I use the exact same watch.. I got it because I find it as the best bang for my buck in my training towards doing a full IRONMAN (battery life especially)! In swimming it's fairly terrible (especially HR tracking), but it's incredibly useful for me in cycling and running. I use the clip off watch, so I can put it on my bike head unit!

I have the older 920XT and mainly use it so I can program in my workouts to keep track of things when doing lots of sets etc - apart from that, agree that the pool clock is really all you need

Thank you! Saves my obsession about watches. I like your outlook on training which is key.

I've got the Garmin 735XT and like the workouts you can program on there. For example intervals with a given pace intensity for outdoor running. I also do a plank workout which goes transitions from position to position every 30 seconds. Having that workout on the watch is great as it tells me what to do and when.

I use the 935 watch too (with glass screen protector so it's a Forerunner 935 sapphire...), I'm open water swimmer and for pool training I use the pace clock, but sometimes I like to use the watch simply because I register some training on it with the calendar.

I have the Fenix 3HR for 3yrs already and it's a great watch for triathlon

I think You got it 100% right it’s a screen...some with additional features You could say. Point clear. So it’s about the sensors You use and can the watch connect with them and record all the data. Love Your straight out way of getting to a point...thanks a lot again, learned something again 😎 stay healthy and safe

I use the same watch.i charge it once every 2 weeks.as to tracking,very helpful especially in cycling😊😊😊

College swammer, Pace clock and a big ol whiteboard is all I used in my swimming career. Swimming wise now I use my watch exact same as you

Garmin does a fantastic job of supporting their GPS watches for years and years. The 235 has been out for about 6 years and still receives updates. A higher end Garmin device such as the 935 should be good for at least 6-7 years from a features perspective. They do more than anyone could ever need. I have a friends who are still using the Fenix 3 and are extremely happy with it. They devices are built to last.

used both watch fenix 5 and edge 820 (which i want to upgrade to 1030) we all love our metrics great video

An excellent video to help me decide which watch to use whilst getting into triathlon. Sounds like a basic running watch is useful if you've already got a bike computer and a pool clock! Thank you so much :-)

Just swim, ride and run! 😂 Thanks Taren. Where the good money is!

I just bought a garmin and I was hoping this video would show the use of the swimming app

I have the 935 as Well...the only time i use it during an activity is while running (Heart Rate,Intervalls etc) while swimming i Sometimes use it for structured training (i create it Garmin Connect so i dont have to memorize it) and barely at all while biking...however, i always track my Training so i can review my workouts and see If im improving over time...in my point of view that is the main reason i have this watch

Eternally jealous of how empty your pool is. There are 6,000 people to a lane in pools in London. At least.

Bike mounts for your watch: I was in Okanagan Lake (beautiful Pennington) at a tri camp. It was literally my first time in open water. We tried a little contact in the water while swimming. Nothing big and to help get over that weird feeling of swimmers "touching you". My Garmin was on a mounting strap where you can remove the watch and mount it to your bike. My watch is somewhere in Okanagan Lake. A very expensive lesson. Keep you watch under your wet suit and be super careful about mounts. On watch #2, I simply rotate it so it is on the inside of my wrist for rides.

Thank you, this is helpful. I'm just starting picking up triathlon (and working out honestly) and I'm so confused by how useless features a freaking watch has sometimes. All I want is a timer, something that doesn't look too awful, and that won't break after one only season. I don't want to be able to text with it, or call, or track my every move

The best advice right now in my life.

Taren- I would be interested in knowing what power and cadence meters you use? Do you like the power meter that you have and how does it compare with the power rating from your trainer?

I like using a watch as a central place to track and download workouts to an online website. This avoids doing it manually in a spreadsheet or paper log (although those will work as well). As for biometrics, that is very personal and depends your preferences. Bad news for biometrics haters: more and more of them are going to be available in the near future!

I have the fenix 5x and the Tickrx The issue I have is the tickrx overwrites the other metrics the fenix has

Hey Taren, This is a great video. Thanks for your effort. - Any chance you'd like to update the links included below the monitor? I'm interested in your "Basic Watch" recommendation, but Amazon have removed that page altogether. I'm thinking of picking up a Garmin 55. It seems to be a pretty good overall starter, but it's also really news, as of only the last day or two. Perhaps you had the 45 listed, before?

