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    • CommentAuthorFree Memberagoundas
    • CommentTimeNov 6th 2009
     
    agoundas

    I am looking into running watches.  What I want is something to track distance and pace?  Not worried about heart rate and all the other jazz.

    on the cheap side I am considering the Garmin Forerunner 50 with foot pod. 

    next on the list is the Garmin Forerunner 405 or the Polar RS300x with foot pod.

    One friend tells me she likes the foot pod and feels it is more accurate than  GPS, because you don't have to worry about interference.  However - another friend says GPS is accurate and that foot pod do not adjust to your stride.

    What do you think?

    • CommentAuthorGold Membershipaea@mmf
    • CommentTimeNov 6th 2009
     
    aea@mmf
    The GPS will generally be more accurate, with the added benefit of giving you a route you can then import / check elevation / etc.
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    rpetreccajr
    However, the problem with a GPS is that you can lose satelite signal in urban canyons or heavily forested areas. GPS relys on line of site with at least 3 separate satelites to work. They also don't work indoors for the same reason. So, if you run in nice open country, GPS will be more accurate. If you run in areas that GPS doesn't work so well, not so much. I have a foot-pod for my Polar RS800 and it seems to be pretty accurate after callibration. I get within +/- 0.05 miles of the distance I measure on MMR for a 2.82 mile route from my house. Similar accuracy for other routes I've measured on MMR and run with the foot-pod. That said, I am considering buying the GPS pod for the HRM as well.
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    run2boston

    Take it from a fellow runner w/ a Garmin 405 and ad Garmin 305, GPS is very good to run with. I have only once experienced the watch losing reception because we ran in a tunnel but the amazing thing was, it still kept the distance when we ran out of the tunnel and the time was accurate. You can do  so much w/ the Garmin watches and it allows you to program tempo, easy, speedwork, intervals, you name it.

     It is well worth the money and Garmin is the best in the business

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    Hein Callens
    GPS doesn't work when you're running on a track, only when you roam the country ...

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