the 205 is nice because it has four fields, and has a lap button. My set-up is for pace, distance, time running, and clock time. If you don't keep track of your cadence or HR, I think the F205 might be the way to go.
+1. Recommending FR 205.
the 205 is nice because it has four fields, and has a lap button. My set-up is for pace, distance, time running, and clock time. If you don't keep track of your cadence or HR, I think the F205 might be the way to go.
Hey Rick, I've only had this GPS issue twice in my time using my iPhone for runs. Re-assuringly it seems everyone had GPS issues yesterday (possibly due to thunderstorms in our area).
I love having all my stuff on my phone. I like I can play my music while I run, have feedback through my earphones from the app telling me my pace, heart rate, time, ahead/behind best etc. Then there's all the charts etc. The main draw for me is I don't have to turn on the computer to see all this. I just check it out on my phone. I can compare my runs to other competitors in my area, take on challenges set by other runners etc.
I'm giving some thought to a Garmin but will have to turn on the computer and download the data to see this data. I recommend the smart phone but I've never used a Garmin or likewise to compare it to.
Really!? That's concerning. I take my running stats quite seriously but I can only trust my phone. I've never used anything else. This is swerving my decision back towards the Garmin again! Lol.last year when i was using----oh, do i have a F410? i think so----the gps was far more accurate than the phone, and more consistent.
It was strange, the phone was not only less accurate, but its inaccuracies were always in the direction of making me look faster and like i had gone farther. And once I started verifying routes using other methods (maps on web, car odometer, bike odometer, etc), it was consistently overestimating my distances by like half a mile on not very long runs.
I'm not sure if that has to do with me being way out in the countryside on some of my runs, and being on hillier routes, but still. The garmin was very close and consistent every time.
Can anyone recommend a good Garmin for running? I've been looking out there but it's a minefield.
The FR610, 410 and 210, FR10?
Been checkin out this site.
http://www.dcrainmaker.com/product-reviews/garmin.
Some great and extremely thorough reviews.
Mixed reviews online for all models. 410 people don't like the bevel, 610 the charger and cracked screen probs. going further back through the models gives reduced features. I like the ANT wireless connect feature to upload my runs. No hardwiring to the PC etc.
What do you guys use?
Hey Rick, I've only had this GPS issue twice in my time using my iPhone for runs. Re-assuringly it seems everyone had GPS issues yesterday (possibly due to thunderstorms in our area).
I love having all my stuff on my phone. I like I can play my music while I run, have feedback through my earphones from the app telling me my pace, heart rate, time, ahead/behind best etc. Then there's all the charts etc. The main draw for me is I don't have to turn on the computer to see all this. I just check it out on my phone. I can compare my runs to other competitors in my area, take on challenges set by other runners etc.
I'm giving some thought to a Garmin but will have to turn on the computer and download the data to see this data. I recommend the smart phone but I've never used a Garmin or likewise to compare it to.
That sounds great! Is it easy to upload to MapMyRide?I've got a Forerunner 10 and upload everything to mapmyride. I used the app on my iPhone 5 for awhile, but it's really nice just wearing the watch. Plus it's easy to glance at the watch, and it beeps every mile!
@flammee How's the 610? Any issues with it? I've read there can be charger issues and it's putting me off a little.
A very basic question. If you are using a Garmin, it doesn't give you the map on screen like the phone does, but you can see it once it loads to the computer, right? And what happens if you run more than once between syncs? Can it store a number of runs? How many, approximately?
Edit - Ok, that crossed with a post that does confirm that the watches store a large number of runs, but can someone just confirm that the mapping is also stored, not just the stats? Thanks.
I've been wondering about a watch instead of using my android phone, but what is putting me off is that I would quite like to measure cadence, but the only setup that does that is one of the more expensive Garmins that talks to the foot pod. I have a Nike+ foot sensor already, but annoyingly there doesn't seem any way to get cadence info out of it even with the Nike watch.
I had a very basic Garmin FR60 and with the optional "footpod" it tracked cadence. The footpod can also be calibrated to give approximate distance as well.
Sounds like an economical solution. A lot of us who run for fun, might carry a watch or phone to collect data, but only look at it afterwards. This allows one to enjoy the moment and not get caught up in the details. Reviewing the data afterwards can provide sufficent feedback.Or, what I probably should do, I can forget the watch for now and just use mapmyrun on the phone, HR on the Polar when I want it and a metronome track for cadence.
That sounds great! Is it easy to upload to MapMyRide?
@inakilt I use Runmeter for my stats and Strava Run for challenging other runners. The Runmeter online link you get after your run is great. A great graph laying pace, heart rate and elevation on top of each other. You can then zoom in on it and really analyse ur stats.
Check it out here.
http://runmeter.com/745217ae4f6b4757/Run-20130717-2107?r=e
Drag across the part of the graph you want to zoom in on. You can then reset zoom back again.
Strava tracks your run and all that, but more excitingly you can set challenges for people (they call them segments). For example if there's a section of a run you love, or you are super fast on, you can go online and set a start and finish point for it. It will then save that segment for everyone to challenge. It creates a leader board for the segment.
The great thing is you can go for a run and find afterwards you've run a few of other peoples segments without knowing. It automatically detects them as syncs it and puts you on the leader board. I get quite competitive with it.
It also detects your personal bests for you. Eg, Personal best for 1mile, 10k, 100metres etc. you get trophies for personal bests. See below.
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Really motivational app!