Forums >Gears and Wears>How accurate is the nike+ running app indoors or on the treadmill?
I'm wondering what other people's experiences have been with this app. My short legs have a hard time keeping up with the belt so I have the treadmill set to where it says I'm running a 14:00 minute mile, which I'm certain isn't right because I do a 10:00 mm outdoors. My running app says that indoors I'm doing around a 10 mm. What gives?
I haven't used the Nike+, but a Garmin watch with the footpod is never off for me by more than 1-2% once it is calibrated if I am running around the pace I calibrated it. You should be able to tell the difference between the effort of a 10mm and a 14mm mile. If the effort feels like a 10mm and the treadmill is set to 14mm, I would say the treadmill's calibration is way off.
Thanks for the input! I would also like to add that it calculates the same way for every treadmill I get on, so I have been trying other treadmills. I'm not sure if it's because of my short legs trying to keep up with the treadmill.
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My freebie treadmill is also way off and only reads MPH, so I go by what it feels like. When the treadmill says 4mph it's quite clearly >5.5mph. I got outside today and I'm thinking 4mph on my treadmill is probably more like 5.6-5.7mph. Pretty major discrepancy. I have a Garmin foot pod that I need to calibrate on a clear road run (not sure when we'll see that…maybe April) so that I can more accurately log ™ runs and not feel so demoralized by them.
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
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~ Sarah Kay
Sounds similar to what happens to me! I usually set it around 4.3 MPH and my pace on my app reads a little less than a 10 mm.
Why would you need it indoors?
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