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I'm looking for a good running watch for less than like $70 dollars. I know i cant get gps for that, but i would like something that can measure my pace and distance. Is there anything that can do that accurately? Thanks a bunch. 10 points to best answer.
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i got my garmin forerunner 50 with footpod and heart rate monitor from costco at USD79. Not too sure how much it costs now. I find it pretty good and it serves its purpose pretty well. Just make sure you calibrate the footpod well. It works best if its calibrated and you run at a steady pace. If that fails, try google earth and a stopwatch :)
i got my garmin forerunner 50 with footpod and heart rate monitor from costco at USD79. Not too sure how much it costs now. I find it pretty good and it serves its purpose pretty well. Just make sure you calibrate the footpod well. It works best if its calibrated and you run at a steady pace. If that fails, try google earth and a stopwatch :)
How do I know how much a mile is?
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Okay I want to run a mile how do I know if I have run a mile or not or 2 or 3 or 4 or maybe even 5? Do I tell by time?
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Several different ways.....
1.) Drive a car through the course you wish to take prior to running it. Use the car's mile counter (I forget what it is called) to determine the length and run it.
2.) In Cross Country, we learn to determine how fast our pace is... whether we a running at a pace of 6 mins a mile or 8. From there we just figure out that if we've been running for 24 mins at an 8 minute pace, we've run 3 miles.
3.) Buy a stepcounter thing (can't remember what that is called either). They tell you how much youve run by multiplying the steps youve taken by your avg. distance per step.
4.) Buy a GPS watch. They tell how far you have travelled.
5.) Run on a track. They all have a set # of laps that equal a mile. For example if 1 lap is 1/5 of a mile, then in 5 laps youve ran a mile.
You can either measure your route, your speed, or just your distance traveled. To measure your route take a map & trace it out with a piece of string, then measure the string against the scale. If you were running only on roads, you can do this with Google maps or Microsoft Streets and Trips, etc. You can also run around a track of known length and count how many times you do so. If you don't have an official track, you can measure a route out with a car odometer or by pacing it out.
If you want to measure your speed you will need to have a route that you know the length of. Run it a few times and time how long it takes. Use that to determine your speed. This is only approximate.
Your other option that lets you take different routes all the time is to get a pedometer. There are generally instructions that come with them on how to calibrate them, and then it will automatically measure how far you went based on how many steps you've taken, and how long your steps are.
Several different ways.....
1.) Drive a car through the course you wish to take prior to running it. Use the car's mile counter (I forget what it is called) to determine the length and run it.
2.) In Cross Country, we learn to determine how fast our pace is... whether we a running at a pace of 6 mins a mile or 8. From there we just figure out that if we've been running for 24 mins at an 8 minute pace, we've run 3 miles.
3.) Buy a stepcounter thing (can't remember what that is called either). They tell you how much youve run by multiplying the steps youve taken by your avg. distance per step.
4.) Buy a GPS watch. They tell how far you have travelled.
5.) Run on a track. They all have a set # of laps that equal a mile. For example if 1 lap is 1/5 of a mile, then in 5 laps youve ran a mile.
You can either measure your route, your speed, or just your distance traveled. To measure your route take a map & trace it out with a piece of string, then measure the string against the scale. If you were running only on roads, you can do this with Google maps or Microsoft Streets and Trips, etc. You can also run around a track of known length and count how many times you do so. If you don't have an official track, you can measure a route out with a car odometer or by pacing it out.
If you want to measure your speed you will need to have a route that you know the length of. Run it a few times and time how long it takes. Use that to determine your speed. This is only approximate.
Your other option that lets you take different routes all the time is to get a pedometer. There are generally instructions that come with them on how to calibrate them, and then it will automatically measure how far you went based on how many steps you've taken, and how long your steps are.
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