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| Motionbased is ... (Read 363 times) |
| view log Potato Grower |
posted: 8/29/2008 at 4:23 PM |
| Quote from Trent on 8/29/2008 at 3:44 PM: Unless you take a screen shot of the elevation and upload that to an image hosting site, that is.
That's what I do. Here is an example of a run from the other day .... from SportTracks.
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posted: 8/29/2008 at 5:40 PM
modified: 8/29/2008 at 5:43 PM |
| Quote from sdewan on 8/29/2008 at 3:38 PM: Why use MotionBased at all? I've been religiously uploading my Garmin data since I got it 4 months ago, but I haven't figured out what makes MotionBased useful. Is there something I'm missing? I'm pretty happy with the running log on runningahead.com. What additional information should I be looking for?
I think reasons would vary quite a bit, by person. For me, some of the reasons for using Motionbased include:
-> Elevation information and mapping via the MB "gravity" service
-> 'Analyzer' feature shows splits with "where I was on the road" info on map and elevation chart in one view.
-> Lots of saved reports that show me things like: Last 7 Days, Runs this month, Mileage by shoes, Races, Runs in different routes, etc (I think RA logs do all this)
-> Dot racing different days on same route against each other. (Yes, I race myself...no need for a bib or chip, and I always win)
-> I like comparing weather and things about two runs, same course, a year apart. (Me:"Gee, honey did you know it was 43.3F last year on this day and this year it was 64F and I was 2 minutes faster?" ...Her: "Who, cares!")
-> History, I've got data in it from May 2006, which creates a reluctance to move to something new and start over, or deal with importing partial data.
-> Don't want to bother double-logging in two places.
Of course, this all assumes it works. If the performance / uptime it doesn't improve soon, I'll leave for something new. |
| formerly known as GravelRd, but I've changed to an earnest, running milk bottle. That little guy looks like he's truckin. |
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posted: 9/2/2008 at 3:40 AM
modified: 9/2/2008 at 3:40 AM |
constantly amazed by how astonishingly inadequate the software for garmin is, either the crap that comes with them or the stuff purchased after the fact
w/ software designed at least 7 or 8 years ago by polar i can graph 10-20 data points on any custom graph i care to make up that automatically uploads and automatically creates the graphs
most commonly among the data points i focus on: pace per mile w/ splits, elevation change, temperature, calories, speed in mph, just to rattle off a few off the top of my head
if you can't graph the above data over time, you can't do heart rate training, or any training really, because the changes only take place over weeks and months 
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| view log Funky Monkey |
posted: 9/2/2008 at 3:47 AM |
Motionbased does all these things, and does it well when the servers are not jammed.
The problem is that the motionbased software just can't handle the volume of all the users. |
| It's all fun and games until the flying monkeys attack. |
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posted: 9/2/2008 at 9:04 AM |
| I don't upload or log my Garmin data. I simply use it to enter distance and time into my log on here. I don't want to get drawn into over analysing my running data. More time running and less time thinking about running is my new motto! That said, I'm sure the techno Uber-geeks find benefit in analysis - but that level of detail just isn't worth the time at my level of running! |
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| view log Funky Monkey |
posted: 9/2/2008 at 12:04 PM |
| I find NO benefit in the analysis. I just think it is cool to look at the data. |
| It's all fun and games until the flying monkeys attack. |
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posted: 9/2/2008 at 12:38 PM |
Quote from easytarget on 9/2/2008 at 3:40 AM:if you can't graph the above data over time, you can't do heart rate training, or any training really, because the changes only take place over weeks and months
So ability to graph minutiae is a prerequisite to all training? |
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posted: 9/2/2008 at 2:52 PM |
| Quote from Trent on 9/2/2008 at 12:04 PM: I find NO benefit in the analysis. I just think it is cool to look at the data.
Define "cool" |
| 24hrs 100miles £10,000 |
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| view log Frustrating Project |
posted: 9/2/2008 at 2:53 PM |
| Quote from Trent on 9/2/2008 at 3:47 AM: The problem is that the motionbased software just can't handle the volume of all the users.
I hope that when RA gets GPS support we don't run into the same problem (i.e. everyone uploading every run's GPS to RA and clogging the tubes). |
20th Century: 800m: 2:04 |1600m: 4:37 |3200m: 10:06 |5k: 16:23 |10k: 35:38 |15k: 54:20
25k: 1:35:59
21st Century: 5k: 19:42 |10k: 43:00
"Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly, and they use too much vermouth."
Steve Allen |
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posted: 9/2/2008 at 3:32 PM |
| Quote from Purdey on 9/2/2008 at 2:52 PM: Define "cool"
geeky.
Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 9/2/2008 at 2:53 PM:I hope that when RA gets GPS support we don't run into the same problem (i.e. everyone uploading every run's GPS to RA and clogging the tubes).
Yep. But RA's star developer team is aware of this issue. |
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| view log Jazz, happy dog |
posted: 9/2/2008 at 3:42 PM |
| Quote from Trent on 9/2/2008 at 3:32 PM: geeky.
Yep. But RA's star developer team is aware of this issue.
Hey Eric, you have a star development team!  |
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| view log Frustrating Project |
posted: 9/4/2008 at 8:32 PM |
| ... a load of crap. |
20th Century: 800m: 2:04 |1600m: 4:37 |3200m: 10:06 |5k: 16:23 |10k: 35:38 |15k: 54:20
25k: 1:35:59
21st Century: 5k: 19:42 |10k: 43:00
"Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly, and they use too much vermouth."
Steve Allen |
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