Comments for DC Rainmaker

Comment on A San Francisco Swimming Flight Connection Layover by John

John — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:47:04 +0000

If you want a biking or running partner while you’re here, let me know. I’m in Snohomish. I enjoy your blog

Comment on O-Synce Navi2Coach GPS Cycling Computer In-Depth Review by stephen

stephen — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:38:47 +0000

Kate, what Ray probably meant to say, was that this is the first WIRELESS remote control, using ANT+. Shimano’s Flight Deck still exists and is a pain to hook up. The other O-Synce computers come with wired remotes, which are also handy and improve safety when riding.

Comment on A San Francisco Swimming Flight Connection Layover by oldSAP

oldSAP — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:33:46 +0000

jealousy!
our pool here is only 20 meters long, most of the time you can’t see past 5 feet, no lanes, people swimming in all directions, have t look out for people diving into the pool while you’re swimming.

Comment on Testing out the Pebble watch with new RunKeeper app integration by Roger Nolan

Roger Nolan — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:30:48 +0000

I checked out the newly released Pebble API And it seems that Runkeeper uses the built in (and very basic) sports app on the watch.

So Ray is right that Pebble are partially to blame but a real integration would be to write a full app for the phone. The concern is that other vendors take a similarly lazy approach.

Comment on A San Francisco Swimming Flight Connection Layover by Rasmus

Rasmus — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:28:04 +0000

I think you have the greatest job in the world, to be able to (a) work all over the place(though its just work, it beats AB commuting, having tried both) (b) have time to train everywhere you go, briefly, damn I am SO envious of your life.
About the pool, that was pretty perfect, sad to hear about your usual crappy pool conditions in France. Let me know if you ever need to come by Denmark and I can PM you a good location to a 50m pool, 50m setup with not many people outside rush hour.
Good blog entry, I love hearing how even with American security, it IS possible to utilize a 3hr window(you only used 3 I mean) when just wanting to pop off for a quick swim/run etc.

Comment on Garmin Forerunner 410 In Depth Review by Rainmaker

Rainmaker — Mon, 20 May 2013 05:49:31 +0000

As long as you buy it listed as new from Amazon or others, it should be new. However, I really wouldn’t recommend buying the FR410 at this point. You can find watches like the FR310XT and others on sale for nearly the same price (or cheaper) these days.