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Cheap 2nd hand Timex or wait for GF??
DECISIONS!!!!
Perhaps as, I've not taken her out much yet she's giving me the Silent Treatment ??
Just wanted to say a quick thanks for recommending Askdirect. I've been thinking of buying one of these since they were first annouced and quickly popped on the forum yesterday and read your post.
Ordered online with them yesterday after lunch and it arrived 11am this morning. Post was free so £149 in total. Already got it tuned in and looking forward to my next run.
Can anyone recommend any mapping software that'll enable you to plan routes then upload fixed markers to Garmin devices? I've requested the demo Tracklogs CD but this looks quite expensive to buy.
£39.95 per region or £219.95 for the UK I believe.
Not sure about the mapping software availabilty/compatibility. Wait for the Forerunner software to come out in Jan. and see then perhaps.
Like Percy says, until Garmin release the software nobody really know but I've got both anyway. I'll update when I've got them working together.
It looks like a fantastic gadget but do I really need it? Will it make me run faster?
Signed Professional Cynic,
British West Hartlepool
Can't believe how small it is! I knew from the pic on the Tracklogs web site it was smaller than a Geko (one of which I own), but it really is tiny. Lucky as I have spindly wrists. Full marks to Tracklogs for getting it to me so fast. I know Ask were recommended, but I'd ordered a GPS from Tracklogs before so knew they were fast.
Christmas isn't Christmas without a new gadget! (Last year was an MP3 player which I used quite a bit in the gym but has barely been touched since the spring, since the weather outside has been so good I haven't been frequenting the gym.)
i now have an etrex to play with!
hurrah.
i'll leave you all to it now.
Advice for Edm: I got an etrex a couple of years ago annd found the manual baffling. I would advise that you just go out for a walk with it (take the quick start guide) and play around with it. Once you get used to it you'll be seriously impressed
GF and g/fs are not incompatible. They go very well together. The GF makes the g/f very very happy, as Mr Snail found out on Xmas Day... :-)
I asked him how he had chosen this present, as it's the first surprise I'd had for over 5 years (well, pleasant one, anyway), and he said that he thought the issue of RW left lying open at the page with the GF on it was a bit of a hint... funniest thing is, it wasn't a hint at all, his brother wanted one for Xmas and I'd looked up the details in the mag to read to their mother over the phone and clearly forgotten to put it away.
Who cares? I've got it now, he can't take it back ;-))))
Haven't had a chance to use it yet, tomorrow will be the big day...
Hi Snail . . . tomorrow is World Garmin Gizmo Gadget Day!!! If you read back thru here (and it's probably not worth it lol) you'll find that many of us are racing with our preshussss Garmins tomorrow . . . doesn't matter that you're running not racing . . welcome to our happy band!!
btw . . which month's mag is the article in? I can't find it anywhere!!
Have fun tomorrow :-))
Just got back from Christmas in Wales, where my Forerunner was duly unwrapped. But have also got an evil cold/cough so will have to forego Caythorpe and World Garmin Gadget Day tomorrow. Hope your run goes well - I'll look for a report and photies on your web site.
Well done, Mr Snail!
Notto - - nooooo!!
Sorry to see you've got the lurgy . . you will go to foreign lands . . tsk tsk!
Looking forward to tomorrow . . . will have my camera but only know one other Forumite (Sutts) so snaps may be thin on the ground!!
Hurry up and get well . . and get that gizmo into use!
Those fantastic people from Global Positioning Systems got my Garmin to my mum and Dads on Christmas Eve- so naturally had to run on Christmas Day to try it out.
It is surprisingly easy to use, smaller and lighter than I expected, and after reading on here about the hiccups with the "have you moved 500 miles?" question was ready for that one.
I did a route that I always do for a quick pace run round the lanes near my folks and found that it measured 3.75 miles rather than the 3.5 I always thought- so already it has a place in my heart. I also knew my exact average pace (6:49) and unlike the Nike speed /distance monitor that I had smoothed the pace out rather than jumping erratically, which made it easy to pick up the pace at a glance.
My brother has an etrex- which he uses in his car and for rallying/ off road type activities so we could compare notes- my dad as usual just took the piss saying I was too old for running and should give up- but that's normal behaviour.
She who 6:49min.miles is not too old for running.
I too have found that I'm undermeasuring - my standard 16mile route turned out to be 16.05. Oh the joys of accuracy! (or is it precision? Anyone else with a degree in instrumentation wish to discuss?)
Higs
Either will do for me Higs . .
Good to read you fell in love with Garmin straight away Monique . . I don't know how I ever ran without one!!
Been reading this thread with interest and although I remain to be convinced about the Garmin Foreruner (that means I'll probably have one by next week) I am really interested in digital mapping. Problem is I am an Apple computer user and would rather chew my own leg off than start using a wintel PC. Has anyone out there got any experience of using Tracklogs maps or Anquet (or any others digital maps for that matter) with an Apple computer. I've sent off for the Tracklogs demo but from what I can see on their web site their CDs will only work with windows. Thanks in advance for any help fothcoming.