:43:55.079-05:005K-Fast 5 Mile by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/107912859#.Tk-sB_Xz93I.blogger">5K-Fast 5 Mile by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-15700441622073269762011-08-18T18:03:00.000-05:002011-08-18T18:03:10.786-05:005K-40 Minute Tempo by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/107598166#.Tk2aKWPqvxs.blogger">5K-40 Minute Tempo by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-41085240991183887732011-08-17T18:45:00.000-05:002011-08-17T18:45:34.256-05:005K-10x200 Sprints by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/107371451#.TkxSfUyeQKw.blogger">5K-10x200 Sprints by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details</a>
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<br />It's a lot of fun doing workouts that are so short it's like doing nothing at all. Actually, calorie-wise it IS like doing nothing.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-82318347000483219752011-08-15T20:45:00.000-05:002011-08-15T20:45:18.536-05:005K-Easy 3 Mile by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/106898270#.TknLqBbtdkM.blogger">5K-Easy 3 Mile by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-77593569831631209862011-08-14T10:49:00.000-05:002011-08-14T10:49:13.503-05:005K-75 Min Run by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/106451931#.TkfudOp3Gh0.blogger">5K-75 Min Run by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-92047056761536667522011-08-13T18:35:00.000-05:002011-08-13T18:35:17.821-05:005K-Fast 5 Mile by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/106265916#.TkcKLWsFars.blogger">5K-Fast 5 Mile by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-27452111230816569892011-08-07T09:59:00.000-05:002011-08-07T09:59:41.902-05:005K Test by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/104627970#.Tj6oSxKZc38.blogger">5K Test by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-6050459879815511952011-07-14T13:47:00.002-05:002011-07-14T13:49:03.089-05:00I'm Getting MarriedNot sure if you heard the news but <a href="http://www.mywedding.com/jimlovesdevra">I'm getting married</a>.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-34468855488014010212011-06-01T15:18:00.002-05:002011-06-01T15:42:18.533-05:00Redefining MyselfWe're almost half way through 2011 which marks my 9 month anniversary in Chicago. As you know it's been a wonderful and rocky road. While I'm confident my move to Chicago was the right one and Devra is the right woman for me, it's been a huge year for change.<br /><br />Change, as a word, is fairly innocuous. We change all the time whether we realize it or not. In fact, each day in and of itself is a change we all experience and none of us can do anything about. The change happens. Some days we approach with fear. Others with exhileration. Regardless, these changes happen and we typically take them in stride and build them into our day in the least disruptive way possible.<br /><br />Over the past 9 months I've experienced close to as much change as any one person should experience in that amount of time. On the surface the change felt straight forward. Yet, over the past 9 months, the journey has been anything but. My life, as I knew it back in Minnesota, no longer exists. The active triathlete who had his entire life in control from sun up to sun down has had a very long, drawn out and painful death.<br /><br />None of this was anticipated. I took the word "change" to be the benign form. How much impact could moving to a new city have? How much impact could a new job have? What's the problem with moving in with your significant other? How much extra work is getting a dog?<br /><br />The answer? A LOT! A lot more than I ever anticipated. Enough change to necessitate the death and rebirth of my life. At this point, after 9 months, I feel comfortable saying that it's now time to pick up some of the pieces that make sense, leave the rest behind and find out how to become an active, healthy, happy triathlete in this city with a fiancee, puppy and a pile of great friends. Now that I've finally had my full breakdown and partial recovery it's time to find that answer.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-78827117279977541892011-05-29T08:27:00.002-05:002011-05-29T09:08:44.695-05:00Bike the Drive 2011Chicago is an interesting city. It's teaming with a rich and deep history. Every weekend you can find (literally) hundreds of things to do to keep you entertained. And there's never a shortage of unique people to speak with or stare at. But this weekend is Memorial Day weekend and it seems that's a uniquely interesting time for Chicago. One fun thing was the low flying fighter jets yesterday. The thunderous roar of the jets overhead was great.