I have the Nike+ GPS SportWatch. The pace has seemed off a good 15-30 seconds or more at times. I even ran a mile one way, turned directly around and ran a mile the other way and it was a good 50 - 75 meters longer on the second mile than the first.
Has anyone experienced this? Could it be the watch or the censor itself. Ever since I changed shoes it doesn't seem trustworthy.
Is this device an actual GPS or does the footpod measure distance?
If it is the latter, then I suggest going through a calibration process assuming there is one.
The watch links to the censor.
I used to have the watch but the distance was inconsistant. I'd go to a stoplight which would be .65 when accurate and .65 on usatf map it, but occasionally it would be .60. And since u can slap the touch screen to take spilts, it would be over sensitive during track workouts an take splits when I didn't want it to. These two reasons are why I traded with another kid and got the garmin forerunner 210 which is very nive
The GPS turns off when you stop the watch and then takes a while to reconnect. Nike had made an externally beautiful but internally mediocre product. Had two of them both broke.
have a similar issue with a different gps watch where I turn around and I get shorted like .1 or .15 even. also noticed if Im doing a course I sort of know the mile marks it will say one mile is a little abnormally fast and one slow, like 8 flat and 648 if im doing an easy/medium run
The faster you run, the increased likihood of small errors that may accumulate, especially if multiple turns as well as a turnaround point
I'm having the same problems. I think it's Tom Tom.
In one case- I have a 6 mile loop and with my Nike the mile mark is anywhere from 6.0 to 6.14 miles.
I also have a Garmin (110)- the 6.0 mark is always in the same place- in front of a building near my house.
As a result, when I run "6.0" but it's 6.14 my pace per mile will be off.
Another issue- I'll be running, checking out my current pace, it'll be like 7:00- 7:15. I'll get to a mile mark and it'll say I ran the last mile in 7:55 or something like that.
An engineer told me that Tom Tom is off so the pace per mile is off.
whats tom tom?
The Nike watch is a piece of junk , avoid it at all costs , Ive gone through two now , no more !
Battery was an issue , GPS was an issue , the damn thing fogged up as well.
I've had this watch for about a year. For me, it has been fairly accurate on the roads. During NY marathon, all but one mile was +/- 0.01 mi of the course markings. This is typical of most of my runs on the roads.
Running on trails is another story entirely. it is constantly short. On a 10 mi run on trails it will display ~8.75mi. I think is is because it has trouble tracking distance with the number twists/ turns/ switchbacks, etc. May also have to do with tree cover interupting GPS signal.
Regarding the GPS reporting, I like the mapping and pace breakdown providing for your run on the nike site, but the training log is very limited. I cant show weekly mileage for the year, or enter runs manually (i.e. if i ran without my GPS watch).
Had 2 burn out in 2 months each
It measures
short aswell
I like the nike web site it downloads to but the watch is a bad joke