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posted: 5/18/2008 at 1:18 AM |
I know I could ask this on the big board, but I'm going to ask here instead.
I'm still early in this but I'm really enjoying it. I'm reading the posts here and on the big board and I'm feeling a bit clueless. Right now, I'm running by time. I don't know my heart rate numbers (not sure what numbers I need and how to calculate) and I don't have a formal way to measure distance. (I'm going by the numbers the city cites for the bike path I run on so my numbers are close.) 
So at what point did you (or did you?) get any tech gear to help track that stuff?
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"If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it. - Priscilla Welch
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posted: 5/18/2008 at 2:39 AM |
| Personally I'm not big on HR monitors, I just go by the "if you can hold a conversation while doing it youre ok method" lol. Also I use Google Pedometer to see the distance I have run. So far the most tech stuff I have gotten is a Zune but have been thinking about possibly getting a Garmin sometime in the pretty near future. |
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posted: 5/21/2008 at 8:11 PM |
| I started with a Polar F11 watch which gave me heart rate zones and times and I could wear it to the gym and in the pool. Now that I'm on OHR, I wanted to be able to track distance better and control my pace outside, so I took advantage of REI's Garmin sale a few weeks ago and bought the 305. I love it! |
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posted: 5/22/2008 at 12:16 PM |
I bought a Polar F11 shortly after finishing C25K. Frankly, I only wear it ocassionally to track my HR. I think I expected that it would set my running HR zone and that I would be able to stick to it  I think that we have plenty of time to learn what exactly is the experienced runners are talking about.
There is an RA group for people who train at low HR. There are a few interesting links in there, including what HRs you should be running at for maximum benefit, according to the experts in that field.
I measure my distances after I finish, using Google maps. I used to have a Nike + foot pod (my first gear), however, everytime I calibrated it, it went bonkers, so it was a bit pointless to use it. Although I'd like to know my pace as I am running, i don't think I'm ready for anyhing larger or more complex than the F11, which I still haven't utilised to its full potential |
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