On The Water

For many triathletes who did not grow up swimming, swimming is often their weakest discipline. For that reason, most tend to spend too much time and money on private swim lessons, DVDs, YouTube instruction videos, internet searches and the rest, hoping to magically improve their swimming for the next season often with very little time in the water actually swimming. However, there is a simple truth that a lot of us either fail to understand or it takes us some time to realize. If you did not grow up swimming, you have to understand that swimming improvement is a gradual process that takes time. Proper coaching with emphasis on the fundamentals will pay dividends that will speed up the process in both the short and the long term. Learning proper technique is fundamental but understanding the theory of proper technique and actually applying it consistently in your swims is the key to success. This is why a great coach can teach you and allow you to focus on one thing at a...

Suunto comes from the Nothern European country of Finland. It was born more than 75 years ago when Tuomas Vohlonen came up with a massive production method of the liquid-filled compass. I personally knew Suunto because of their awesome dive watches. However, Suunto has made its way to all sorts of adventure sports including triathlon. Nearly one year ago, I was given the Ambit3 Peak (sapphire) to test the heck out of it and talk openly about its pros and cons. This review does not intend to cover in depth the functions of the watch. It is more like a take-home-message after intensive daily training and racing usage. Enjoy and don't hesitate to chip in your opinion: Pros Amazing battery life! ~ 30 whole hours with 5sec GPS accuracy Heart rate during swimming - hurray! More Features than you'd ever need: compass, altitude, weather info, tens of pre-set sports Unscratchable surface (the sapphire version - totally worth it) Simple and clean easy-to-read display Baby-sof...