Taren / others what do you think about timex Ironman watches for training?

Super nice video… amazing recommendations. Thanks a lot for share

Great videos.

extended display from 935 to edge 520. best for triathlon.

Fenix 5+ Sapphire.. brilliant watch

I like my 920XT. Increasingly feel however like Garmin's most recent watches are becoming similar to Gillette. Lots of eye catching features that no one really asked for. Agree with you on the swimming stuff. A special place in hell exists for people who push off when someone's mid turn because their watch told them to and they were paying attention to nothing else.

Thanks. Good video

I use a Garmin 910xt works perfect for all you say

Hi Taren! Do you prefer the Wahoo Bolt over the Garmin Edge ?

I love my 935 it rocks! PS. I would love to see a video of how the people at your pool view you. I can only imagine what folks would say if I talked to a camera at my gym AND filmed. Now I would assume people are use to it, but could you explain the journey or progression of that?

You should've gone with the Garmin Fenix sapphire 5X. HRM Tri and a bike sensor. I love mine and it's great to help me keep my training up to date and the data. I just don't use the music, phone and the pay function. When I'm working out, I think that's my time so I stay away from phone calls and just think about the workout.

So glad i watched this. Common sense and saved me spending a lot of cash on this watch. I'll just stick with the vivoactive music!

Wow awesome video so good 👍

Hi if you using wahoo bolt bike satnav please tell me why you not using same eko system with wahoo element watch?? Any reason??

Where was this video in January when I splashed out for a Fenix 5 Plus?! Jokes aside, another great video. What you say is absolutely right. I had a Polar M400 and only changed because it didn't track swimming. So I paid a fortune for something to track swimming, which was stupid. I use my watch in much the same way as you do. Having said that the Fenix 5 Plus is a great watch to wear all the time so I have no complaints.

945:):) Ps: use a cheap edge as secondary monitor for your forerunner. Much easier compared to your complicated setup imho.

Exact same watch on my wrist. It's also very good for golf!

Hi, Taren! Great info here (and it was interesting to get a sneak peek of how you use your Garmin for the different sports). But super off-topic question: not sure if you've already mentioned this before, i.e. in a previous video, but what breed (or mix?) is Grace? She looks like a silver Lab. :)

How about during a race to track the three disciplines + overall? And what about tracking open water swimming training. I find a good watch useful for those situations.

You are missing out on so much that could enhance your training. First and foremost is the Garmin Tri HRM. It’s metrics will not only give you more accurate HR than the watch, but a ton of metrics the wahoo doesn’t. It would als help with your treadmill accuracy. Granted you have the Stryd for that. Also the Garmin HRM Swim. You might not need it during your workout, but it is nice to reference that data later. Also, I find my 920XT, predecessor to the 935 to be a great bike computer. You mentioned it only as a cost saver, but set up in triathlon or brick mode, you can quickly bounce from one activity to the next and include your transition. I get not wanting to fuss with it in the pool, but it only takes a couple of sessions to really dial it in and it again it gives you better data to reference over time. If your using it to help your training, you’ll come up with a consistent start/stop for your swim workouts. If you’re doing it to impress others on social media, that’s your time to waste. I’m not saying the Garmin 935 is the end all be all, but not even trying to tap its potential is a waste in my opinion. Finally, your comments around HR training and not really following pace make me question your training platform. I have not tried it, so I won’t make assumptions. However the plan I follow is time/power based on the bike and time/pace based on the run. I don’t think many solid plans are HR based anymore. So I find it strange that your doing your workouts based on that. Just my thoughts. I certainly appreciate most of your videos and really enjoy the podcast.

does it track your sleep? im tired of fitbit which i use mainly for tracking my sleep, tracking cycling and swiming with fitbit is no bueno

My pool is 25 metres. If i sometimes stop midway on the length, should i have rest mode ""on"" or ""off"" to make sure the distance stays accurate?? My watch sometimes says ive swam 50 metres when ive only swam 25 metres. This only happens every second or 3rd length, so is it because i sometimes stop during the length, the watch thinks ive done an ""extra"" length?? Any help would be great.

