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Wouldn't this be a total shoe-in for an audio-based interface? Probably I don't quite understand your requirements - I'm imagining you want alerts for when you'

Wouldn't this be a total shoe-in for an audio-based interface? Probably I don't quite understand your requirements - I'm imagining you want alerts for when you're within your pace/heartrate targets, and for when you reach specific distance targets or intervals.

nradov 7y ago
Audio alerts don't work very well in practice. My fitness tracker can be configured to play alert tones when I reach my target zone or when various metrics are too high or low, but when I try to rely on those alerts I tend to over correct and bounce off the limits. Plus sometimes the environment is just too noisy and I can't distinguish between different alerts. That makes for a frustrating low-quality workout. Having the actual numbers constantly in the corner of my eye would make the process much smoother and easier. Also I hate to be "that guy" whose stupid wristwatch is constantly beeping during group workouts and races.
- rebuilder 7y ago
  I was thinking you'd use headphones. As for overcorrecting, I see what you mean, but I think there's probably a way to have the signals you want with just audio, and therefore, with today's tech. I've tried Jabra's fitness tracker and it's way too wordy, but I think that's a case of poor implementation.
  - nradov 7y ago
    Nope. Triathlon rules specifically ban all types of headphones. Train like you race.
    - rebuilder 7y ago
      Ah, well, that's that then. But how long would AR glasses be allowed?
      - nradov 7y ago
        No one is seriously proposing use of AR glasses for endurance sports because obviously anything that significantly interferes with vision is a safety problem. But a simple HUD is fine. Cyclists have been using them for a few years now and no one is calling for a ban.
roel_v 7y ago
*shoo-in (sorry)
- rebuilder 7y ago
  Thanks! As a non-native speaker, I don't make spelling g mistakes like that very often, but I guess that's a rare instance of having learned a word from spoken language rather than written!

nradov 7y ago

Audio alerts don't work very well in practice. My fitness tracker can be configured to play alert tones when I reach my target zone or when various metrics are too high or low, but when I try to rely on those alerts I tend to over correct and bounce off the limits. Plus sometimes the environment is just too noisy and I can't distinguish between different alerts. That makes for a frustrating low-quality workout. Having the actual numbers constantly in the corner of my eye would make the process much smoother and easier. Also I hate to be "that guy" whose stupid wristwatch is constantly beeping during group workouts and races.

rebuilder 7y ago
I was thinking you'd use headphones. As for overcorrecting, I see what you mean, but I think there's probably a way to have the signals you want with just audio, and therefore, with today's tech. I've tried Jabra's fitness tracker and it's way too wordy, but I think that's a case of poor implementation.
- nradov 7y ago
  Nope. Triathlon rules specifically ban all types of headphones. Train like you race.
  - rebuilder 7y ago
    Ah, well, that's that then. But how long would AR glasses be allowed?
    - nradov 7y ago
      No one is seriously proposing use of AR glasses for endurance sports because obviously anything that significantly interferes with vision is a safety problem. But a simple HUD is fine. Cyclists have been using them for a few years now and no one is calling for a ban.

roel_v 7y ago

*shoo-in (sorry)

rebuilder 7y ago
Thanks! As a non-native speaker, I don't make spelling g mistakes like that very often, but I guess that's a rare instance of having learned a word from spoken language rather than written!