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eyebp 
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Posted on: Nov. 11 2012, 10:58 am |
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Lostsheep has pointed me in a direction I am liking. The Garmin 310xt and a couple of other Garmins.
I want distance and mapping. Speed would be good. I kinda would like a heart monitor but i don't need it.
What else do I need that I don't know I need yet?
I don't need swimming features but biking features would be okay as I have been kinda thinking about getting into that.
Any other advice?
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RebeccaD
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Posted on: Nov. 11 2012, 9:32 pm |
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Yah. Skip the fancy watches and go for a run 
Only half kidding. A stop watch has always been good enough for me--and for my husband, who can run circles around us both. Especially if you're just starting out running, you may not want to know how far you've gone. Seriously.
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RebeccaD
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Posted on: Nov. 11 2012, 9:56 pm |
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Oh, I get it  . And new toys can be motivational!
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RebeccaD
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Posted on: Nov. 11 2012, 10:31 pm |
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Wait a minute--you remember conversations we had in CO??!
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eyebp
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Posted on: Nov. 12 2012, 8:25 am |
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I went to Colorado?
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MsDoolittle
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Posted on: Nov. 12 2012, 10:33 am |
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I use a Polar FT60. There is a GPS thingy to track distance that you can purchase with the FT60's and above.
I have the FT60 I use for cycling. I got Ed the GPS thingy, but he doesn't use it. I'll probably just steal it from him one of these days. 
I'm not sure if the GPS unit maps, is the only thing. But it does keep track of your pace and distance.
http://www.polarusa.com/us-en....T60
http://www.polarusa.com/us-en/products/accessories/G1_GPS_sensor
Another thing, do you have a smart phone? Check out "Track your run". That does map and give you distance. Then if you still want a heart rate monitor, you can just get a basic monitor.
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Posted on: Nov. 12 2012, 11:33 pm |
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Yes For tracking there's bunches of GPS apps.
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Posted on: Nov. 13 2012, 5:46 pm |
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I have a Garmin Forerunner 205. I got it because I can program workouts into it. It's really helpful for me because I tend to zone out during a workout and will forget that I need to do a sprint interval or whatever.
It's also helpful because I can set pace warnings so on days when I'm trying to hold a consistent pace for a specific amount of time, I can have the thing alert me if I'm going too fast or too slow.
And for track workouts, it has an auto-lap function I can set and then later compare my lap splits.
I found the GPS watch's training functions to be the most useful part of it. If all it did was track my location and spit out a track at the end, I wouldn't care. I will be using it more this winter/spring as I train for my first half marathon. my workouts will not be the same every day so the GPS watch will get a lot of use.
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eyebp
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Posted on: Nov. 13 2012, 7:25 pm |
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Thanks y'all. I got real busy and I plan to check all those out tonight. More later.
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(TDale @ Nov. 13 2012, 8:36 pm)
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(eyebp @ Nov. 11 2012, 10:58 am)
QUOTE Any other advice? The two A's. Ace bandages and Alleve.
Ya. I already have a knee that isn't worth crapping on and I am seeing the orthopedist again next Tuesday for the pinched in my back that won't go away. You only live once, right?
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Posted on: Nov. 13 2012, 9:42 pm |
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Seriously, google Time magazine and 2045. If we get there, we're golden.
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Posted on: Nov. 14 2012, 1:57 pm |
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Personally, I opted for a heart rate watch and used Droid Apps for everything else. I was already carrying my phone for Pandora tunes, so GPS tracking made sense. Plus, I liked when my phone went crazy if I skipped a workout
I was using Cardio Trainer before I switched to iPhone, haven't installed anything yet on the new phone.
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(TDale @ Nov. 13 2012, 6:20 pm)
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(eyebp @ Nov. 13 2012, 9:17 pm)
QUOTE You only live once, right? Speak for yourself. If I can make it to 2045, I'll be immortal.
That DNA part was a bit icky though.
Liked the validation of my hoarding thorough archiving though.
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Posted on: Nov. 14 2012, 10:32 pm |
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I like my Garmin 210, tracks my miles, tells me my pace, you can get it with or without a heart monitor and I'm sure it does a bunch of other thing that I've been to lazy to find out. For just tracking your milage there are phone apps one I know of is Map My Run but I haven't used it yet its on my phone for when I'm walking the dogs. I just keep forgetting its there. Having a heart monitor is handy but you can check your pulse manually and that gives you something to do when your out running. Garmins seem to be kind of a battery hog so you'll need to remember to charge it.
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Posted on: Nov. 14 2012, 10:34 pm |
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(High_Sierra_Fan @ Nov. 14 2012, 2:02 pm)
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(eyebp @ Nov. 13 2012, 9:17 pm)
QUOTE You only live once, right? Speak for yourself. If I can make it to 2045, I'll be immortal. That DNA part was a bit icky though. Liked the validation of my hoarding thorough archiving though.
The whole concept is scary, yet uplifting.
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eyebp
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Posted on: Nov. 17 2012, 5:11 pm |
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After much research I decided that the Garmin 310XT meets my needs and I ordered it from REI.
Thanks for all the help, y'all.
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