<br /><br />Today was another spectacle. Lakeshore Drive was shut down from 5:30 to 9:30 for Bike theDrive. Essentially from 6000 north to 6000 south bicyclists owned the road. A few friends of mine and I hit the ride with the expectation that we'd ride a century. I knew this wasnt happening for myself for a few reasons but mostly because I physically can't finish 100 miles in 4 hours. What made this particularly special for me was it was the second time I'd be riding the drive. The first time was last year for the LifeTime Fitness Tri. I had a stupendous bike last year so I wanted to see if that would happen again. Plus, with Escape from Alcatraz less than a week away and being extra out of shape I was excited to see if I could survive. <br /><br />My friends and I started off at North Ave (great for me since it's less than a mile away from my house) and headed north. We quickly got separated because of different speeds and expectations but John and I took point and tried to push the pace.<br /><br />Ultimately it was a nice ride but it had a few shortcomings. <br /><br />Why was it a nice ride? There's a lot to like about having 4 lanes of one of Chicago's most beautiful roads open to you for biking. In Chicago proper you're not going to find any better place to ride. The lake front path is nice but too windy and congested to make for any decent training. Lakeshore drive is gorgeous and you can really hold a nice pace. <br /><br />What made it fall short for me was mostly myself. To be sure, there were just too many people out there riding slowly in the fast lane. Is made me more angry than not. I had to keep slowing down to make sure I didn't kill anyone and myself in the process. Understandably, this is a "ride" and not a "race" so getting mad at slow people is just dumb. What's even more dumb, though, is being slow in the fast lane. Ink of how aggravated you get while driving somewhere and in front of you is someone driving at half the posted speed limit. But they're in the passing lane so there's nothing you can do. <br /><br />Yes. Very annoying! I greatly dislike congested rides for the obvious reason.<br /><br />Where the problems fell on me are with my expectations I came with. No matter how I look at it, no ride is an acceptable ride unless it meets the standards I had back in the twin cities: mainly clear roads, smooth pavement, diverse geography and easy to get to. I got extremely spoiled up there. Let's face it. And it's going to take me a long time to get over it. Until then, I have to spend the time to realize that I didn't order myself a shit sandwich by moving here but instead got a Chicago style burger: good and special in its own way but not the same flavor that I've grown to know.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-328783301910726432011-05-07T10:26:00.000-05:002011-05-07T10:26:37.448-05:00Week 13 Long Run by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/84010724">Week 13 Long Run by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details</a><br /><br />I love non-snowy weather. It makes me happy.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-19690528549250034722011-04-16T11:49:00.000-05:002011-04-16T11:49:44.675-05:00Untitled by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/79517795">CARA Lakefront 10 Miler + 10 extra at Garmin Connect - Details</a> Not a bad trot. The goal was to burn calories and that got accomplished.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-5389378585008912522011-03-31T14:29:00.003-05:002011-03-31T14:53:21.203-05:00A New Study in ChicagoAdapting to a new lifestyle can be difficult. Adapting to that new lifestyle in a new city makes it at least an order of magnitude more difficult. Ever since moving to Chicago and completing Ironman last year I've found my motivation to exercise wane as other life events have taken over.<br /><br />Part of the difficulty I have with getting back on the exercise wagon is what happens to me every year. Affectionately I'll refer to it as seasonal affective disorder. This is a normal part of what happens and something I'll get over once the weather improves and the sun is visible more than once a week. It's the normal ebb and flow of human emotion. Granted, I'm convinced I reach far greater extremes of elation and depression than most but so far it's not something that's unmanageable.<br /><br />Another difficulty is the location change. Since I'm not motivated to exercise like I used to I'm also not motivated to do much to change that behavior. It takes a lot of work to find new friends, meet up with them, and develop a habit of exercise. The problem is also exascerbated by my thoughts. In a prior life, exercising was simple. In fact it was so easy I took it for granted. Where I used to be able to ride a bike out my front door and ride in any direction I wanted for 100+ miles along beautiful, windy, hilly, scenic terrain, I now have to drive more than 30 miles out of the way just to get to a place that's reasonably acceptable to be on a bike. Where I used to run on any of a few dozen paths, mostly ones I made up, I now have to stick to a small handful, most of them with endless stoplights.