You may have felt like you were going to die running up that hill, but if the stats show you that you had 10 more bpm in your heart muscle, then you’d better go out there again and punish yourself.
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Do these things track Glonass (Russian) satellites as well as GPS (American)? What are their tracking capabilities like in built-up areas where satellites can be tricky to see? Any idea?
I've had a couple of Foreunners, a 201 and now a 305.
I use it for running and windsurfing (in an Aquapac waterproof arm pouch) - nice to know how fast I'm going when I hit the water!
I've found them pretty good in built up areas, I've run several Auckland 1/2 marathons and while the old 201 could be a bit lossy at times, the software and aerial seems greatly improved on the 305.
Garmin connect is pretty nice, and the free Garmin training center software that comes with it is pretty good too.
Also check out mapmyrun.com. its free and a great route planner.
That’s cool. Ben, have you tried the Nike+ sportkit? It’s a cheaper (under $100) alternative that doesn’t offer the GPS or heart rate functions but it’s pretty good as a geek-friendly pedometer. It only tracks distance and pace but you can tell it to automatically post the stats of your last run to Facebook when you sync it to the Nike website – great for motivation as long as you don’t mind people knowing how good/bad you are!