Sunday 27 October 2013

Check me out on Strava

Top of my list of 'training toys' is the Garmin 910XT watch. Although I do not analyse every workout I religiously download the data to Garmin Connect, mostly to track the volume and range of monthly activities. Over the coming weeks I have been experimenting with different ways of making this training data more social, opening some up to the public and creating Club pages.

However, I have noticed at bit of a shift to the use of other social platforms like Strava, which have become very popular, especially amongst athletes that like to compare training performance and favourites routes. In addition there is definitely something to be said for claiming a 'Personal Best' (PB) or 'Top spot' for a specific ride or run.

I knew of the existence of Strava and got the free download to my iPhone some time ago, however ignorantly thought I always had to record training with my iPhone, which I personally find is slightly less accurate and convenient than using my Garmin 910XT. It was only recently when one of my Club buddies pointed out that you can download the Garmin data to Strava - now I can benefit from the best training tool (in my mind) and the best social platform (at least currently).

So over the last fortnight all my training data has found its way to Strava and now is in the public domain. This includes my long IOW cycle trip last Saturday.

I certainly do not get any prizes for being quick at the moment - most of my training has been easy to steady, however I do appear to be holding my own when it comes to training volume. 13 plus hours last week and about 8 this week. Hardly outstanding but a good foundation to structure some proper base training over the coming months and with my long-term sights set on achieving a PB for my next ironman distance event - Challenge Vichy at the end of August 2014.

I have already made some enquiries about getting some help and guidance on planning my training in preparation for Challenge Vichy and I look forward to sharing that information on my blog in future posts.

Strava link to this morning's easy trail run: http://www.strava.com/activities/91559126

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