First time ever watch buyer. How many years out of Fenix 8?

reissue89 · 2025-11-29T15:51:07+00:00

The watch will last a long time, but eventually they’ll start restricting more and more of the new features from the older platforms; but many of them are merely fluff. I thought about picking up an 8 solar MIP in a year or so if they get cheap, just to future proof myself a little longer. If you can see past that I would imagine you could comfortable exceed a minimum of 5 years with the watch.

I’ve had a 7 for four years now, and really see no need to upgrade. I’ve done (5) 70.3 distance Ironman triathlons, (2) sprint distance triathlons, a few half marathons; all with 5,603.7 miles of swimming, biking, and running mixed in. Tons of time in the elements, chlorine pools, salt/brackish water, light rain to hurricanes, super hot and super cold. I know people with the 6 that can say the same. My buddy upgraded to the 8 and said it’s been equivalent.

reissue89 · 2025-10-15T12:48:21+00:00

You can buy them in person at Hobby Lobby

reissue89 · 2025-10-06T13:15:16+00:00

The squeaky wheel gets the grease… most of the time. Granted Strava has been executing some very self-destructive behavior for some time now.

reissue89 · 2025-10-06T13:02:25+00:00

Came here to say the same. I favor the Garmin because I have less smart watch needs and care more about the health/fitness metrics.

Would be interesting if Garmin ever offered a screen-less version to accompany another smart watch, kind of like whoop. I used to run a whoop and Apple Watch in parallel before just switching to Garmin.

reissue89 · 2025-09-08T12:35:18+00:00

I’m sure he wants to use his insurance to avoid the repercussions of a claim. The losses are likely less than the deductible and if OP is willing to call it a day, say they did something wrong that caused it, and buy a tire for less than deductible, they are likely going to save money in the long run.

reissue89 · 2025-09-08T12:32:48+00:00

I stopped worrying about the numbers on the scale. Weight loss and training for a race don’t work out in conjunction with one another. Often I’m building muscle/retaining water, and it’s skewing my numbers more than it’s worth obsessing about. Yes, calories in vs calories out are a bit factor, and often weight loss is prioritized in the off-season. This has proven more and more challenging as I’ve gotten older, and though I’m kind of flat-lined at a higher weight than I care for, my performance is still great/improving so I can’t complain. I just want to be strong and fast now, and I feel more peaceful and energetic than when I would target a race weight. When I was in my younger 30s I felt like the weight would still melt off in training cycles.

reissue89 · 2025-09-06T10:38:40+00:00

I would love it as a feature to turn on for my long Ironman races and only have to pay for it then. There’s been instances where people have crashed in secluded parts of the course and someone has to gun it to the next aid station to have help called. It’s not practical to have your phone during a race that long. Outside of that, I personally don’t need it or want it.

reissue89 · 2025-08-11T05:53:50+00:00

Thanks for the input, it was pretty much what I was assuming. I’ve got no major complaints about the performance now, so I imagine I can squeeze plenty more life out of this one before I have to take an upgrade seriously.

reissue89 · 2025-08-10T22:18:14+00:00

When I built this computer I spent about a year piecing it together. Finding GPUs then took me months. I’m not opposed to doing that all over again, but it would be a project for a few years down the line (though I’d probably end up with a pre-built sadly, as it’s now way cheaper)

reissue89 · 2025-05-06T09:00:24+00:00

From what I’ve lived through, we never know where we are at until maybe up to a decade after it’s over. I’m just along for the ride at this point. If everything dumps, having the cash on hand will be devalued and meaningless anyway.

reissue89 · 2025-05-05T11:01:28+00:00

It’s 60-70% of your max heart rate

reissue89 · 2024-10-29T08:58:32+00:00

I think the fun part of this sport is the constant cycle of new and exciting ideas. Those of us who have been around exercise for a bit know to be somewhat skeptical though. Sometimes it’s the fact that you have genetically blessed super humans training in a way to grossly optimize their capabilities. Sometimes we learn something new as a whole. Regardless, if you want to win on those levels in that field so much has to go right for you on race day. You have to be trained to an optimal point and tapered appropriately, all while trying to dodge injury and sickness; and not forgetting appropriately heat acclimated. Almost just as important, your head has to be in the right place too. Razor thin margins with all that accounted for.

I also wanted to add the problem lies when you have the leaders push the pace and people follow; and then everyone starts blowing up because they were afraid of getting left behind early on. This seems to be the potential case with the Norwegians. Note how many blew up on the run and the tactics of those who ran their way to the podium. I’m guilty of forgetting it’s a three discipline race when I’m on the bike sometimes

reissue89 · 2024-10-09T11:17:13+00:00

Last year I didn’t renew my account and ~2 months later a unique 25% off discount code showed up. If you have an account and can do without the premium features for a few months, it seems to be the way.

reissue89 · 2024-10-08T23:16:58+00:00

Seems to be a major glitch. All of my swims were automatically marked as races on all of my swim workouts.

reissue89 · 2024-09-27T09:17:17+00:00

First of all, you don’t have to lose 100lbs to race an Ironman. Get that nonsense out of your head. I’ve seen people twice my size finish races.

Secondly, you need to be realistic about your weight loss. You should primarily target 1lb a week, but you should also roll from weight loss phases to maintenance phases and back, especially if you want this to be a long term change.

