Hi folks from Australia.. again. In October 2023 I started a topic regarding a request for integration of the ‘CORE’ body temperature sensor into TR. Had a little look back at that topic and some very smart people along with the usual naysayers from the peanut gallery seemed unreceptive to the prospect.
….. fast forward two years. Have been using a core sensor for regular heat sessions. It works. I think thats been established by far more accomplished minds than mine.
As a back story Im an old guy and love my gadgets. Ive been racing since the early 80s and had one of the first very big clunky polar heart rate monitors. Here I am in my 60s still racing and embracing personal improvement after some health challenges. We are in a consumer driven society and TR is in a competitve marketplace and is selling a product. I prefer numbers to video games so thats why Ive stuck with it. Accordingly Ive purchased a few of the gadgets out of curiosity to crash test them on myself. To date Ive used all the power meters, the core sensor as already stated and have recently been playing with the following toys…. A Tymewear breathing sensor; (only had it a few weeks but Im impressed); A ‘Calibre bio’ breath analysis mask (very interesting and informative) and also played with AeroSensor as well. Oh and also playing with an ‘Isocapnic’ respiratory trainer.
…… So did a TR session the other day and it did upload into my Garmin Connect but didnt push across to the Tymewear sensor. So I emailed tymewear they are very receptive and suggested I ask Trainer Road for some type of functionality to push my sessions into their platform, as we know many of the competing companies collaborate.
As an old guy I simply got these toys are they are relatively inexpensive for what they represent i.e. physiological and performance information, definitely dont take myself too seriously but find the info keeps me interested and motivated. While Im a bit shy about my numbers as they sadly suck (compared to my 20’s and 30’s) I have seen very significant improvements in some key markers, seen confirmation across several platforms of numbers like V02 (in Tymewear, Garmin and Calibre) and commensurate substantial increases in my blood HCT after some solid work with the Core sensor.
….. so over to the cheap seats for some thoughts a few years on and asking the TR brains trust for some thoughts on functionality over some of the other gadgets coming on line. All with the underlying caveat of it is getting me off the couch and Im in the old man trying to laugh at myself category.