It is known to all sports people that monitoring your heart rate helps increase your performance and improve your training to get to your goals
Read moreInstabeat 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
Read moreTaper week prior to the big race!
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
Read moreWhy tracking your workout is game-changing
When you exercise often, your tolerance and strength evolution are quite hard to analyze and perceive quickly. This applies even more to swimming, where it’s
Read moreInstabeat fact: you can swim without the USB cap
How many of you Instabeat users have forgotten or lost your USB caps already? Say you go swimming right after syncing and charging your device
Read moreWhat is your resting heart rate and why you need to know it
At Instabeat, it’s all about the heart rate. When you first log into your dashboard, you are asked to set up your heart rate zones
Read moreFirst Time Using Instabeat!!!
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.
Read moreSwim entry and exit in the ocean
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.
Read moreDeep water start
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
Read moreDip and Dash #2 - 1500m swim and 10k run
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
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