I'm thinking of getting a gps watch like the Garmin 405. Are they worth the price or they just for the recreational runner who'll spend a boat load of cash on any and every new pair of shoes or gadget? I'm going to put in some serious marathon training and think it might be useful.
I'm also wondering if the Garmin 405 is accurate when running on trials in wooded areas??
I have the 305 and I love it. It is great on the trails even under thick cover. It is also useful for tempos. It gives splits every K or whichever distance you choose. It also allows me to be creative in my course choices because you always know how far you are going.
they are good for half mary training and up. otherwise you are just wasting your money.
Do you really care if you went 12 or 12.2 miles? If yes, get the GPS watch. If not, and you want to spend money on a gadget that will actually help you, go buy a quality heart rate monitor.
I suppose it doesn't matter if you go 12 or 12.5 but it is kind of nice to know. But when it is really useful is if you are doing, for example, a w/o on the road like alternating miles 5:40/6:00 or like I said before if you are trying to run a tempo at a set pace. Is it necessary no, but it is quite a convenient little gadget. It has definitely improved my running.
Also because many runners are compulsive about numbers, milage..splits etc. it really feeds into that compulsion.
You are into numbers? Specifically how much has the gps watch improved your running?
zatopek wrote:
I suppose it doesn't matter if you go 12 or 12.5 but it is kind of nice to know. But when it is really useful is if you are doing, for example, a w/o on the road like alternating miles 5:40/6:00 or like I said before if you are trying to run a tempo at a set pace. Is it necessary no, but it is quite a convenient little gadget. It has definitely improved my running.
Also because many runners are compulsive about numbers, milage..splits etc. it really feeds into that compulsion.
Honestly, I can't say I'm all that curious how close I was when I call my 50 minute run 7 miles. I can tell pace to within 10/15 sec per mile, so for a 10 mile run it's reasonably accurate.
And as for the tempos, that's exactly why I recommended a HR monitor. That type of training is far more accurately done by heart rate than by pace (5:30 can be my tempo pace one day, and a week later 6:00 could be... HR lets me stay in the right zone and not under or over train).
Any kind of really precise workouts should probably be done on a track anyways, as the GPS simply isn't accurate enough for intervals.
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