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Not looking forward to it all locking up! Good to hear that it retains the data.
Is it possible to buy a spare footpod clip so I can transfer the pod easily form shoe to shoe.I had a quick look on the web but cannot find one.
HAS anyone used Ownindex at all?
Also, apologies for this very un-techy question, but I'm about to do my first race using a racing chip. Does anyone know whether this could interfere with your HRM, particularly the data from the footpod?
Also, once you've calibrated the footpod once, will it stay accurate or should you calibrate it regularly? I calibrated mine in September when I got it and it has always seemed ok. But my last couple of speedwork runs have gone so well I'm worried it's showing a pace that's faster than I'm actually running!
I got a RS200sd for crimbo (my first running watch, yay! ) and am still in the process of getting my head around all the functions! Just wanted to check with some of you more experienced users: is it OK to wear both the HRM and the footpod when racing? The manual says being near another runner with a computer can cause interference and I figure there might be quite a few lined up at the start on race day...
Have been using it for the past 5 months and retentively logging the data for every run to try and improve my 10k times, whilst doing a more balanced mix of long runs, tempo, interval, and recovery runs.
Have never bothered calibrating it, but the results are pretty consistent.
Always monitor the average pace per km per lap for every run.
Managed a good improvement recently on my 10k PB with this approach and following the pacing in "The Runners Handbook".
The pace function is useful in a race if you are tired/lazy at around the 7km mark and are following the runner in front to make sure they are going quick enough
The only issue I had was that it showed my calibration to be a bit out. It beeped the first mile about 50m too early, the 2nd 100m too early and so on, so by the time I got to the end it said I'd completed 10 miles about 500m too short - a bit demoralising but easy to fix for next time by adjusting the calibration factor.
I've just posted an email to polar regarding the running pod.
I have calibrated the pod for a third time today since Christmas and have got a third different result.Today was quite large(1.1) over 5.2k.I jogged to a running track which is just over 5 miles from my home and there was just a slight difference between my GPS and 200,nothing anybody would be concerned about. After calibration I ran home. The GPS showed 5.2 and my watch showed 5.53 which is unnacceptable.
I am going to get a surveyors wheel(£13 a day ),measure a few ks from my home and use this distance to warm up AND calibrate, that way I can swap the pod from shoe to shoe and the only real difference would be my running style
So, seems to have worked.
Do the benefits outweigh a monthly re-calibration?
I would say yes buy it ( from treadbear they are the cheapest ) . Even without calibration the max the distance should be out is 300m over 10K . If you are using it to keep a track of how far you have run off road then is this calibration really a huge issue ? Mines was less than 1 % out measured against my old GPS .
She'll be well chuffed. Thanks.
It is also very easy to read and understand (never having used one before) and I was very surprised how easily it helped me vary my pace to achieve the correct pace and desired heart rate range.
However, I tried to upload data using my laptop (inbuilt microphone and external microphone) but was unsuccessful (I have already registered with polar.fi) but it tells me I am getting no answer from the watch! Any ideas/
Does your watch beep properly at other times? I had the same problem with mine cos the sound chip wasn't working at all. As the watch uses sound to transfer data, this meant that this didn't work. Had to send it back and get a new one.
Otherwise, check that your PC is properly enable to send data to the internet as well as receive - I had to change the settings on my wireless broadband (actually sat there being pathetic and asked hubby to do it for me...!) - remember the running coach is a website not software on the PC.
Hope this helps!!
Have just thought of something else. Make sure you hold the back of the watch to the microphone (not sure why this helps but it seems to). And make sure its quiet when you transfer the data as well otherwise it seems to get a bit confused.
May help?