I know this is silkly question, but i am confused.
when we go out running or jogging, how are we supposed to know exactly how far we go?
is no like the street is marked with signs telling us the kilometres or miles we do, is it?
I get the distance i run via a website, where you click wiht then mouse on a map and it tells you the distance, but it means having to get into the website everytime you run to do it, and it takes time, and even then it is not totally accurate because you are marking with the mouse but is not exectly the same spot on the street you run........................................becasue the street has bends that the map on the webste doesn't,
when i hear other runners talking about miles and k, i wonder how do they know exactly they distance they run?
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Or use MapMyRun.
http://www.mapmyrun.com/
or find someone else who owns a garmin who you can run with
(ahem) "with whom you can run"
Some of our route is drivable so I measure it that way ........ but the farmers round here dont like you driving across their fields for some reason! So I use a Pedometer as well, I think its reasonably accurate, but may be wrong!
The string sounds a good idea! what about loo roll?
loo roll wouldn't work very well in the rain - but useful if you get caught short.
I tend yo use Anqet but you can use bikehike or any number of similar mapping sites - heavens - RW have one don't they.
edited for some strange typos.
It does not need to be exact because you are training . You can estimate using any of the suggestions above and if you are doing short intervals you know the distance between lampposts in a built up area. Two important things are
1) know the difference between yards/metres and miles/kilometres
and
2) err on the side of caution with your estimate. Better to think you are doing 7min miles and find you have estimated 1.3 miles than find your estimate was 0.7 of a mile!
If you really need to use accurate distance go to a track. If there is a local 10K race use that course or a local Parkrun go to the park.
I can usually estimate the distance pretty accurately anyway just based on how hard I ran and the time out.
Also I do seem to have pretty set routes that I know I can do in say an hour or 90 mins or whatever - so once you've measured them - you know for the future.
Thank you for the advice.
I tried the cord idea, but it got tangled when i turned the corners.........................
I have another quiestion. I was planning to buy one of those NIke running bands that tell you the distance. They are about £40,
does someone know if they are good?
I am just looking into getting one, the sportsband are £30 on Amazon and the pouch for the sensor is about £2.50. Its either that or I spend abit more and get the Garmin Forerunner 205 for around £80
Being able to train in specific heart rate zones (or in my case see how far off cardiac failure I am) is very useful and is definitely worth the extra spend.
Cheers
Danny B