Polar employee and multisport athlete uses an RS800CX to train for his first Ironman race. Find out how training with heart rate helped him accomplish his goal and complete the race in just over 11 hours. Full transcript: This is Friday, November 5, the day before Ironman, Panama City. What are your expectations for tomorrow? Just to have fun and finish. Alright, say goodnight Dave! Goodnight. I’ll see you at 2 in the morning to start eating. My name is Dave Thompson. I’m from Long Island, New York, and I completed the 2010 Ironman Florida in 11 hours, 7 minutes and 18 seconds. When I was in high school I competed on the cross country team, and I also lifeguarded during the summer, so I had a pretty extensive run and swim background. Then, as soon as I got out of high school, I started competing in more road races and longer distance events. I always wanted to compete in the ironman. It was always on my to do list. I never thought it was a possibility until I completed a couple of marathons. And then when I was getting a little bit better on the bike, I started going for those 100 mile rides, and then it really became clear that I could just put it all together. When you try to tackle events such as an ironman, I don’t think it’s possible to do it without the support of your coworkers, your family and your friends. It’s a tremendous sacrifice. I started working for Polar in an industry I’m passionate about and that I love. It’s really helped me to excel and kind of put my <b>…</b>

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Swim, Bike, Run – Training with Heart Rate for an Ironman