jtrollin

Ok.. So I got my garmin 305 a few days ago and got around to using it today. I went for a 17 mile ride (mostly flat 600ft of gain) and had a hard time staying in zone 2 or getting to zone 4. At zone 2 I felt like I was out on a sunday ride and zone 4 only time I got there was uphill in to a 17 mph wind. Of my 1 hour ride I was in zone 2 for 5 min and zone 4 for 5.

Is there a trick to this? The only reason I got down to zone 2 was I would slow my breathing to lower my hr.

Other than that I realy like the 305. I still don't know what software I want to use with it. The only thing that did not seem right was the ascent / descent. My route is out and back but my descent was 64 ft more that my ascent. My HR monitor seemed to flake out once too.. with 235 bpm when gliding down a hill.

ll0

I have a forerunner 305 which I use for both running and biking. I found that the elevation accuracy isn't that great. I noticed when I upload the data to motionbased.com, motionbased will correct the elevation. Motionbased elevation numbers seem more accurate.

How did you figure out your max heart rate? It sounds like your max heart rate might be slower then what is programmed into the 305.

I commute 17 miles(each way) 3 days a week. I have a hard time keeping heart rate in zone 2. On my typical ride, It takes 55 minutes. 40 of those minutes are in zone 4 and 5. If it wasn't for stoplights, I would probably be in zone 4 and 5 for the whole ride.

Guest

If I were you, I'd get tested on what your proper heart rates are for your zone training. If you're going to insist on going for the heart rate training, the least you can do is properly train by being in the correct zones.

Find a Lifetime Fitness in your area. Those clubs have New Leaf, and they can properly test you out and they don't charge you an arm and a leg.

Koffee