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It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
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It seems like most races don't measure out to that they're suppose to be. I ran a 5K last year that wa a PR for just about everyone. According to my Garmin, the "5K" was 2.75 miles. That's pretty extreme, plus with so many personal bests on a pretty hilly course, I assume the course was off. Today I ran a marathon that measured out to be 26.47 miles. I didn't ask anyone at the finish, but durning the race, my Garmin was agreeing with those of other runners. So, it makes me wonder, are Garmins really that accurate? What are your thoughts?
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First, I drove 20 miles to the track, got out right away, and started running. .
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as perfessor said you probably weren't locked on yet especially given the 20 mile drive as it probably took it a little more time to autolocate. You can go into screens that show the number of sats in the mix and estimated accuracy(static). Static accuracy should be sub meter (at best) with a waas based unit like this. the 205's and 305's have that sirf chipset to minimize loss of signal due to trees , bldgs, mtns etc.. If you have a clear sky view on the race course you are gonna be dang close. The gps we use on our farm equip on a daily basis has pass to pass accuracy of 4 inches with a $1600/ YR subscription to a proprietary correction (John Deere sf2) but its a little big to strap on your wrist.