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pablo_70.3


Branson 70.3 finish!!

    posted: 7/31/2007 at 10:47 AM
    I am thinking about getting a Timex Time & Distance GPS watch. Does anyone use this? How do you like it? Thanks!

    fitness/weight goals for 2013…

    1) STAY INJURY FREE!!!
    2) Get to 195 lbs by Music City Olympic Triathlon (7-28-13)...and stay there (as of 5-29-13, was at 201.0 lbs)

    3) Complete Ironman Louisville on my 50th birthday (8-25-13)

    4) 3,500 total overall miles for the year:

              Swim: 100 miles

              Bike: 2,200 miles

              Run: 1,200 miles

    alan f


      posted: 7/31/2007 at 12:24 PM
      I have the Timex Time and Distance and the Garmin Forerunner 201. I like the simplicity of running with Forerunner because it is a single unit where as the Timex is a watch and has a receiver that I wear on my upper arm. The Timex picks up signal every where I run where as the forerunner loses signal in about half the places I run. I don't think you can go wrong with the Timex if all you want is the distance, time, and pace you are running.
      http://distance-runner.blogspot.com
      Trent


        posted: 7/31/2007 at 2:08 PM
        The forerunner 205/305 series do much much better keeping signal. Why a Timex rather than a Garmin?
        pablo_70.3


        Branson 70.3 finish!!

          posted: 7/31/2007 at 2:58 PM
          Quote from Trent on 7/31/2007 at 2:08 PM:
          The forerunner 205/305 series do much much better keeping signal. Why a Timex rather than a Garmin?
          First off the Timex does use a Garmin GPS (it goes on your arm or waist. Second, I'm getting a really good deal on one.

          fitness/weight goals for 2013…

          1) STAY INJURY FREE!!!
          2) Get to 195 lbs by Music City Olympic Triathlon (7-28-13)...and stay there (as of 5-29-13, was at 201.0 lbs)

          3) Complete Ironman Louisville on my 50th birthday (8-25-13)

          4) 3,500 total overall miles for the year:

                    Swim: 100 miles

                    Bike: 2,200 miles

                    Run: 1,200 miles

          alan f


            posted: 8/1/2007 at 7:53 AM
            Quote from Trent on 7/31/2007 at 2:08 PM:
            The forerunner 205/305 series do much much better keeping signal.
            What did they do to get better signal retention? A friend that I run with sometimes has the 305 I believe (maybe it is the 301) and it loses signal pretty often where the run. Come to think of it, I believe it is the 301 she has.
            http://distance-runner.blogspot.com
            btb1490


              posted: 8/1/2007 at 8:55 AM
              Quote from alan f on 8/1/2007 at 7:53 AM:
              What did they do to get better signal retention? A friend that I run with sometimes has the 305 I believe (maybe it is the 301) and it loses signal pretty often where the run. Come to think of it, I believe it is the 301 she has.
              Hi Alan. Make sure the Garmin has the latest firmware updates. That may help it.
              alan f


                posted: 8/1/2007 at 10:49 AM
                Quote from btb1490 on 8/1/2007 at 8:55 AM:
                Hi Alan. Make sure the Garmin has the latest firmware updates. That may help it.
                Bob- You know me and computers. What are the firmware updates?
                http://distance-runner.blogspot.com
                btb1490


                  posted: 8/1/2007 at 11:04 AM
                  Quote from alan f on 8/1/2007 at 10:49 AM:
                  Bob- You know me and computers. What are the firmware updates?
                  Ha! Sorry, I should've known! Firmware is the software inside your Garmin that runs it. You have to go to the Garmin website and download and install their software that lets you update your Garmin. Then you hook up the Garmin to your computer and download and install the latest firmware for it. http://www8.garmin.com/products/webupdater/howtoinstall.jsp
                  pablo_70.3


                  Branson 70.3 finish!!

                    posted: 8/1/2007 at 11:34 AM
                    Quote from alan f on 7/31/2007 at 12:24 PM:
                    I have the Timex Time and Distance and the Garmin Forerunner 201. I like the simplicity of running with Forerunner because it is a single unit where as the Timex is a watch and has a receiver that I wear on my upper arm.
                    Alan, What do you do in the rain? Is the GPS receiver water tight, or does it still work if you put it in a water-tight pouch? Thanks

                    fitness/weight goals for 2013…

                    1) STAY INJURY FREE!!!
                    2) Get to 195 lbs by Music City Olympic Triathlon (7-28-13)...and stay there (as of 5-29-13, was at 201.0 lbs)

                    3) Complete Ironman Louisville on my 50th birthday (8-25-13)

                    4) 3,500 total overall miles for the year:

                              Swim: 100 miles

                              Bike: 2,200 miles

                              Run: 1,200 miles

                    alan f


                      posted: 8/1/2007 at 12:23 PM
                      Quote from pablo_70.3 on 8/1/2007 at 11:34 AM:
                      Alan, What do you do in the rain? Is the GPS receiver water tight, or does it still work if you put it in a water-tight pouch? Thanks
                      It is water tight- I have always just worn it in the rain. I have just recently had a problem rust on one of the battery connectors after I ran in the rain but it is because I dropped the receiver and cracked it so it not water tight any longer. The crack was on the bottom of the unit so I thought it would be ok but turns out it wasn't. I scraped the rust off enough to get a connection and it works fine again.
                      http://distance-runner.blogspot.com
                      play gneiss


                      Nɪᴄᴇ Gɴᴇɪss

                        posted: 8/1/2007 at 2:14 PM
                        Quote from alan f on 7/31/2007 at 12:24 PM:
                        the Timex is a watch and has a receiver that I wear on my upper arm.
                        Do you have to wear the receiver on your arm, or could you clip it on, for example, to you waistband or shoe?

                         

                        Trent


                          posted: 8/1/2007 at 3:37 PM
                          My Forerunner 305 is watertight and sweat-proof and keeps its signal almost all the time. The upgrade from the 301/201 series included improvements both to the antenna and to the software on the unit.
                          alan f


                            posted: 8/1/2007 at 8:31 PM
                            Quote from play gneiss on 8/1/2007 at 2:14 PM:
                            Do you have to wear the receiver on your arm, or could you clip it on, for example, to you waistband or shoe?
                            There is a clip so you can wear it on your waist band but due the weight of the unit it bounces too much for me so it is always on teh arm for me.
                            http://distance-runner.blogspot.com
                            play gneiss


                            Nɪᴄᴇ Gɴᴇɪss

                              posted: 8/3/2007 at 6:12 PM
                              Ahh, okay. Thanks. I really want a Garmin, but I was looking at Timex because they have a mid-size model that is not actually bigger than my hand. Since I don't have the money to spend right now anyways, maybe if I wait long enough Garmin will figure out how to shrink itself somewhat...

                               

                              alan f


                                posted: 8/6/2007 at 7:51 AM
                                Quote from Trent on 8/1/2007 at 3:37 PM:
                                My Forerunner 305 is watertight and sweat-proof and keeps its signal almost all the time. The upgrade from the 301/201 series included improvements both to the antenna and to the software on the unit.
                                Trent- Does your 305 keep signal running in wooded areas? Bob- How does the firmware give you better signal? Shouldn't that require a new antenna?
                                http://distance-runner.blogspot.com
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