Hey, have you try the wahoo rival watch ? I don’t know what to buy between the rival and the forerunner 935. I precise that i have a elemnt bolt v2 for my bike and i tought that it would be cool to have the same app for both. But i here some bad reviews about the rival Tk for the help

Jsut wondering, where do you find a pool like that at. Like a pro pool

Hi there!!!! I just bought a Garmin 735xt, i want to use it for biking and running, do you know if it comes with Duathlon profile? I decide for 735xt because it gives me an option to record my trainning, biking and running and long battery. Greetings form Brasilia - Brazil. Thanks in advance.

Do you swim with your wahoo heart rate monitor on under a Tri-suite?

Can u explain the swim metric you spoke about in the swim click. I really don’t know what ur were talking... FYI I’m a nube....thanks

Gracie's look while you explain! Also: wrong coffee mug 😉 Any specific reason why you got rid of your 920xt?

HR sensors are cracking in these devices. Mine got broken after 10 months. Garmin forum full of people with 3 and more replacements (whole range of garmin watches). Garmin support help (online manual) sugest that it shouldn't be used at pool (so Garmin... thriatlon or not?) due to chlorine in water that may damage the sensor. I think it's more like thermal damage, but well... meh. Good thing is that they keep replacing them and you refresh your warranty (at least in my country).

I have a Apple Watch and it’s perfect for me because I don’t have power meters, super expensive foot pods.

As a Garmin 735xt user, I can confirm wrist heart rate´s inefficiency. It sometimes indicates that I´m training in zone 1-2 while I´m doing HIIT (intervals). And sometimes it does the exact opposite. Sooo...

Great video. I had just completed a spreadsheet of which sensors I will need to drive my decision. I very quickly realized I need ANT+ on the watch because I also want to be able to use CycleMeter on my iPhone (hogging up the Bluetooth connection...I use my old iPhone as my bike computer) and also track the data on the watch. I didn't think getting the Wahoo ANT+ adapter and a 30-pin to lightning adapter in 2020 was "future proof" as you were also mentioning that was a good thing to think about. I also want to be able to do per-lap data while swimming to see my pacing through a long swim 1600 yards up to 5000 yards. So, my requirements are essentially a true triathlon watch to be able to go from swim to bike to run without having to do 3 separate workouts, swimming per lap data (including swolf), and ANT+. So, still doing research and the Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR is out because it doesn't do ANT+...but looks like a great watch otherwise. I'm now looking at the Coros Pace 2. Currently, I'm using Cyclemeter for the bike (on the trainer and on the road) and my Polar M430 for pool swimming and running (treadmill and road). The Polar M430 doesn't do pool swim distance. The search is not complete yet. I'd like to get something under $300 if I can.

Yeah but if you don't have and don't want to invest in all of those attachments then your watch becomes the tool used to measure a lot of those metrics. And that is usually more accurate than no metric

Silver 😊

I don't use the watch's HR. I use the same wahoo CHEST HR and the Garmin TRI....

Do ya not pronounce fenix phoenix no just me always thought about that one

Update 2021- 935 sux at complicated open water swims, it wasnt like that always, but as of late its super unreliable unless you swim in a straight line...

Isn't it a Forerunner 935, not 935XT?

For race day, wouldn’t you need a watch that lasts the entire race? My Garmon (lower model) batter won’t last entire Ironman.

I wanna get a swim watch because i love tech but I'm terrible at swimming and would look like a jackass at the pool 😂

So in conclusion all you need for triathlon training is a Casio F-91W right? Just kidding, nice video!

suunto is good ttoo

I have fallen out of love with Garmin Fenix 5 sent back today after 2 months...:. Wahoo on the other side are awesome ..... Sent a photo from my broken chest strap...::. Not only did they replace the strap they upgraded me to a ticker x for free top service 🤪🤪🤪🤪 bolt will be my next computer

Dude Taren, what watch is that? Seriously guys, do the work, the rest will sort itself out. Some days go fast, some days go far, and some days, just go (and everyone once in a while, don't go).

12:30 Are you really drinking a mug of espresso between cycling and running?

#TeamCoros

Cat crap; the anti-fog product, not feline feces; is what I use to keep me goggles clear so I can see the pool clock.

Grace is definitely not impressed with the wrap-up part of the video man :) I couldn't focus on you, I kept looking at her :)

Don’t you track your swim yardage???

Ok pool friendly, how about open water. Im basically looking for an only swim watch.

first :D

The Apple Watch counts laps too. Just sayin

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