RunningAHEAD - Topic: How Much has Technology Revitalised your Running ?

Desmondp

posted: 5/16/2009 at 1:53 AM

Recently got a Garmin 305 , it's the first piece of running technology i have bought since my old Polar Accurex II HRM. I have to say, it has totally revitalised my running. I have always been a statistics junkie, for years i recorded everything in a diary, kilometre splits, heart rates etc. I always had to run on carefully measured routes around my house that i had measured with a bicycle computer. now i can just run wherever i want and i come back home and can upload all the data and get all the stats i desire. Garmin and Sport tracks are a godsend Smile

dgb2n

Dave

posted: 5/16/2009 at 6:09 AM

Who needs sporttracks when you have RA? Big grin

You're a nerd, Desmond. No insult there. Just accept it. You are in good company here. If a garmin makes you run more, it can revitalize your running. Now post your log on here. You can even upload your little nerdy garmin data. You have no excuse Wink

I ran a mile and I liked it, liked it, liked it.

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Trent

Good Bad & The Monkey

posted: 5/16/2009 at 12:58 PM

My Forerunner crumped today. Somehow I still completed my 5k. Felt nekkid tho. Big grin

I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.

Poor baby

dgb2n

Dave

posted: 5/16/2009 at 2:10 PM

Told you there was plenty of company in here for the garmin obsession.

I ran a mile and I liked it, liked it, liked it.

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Phidippides

posted: 5/16/2009 at 2:11 PM

Not much --- Im a computer geek by trade and profession... When I run I like it to be as untechnical as possible so I dont have any of those fancy gadgets (Gramins, heart rate monitors, calorie counters).......I know plenty of people that love them but when i run I like to keep it simple.... I pretty much still wear cotton T-shirts too.........

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Desmondp

posted: 5/16/2009 at 7:29 PM

Quote from Phidippides on 5/16/2009 at 2:11 PM:

Not much --- Im a computer geek by trade and profession... When I run I like it to be as untechnical as possible so I dont have any of those fancy gadgets (Gramins, heart rate monitors, calorie counters).......I know plenty of people that love them but when i run I like to keep it simple.... I pretty much still wear cotton T-shirts too.........

Look i agree with that, often i barely look at the Garmin during the run, glancing at it when it beeps for autolap but it is after the run where the fun starts. I love finishing a good run and can't wait to upload the data to sports tracks and compare it to previous runs. It is post run analysis which is key for me.

Go PRE

Member Since 2008

posted: 5/16/2009 at 7:35 PM

Yep, my Garmin has saved me alot of money. I used to go out on my runs and then drive the coarse when I got home to see how many miles it was. I guess you can also say it's helped save the environment.

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 5/16/2009 at 7:35 PM

I love my Garmin, but it's not that device that revitalized my running...the technology that helped get me back and keep me running is this place. I am 99.9% certain that without Eric's amazing resource that I would have given up long ago. But I can't bear to look at an empty graph, now. Smile

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

Joe.

jfa

posted: 5/16/2009 at 9:54 PM

Yep,once again, Zoomy's right on the mark. It's the Garmin + the Best Running Site combined that makes it really cool !

Kimmi311

she runs like a girl

posted: 5/16/2009 at 10:36 PM

Garmin? The extent of my running technology is "Timex" ... and RA of course Just a question for those of you who use a Garmin, How accurate do you find the distance on your Garmin compared with the RA course maps?

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 5/16/2009 at 10:59 PM

Quote from Kimmi311 on 5/16/2009 at 10:36 PM:

Just a question for those of you who use a Garmin, How accurate do you find the distance on your Garmin compared with the RA course maps?

Pretty danged close when I have compared identical routes mapped on RA vs. my Garmin.

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

iansyd

posted: 5/17/2009 at 4:28 AM

Quote from Kimmi311 on 5/16/2009 at 10:36 PM:

Just a question for those of you who use a Garmin, How accurate do you find the distance on your Garmin compared with the RA course maps?

Generally I find Garmin distance is very close, but just a little longer than the "real" distance. An example from a recent certified marathon course: my Garmin 405's recorded distance was just 145metres longer (0.34%) than the real distance.

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Phidippides

posted: 5/17/2009 at 6:30 AM

The one reason why I 'would' like to have a Garmin is for races, because I would like to know specifically what my splits are and know what my pace is during a race and the Garmin would tell me that kind of stuff..... I never feel like I pace myself properly at the beginning of a race...and a garmin would probably help me stay in control...and I would like to track each of my mile splits so I can see specifically where I need to train for future progress...... Other then that, I dont think I really care about having one....

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 5/17/2009 at 8:32 AM

Quote from iansyd on 5/17/2009 at 4:28 AM:

Generally I find Garmin distance is very close, but just a little longer than the "real" distance. An example from a recent certified marathon course: my Garmin 405's recorded distance was just 145metres longer (0.34%) than the real distance.

Or it could be that you didn't run the measured tangents exactly...and dodged a few people...and the Garmin isn't perfectly accurate. Big grin

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

mikeymike

posted: 5/17/2009 at 8:52 AM
modified: 5/17/2009 at 8:54 AM

Quote from Go PRE on 5/16/2009 at 7:35 PM:

Yep, my Garmin has saved me alot of money. I used to go out on my runs and then drive the coarse when I got home to see how many miles it was. I guess you can also say it's helped save the environment.

But if you wanted to save on gas or the environment you could have just used the mapping tool right on this very site. Or estimated. Either one works for training purposes, I've found. To answer the OP's question, I'd say that RA has been good for my running--something about seeing those miles pile up week after week and month after month does serve as motivation.

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