Posts by Vince | Instabeat

Instabeat with a 2 mile open ocean swim!

A couple of weeks ago, I tried using the Instabeat in the ocean. The weather has been warm and the ocean temperature is as warm as

My half ironman distance race is this Sunday! This week is all about getting rest and doing some final race preparation. Last weekend’s training was

Well, this morning was my first try with the Instabeat device in the pool! It was great to get to use the Instabeat HR monitor.

Over the past week, there has been an increased swell in Santa Cruz. This has caused a problem for both entering and exiting the water.

I was recently looking at a article about swimming tips for racing and open water. It talked about the concept of practicing the deep water

Yesterday, I swam for about 35 minutes in the ocean. The conditions were great. It was calm with only a small swell. I swam parallel

Last Sunday was the second of the races in the Dip and Dash series. This one had the same distance for the swim as the

This past Sunday was the third race in the Dip and Dash series. This was a 1 mile swim in the ocean and a 5

Yesterday I got to do my first triathlon of the season, .75 mile swim, 13 mile bike, 4 mile run. The run portion was 2

With race season in full swing, it seems like every training session counts. Sometimes I think that I can not miss a training session because

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