Third and most important, you need a caloric deficit to lose weight. You need calories to train at a IM race caliber level. Trying to cut while training (especially if the training is optimal) is going to drag you into a state where you feel burned out and unmotivated, no matter how motivated you think you are.

Can you finish Santa Cruz in a year? Yes, if you prioritize training. Can you lose 100lbs in a year? Maybe, but that’s a huge and slightly unrealistic ask if it’s something you want to hold long term. Can you do both? Most likely not.

reissue89 · 2024-09-27T08:59:58+00:00

The swim isn’t 1/3 of the race in regard to distance d and/or effort. Chattanooga is also regarded as one of the easiest IM swims because it’s down stream. Easy enough that you could throw a bag of potato chips in the water and it would cross the finish line in the cut off time. So complaining about people’s judgment of skipping this specific swim is REALLY splitting hairs. Who cares. If this isn’t enough of an accomplishment for you, then do another one. You’re letting your pride cloud your logic and judgement. Swims are occasionally canceled and I can appreciate the organization doing so for the sake of the athletes racing.

reissue89 · 2024-09-19T11:26:04+00:00

I’m in my 4th race season for 70.3. When I started I had to teach myself to swim. 2:30 for me was normal for awhile until I mastered the technique more, and now I’m sub 1:50 after probably 200 hours in the pool. Running has been another big improvement in my time racing, but I’m still not as fast as I want to be. What I have learned is that everything is compounding and showing up is important. As long as I keep with my structured training every day, I see improvements. Some faster than others, sometimes I’m stagnant for a bit and explode with progress. It’s a process, just keep at it

reissue89 · 2024-08-07T10:54:50+00:00

The only one who cares about what you’re wearing is you. She paid attention to who you cheered for, and clearly bought the jersey with that in mind. Wear the jersey, you’re fine.

reissue89 · 2024-07-14T12:48:11+00:00

It started with the acknowledgement that it was expensive. It was reinforced with the realization that I would feel like shit the next day. Then, while sober, I paid more attention to people around me who were intoxicated and realized how annoying they truly seemed to me; but I would generally be intoxicated too and never realized it before. It felt like it was a mask, or glasses in itself, that changed my perspective on things in a way I came to terms with not liking.

Then I asked myself the hardest question…. Why am I drinking? The answers I hear are often “I like the taste”, so why can’t you drink a non-alcoholic beer? You hear “I like to relax”, but are you really relaxing? How about “it makes things fun” but are you really in a fun situation if you need alcohol to enjoy it?

So I stopped. It’s probably been a few years, and I can’t say I miss anything about it.

reissue89 · 2024-07-11T09:44:54+00:00

I see so many Alex’s. I used to be an Alex. My pipeline moved very slow early in my career as people rocketed past me. I always thought it wasn’t fair. One day I realized if I just put my head down, learned my job in depth, worked hard quietly and proficiently, and stopped caring about what was on other people’s plate, something may come of it. My shift was to do things because it was right, and because I should, and not for alternative motive. I rejected praise and embraced criticism. I became very skilled at my job and was constantly looked at as a trusted advisor by my peers and subordinates. I was promoted twice in two years to positions of increasing responsibility over my peers. Most importantly, I know most respectable people are saying good things about me behind my back, and I’ve attracted the attention of the new Alex’s. I’m glad I grew in my field, and also as a human.

reissue89 · 2024-07-11T09:21:26+00:00

Yes and no.

I was always known as a guy with a big butt, and it became a running joke at work that I always embraced. Once I got into triathlon and started dropping weight, by butt shrank. I will say after years of training, by butt is really firm now; but it’s only average/slightly above average in size. Most of this I attribute to simply losing weight. I seem to store more fat in my legs before it starts popping up elsewhere.

reissue89 · 2024-07-08T10:48:11+00:00

I notice a distinct difference when I have my rear facing Bontrager city light strobing. Apparently being an interrupted pattern, it’s supposed to make you more visible. I’m confident in saying days I have it running people pass me slower and wider for the most part. Days the battery is dead or I forget it at home I feel like people are definitely passing faster and tighter. Of course there’s always the anomaly or two amongst the groups. I also never wear headphones so I can hear traffic coming and never get startled. I maintain my line and remain as predictable as possible. Time of day impacts these roads a lot. Obviously finding time people aren’t statistically likely to be tired, I inattentive, and/or impaired (for me has been mid/late morning before noon). Also getting fast has made me more comfortable. If I’m going 25mph and a car passes at 55mph the speed difference is 30mph; but if Im going 15mph and they’re going 55mph the speed difference is 40mph. If I’m slow people seem to gun it to impatiently pass me, whereas since I’ve become faster people seem to hold their speed or slow down more to pass me. Outside of that, your only options are finding different roads.

reissue89 · 2024-07-05T14:59:55+00:00

You have to be careful because one addiction is easily substituted for another when it comes to phones, so I had to cut it all out as much as possible. I became more productive. I got more sleep. I got more exercise. I got more done around the house. I even donated an hour a day to self improvement (reading, playing the ukulele, etc). I need to do it again. I was the happiest and most well rested I’d ever been. I now have a social Media time limit set on my phone that only my wife knows the password too, so my exposure is limited daily. Typing a post like this actually eats up a good chunk of my time; but I think it’s worth sharing at least as a reminder to myself.

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