DFW Running Club!!

Herewegoagain

Idiophreak wrote: »

Well, I just got back from another 6.4 - had to do an easy route in the end, the garmin was low on battery, so couldn't trust it to show me the way

Well done Idio,
I'm back from my 2.5, very hot and sunny here today, so need a cuppa.
Sally, have you got tel no for running club, I have terrible trouble getting a break during an evening but am trying to negotiate with my elusive boss:mad:
HWGA xx

RichOneday_2

Idiophreak wrote: »

Well, I just got back from another 6.4 - had to do an easy route in the end, the garmin was low on battery, so couldn't trust it to show me the way

Idio, which Garmin have you got?

I'm just having a look at the features of the 405, I'll have a look at the others in a minute.

Tbh the GPS is pointless to me, a solution without a problem, but I can see how it would have its uses for people who regularly run on strange courses.

The automatic download of heart rate data for interval sessions is the stuff that would save me a lot of recording and analysis. I was just wondering how reliable the wireless data transfer is?

Herewegoagain

So far this week-:
Sun=6.5
Mon=1.5
Tues=0:eek:
Wed=0 ooopppsssssssss well it's harder pushing someone as well:D
Thurs=2.5
Fri=2 nearly 2.5 but had to move the car he he
Sat???????????????????your guess is as good as mine, meeting OH and he is a very lazy ex runner, but he did come out last sun, but I had to bribe him 1st doh.
Your all showing me up, which isn't hard!
HWGA xx

Idiophreak

RichOneday wrote: »

Idio, which Garmin have you got?

I'm just having a look at the features of the 405, I'll have a look at the others in a minute.

Tbh the GPS is pointless to me, a solution without a problem, but I can see how it would have its uses for people who regularly run on strange courses.

The automatic download of heart rate data for interval sessions is the stuff that would save me a lot of recording and analysis. I was just wondering how reliable the wireless data transfer is?

I've got a 205, so sadly can't advise too much on the heart rate stuff - it doesn't have it....the 305 does, though...

I can, however, advise on the GPS thing - there are a lot of things it's good for, knowing where you're going is actually the least of them:

1) knowing where you've been...I log all my runs/cycles on mapmyrun, so the amount of time this saves me vs entering them manually is just massive.

2) knowing how fast you're going at any moment, how far you've been on a given run etc - mine beeps every mile, shows you the pace for that mile, keeps you on target in longer runs.

3) helping you train - you can do a route multiple times and have a "ghost" of your previous time on the gps - so you can see whether you're ahead or behind...great for getting your speed down and pushing yourself.

Generally, the garmin package is pretty good, the automatic synch works every time I plug it in and there's a bunch of different programs that can read the data out of it...I paid £70 for my 205 (display model) - but you can look at my thread for a trick someone's used to get a cheap 305 if you've got good banter:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=13371267

RichOneday_2

Idiophreak wrote: »

I've got a 205, so sadly can't advise too much on the heart rate stuff - it doesn't have it....the 305 does, though...

I can, however, advise on the GPS thing - there are a lot of things it's good for, knowing where you're going is actually the least of them:

1) knowing where you've been...I log all my runs/cycles on mapmyrun, so the amount of time this saves me vs entering them manually is just massive.

2) knowing how fast you're going at any moment, how far you've been on a given run etc - mine beeps every mile, shows you the pace for that mile, keeps you on target in longer runs.

3) helping you train - you can do a route multiple times and have a "ghost" of your previous time on the gps - so you can see whether you're ahead or behind...great for getting your speed down and pushing yourself.

Generally, the garmin package is pretty good, the automatic synch works every time I plug it in and there's a bunch of different programs that can read the data out of it...I paid £70 for my 205 (display model) - but you can look at my thread for a trick someone's used to get a cheap 305 if you've got good banter:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=13371267

Ah, thanks for that!

That would appear to be a lot more useful than first envisaged. I record a whole host of data and tend to memorise all the intermediate splits for comparison between runs. The ghosting of runs sounds cool though - I keep to just 3 loops for all runs so that there is lots of comparable data rather than just random - ghosting would be a very useful tool for me.

Right, more research.....

Many thanks.

RichOneday_2

PS Following on (sort of) from the previous posts did you know that it is against IAAF rules to wear watches/time-keeping devices in races?

(Land_of)_Maz

in other running related news, less geeky than the boys....

i bought myself a nice Tshirt today... £15


Unisex fit (women should order a size down e.g. if Women' s Medium order Unisex Small). Lightweight technical running fabric designed to wick away moisture from the skin

So i ordered XL... and will hope for the best!

Not expensive for what it is, and i need somerthing more specialised now i am a proper runner... well at least until i can get my supertoned hardbody into a vest/bra top and go running in pants and long socks like my mate Paula (Radcliffe in case you're not keeping up!)

RichOneday_2

(Land_of)_Maz wrote: »

in other running related news, less geeky than the boys....

Who are you calling a geek?

Were you feeling left out with everyone going out buying goodies galore the other day?
(I wonder if Becky is going to post piccies of the nurse's uniform? (Behave Rich!))

You really shouldn't have bought anything with 'XL' on though. Have you not seen the news?

Idiophreak

These "wicking" tees really are worth their weight in gold, you're so much more comfortable than when you've got a horrid cotton teeshirt clinging to you the whole way round...

(Land_of)_Maz

Idiophreak wrote: »

These "wicking" tees really are worth their weight in gold, you're so much more comfortable than when you've got a horrid cotton teeshirt clinging to you the whole way round...

I am looking forward to feeling the benefits of the scientific fabric! whatever that means!!!

Rich - who said anything about Becks in a nurses uniform....? bunny girl outfit i heard, and doing the splits while drinking champers, but not nurses outfits? - (So i can see the attraction on your part...)

However it's not unlike me to miss clues, so i'll take your word for it....



...............or maybe it was, erm what is it called again, erm, oh yeah, in your dreams!!:p