<br /><br />But this change isn't completely negative. Swimming is kind of an improvement. I now live within jogging distance from a 1-mile long lap lane in Lake Michigan. Also, the gym is within walking distance from my house. The lap lane there is 25 yards but at least it exists.<br /><br />It needs to be impressed that these are just growing pains. It's on my shoulders to adapt to my new environment, pull up my big boy britches and accept what I have while at the same time understanding that I don't have what I used to have. What I lost was a lot of convenience which is making it that much more difficult to get out of my funk. But I'm certain it can be pulled off.<br /><br />Devra and I also recently got engaged and acquired a new french bulldog puppy. These changes are amazing and I'm very grateful for all of it. Somehow I caught her in a weak moment and she said "Yes" so we're now busy wedding planning. The dog, while a great asset to our relationship, needs a lot of time and attention.<br /><br />Needless to say, there are a lot of changes and obstacles in my life that don't add up to giving me time to train. It's my hope that when the dust settles (who knows when that'll be) I can return to being the active self I enjoy being.<br /><br />In the mean time, I'm getting out about 2x per week to do some running and ensure I can run the marathons I've got on the schedule. So far so good.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-64364548847186324012011-02-17T19:52:00.001-06:002011-02-17T19:52:46.397-06:00I'm Honored<p>Not sure what I did to deserve this nor am I smart enough to figure out how to put this on the side of my blog but I guess I've got an accolade:</p>
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<p>If not for my athletic ability at least I get recognition for my rantings. I'll figure out how to put this on the side of my blog but for now rock on.</p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-92162169473141349012011-02-13T12:17:00.002-06:002011-02-13T12:26:59.369-06:00To Be FairBecause of my extreme disappointment with the Wahoo Fitness receiver in the previous few posts it's only appropriate I follow with the resolution of the matter.<br /><br />Last week the Wahoo Fitness team sent me a new too via express ship to my house. The moment I connected it I got a signal and it worked like a charm. Apparently as of this writing I'm only the second of all their shipments that received a faulty receiver. Such is life.<br /><br />After using it a few times I'm very pleased with the ease of use and how simply it integrates with some other pieces of software such as RunKeeper Pro for iPhone. A huge THANK YOU to the Wahoo Fitness team for quickly and professionally resolving the issue I had with the Ant+ receiver I bought. It's a great tool and I look forward to the improvements they'll make along the way.<br /><br />Now, it's time to get the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/runkeeper-pro/id300235330">RunKeeper Pro app</a> up to speed. It's a beautiful tool and does a great job but there's lots of room to grow. For instance, we should be able to train according to our heart rate zones. There should be an option to receive audible feedback when we're outside the specified heart rate zone.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-1410062972619957732011-02-05T17:55:00.001-06:002011-02-05T17:55:59.124-06:00Not Connected, Eh?<p>It bloody well is connected. Make it right, Wahoo before it starts raining fire and brimstone.</p> <img style="display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_F2gI_-MUJkM/TU3jjWgtaqI/AAAAAAAAANk/U1ouUIr_VaU/Not_Connected.PNG?imgmax=800" alt="Photo" border="0" width="200" height="300" />Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-1823196841028572512011-02-05T17:00:00.001-06:002011-02-05T17:06:35.206-06:00Wahoo Fitness Fisica Fitness Sensor Key<p>So I jumped in and ordered a <a href="https://www.wahoofitness.com/Fisica/Wahoo-Fitness-Fisica-Fitness-Sensor-Key.asp">Wahoo Fisica Fitness Sensor Key</a> for my iPhone. It just arrived this afternoon and ever since I've been trying to connect it to my iPhone. However, I get these two lovely messages:</p>
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<p>Needless to say I'm very grumpy right now.</p>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1905782672557380391.post-55042072243023364822011-02-05T15:28:00.000-06:002011-02-05T15:28:00.880-06:00Week 6 Long Run by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details<a href="http://connect.garmin.com/activity/66770496?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4d4dc0b563ecadd1%2C0">Untitled by jasheldo at Garmin Connect - Details</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10267159354203491880noreply@blogger.com0