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 2008-09-20 11:12 PM |
Regular  86  Western Kentucky |  Subject: Route ManagerHow accurate is the route manager in the training log? Is it more or less accurate than driving the route in a car? I just need a garmin! |
| 2008-09-21 12:45 PM in reply to: #1686394 |
| SC | Subject: RE: Route Manager I tend to think that it is fairly accurate, especially if you take the time to zoom in and take care to keep your route inside the lines that define the road. But yeah, I'm hoping to get a garmin soon as well. Edited by Rum_Runner 2008-09-21 12:46 PM |
| 2008-09-21 12:58 PM in reply to: #1686394 |
Elite 3683    Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Route Manager I use the route manager and find that it's fairly accurate, but as noted above, make sure you zoom in and stay inside the trail/road lines. good luck! |
| 2008-09-21 1:06 PM in reply to: #1686394 |
Regular 86 Western Kentucky | Subject: RE: Route Manager Thanks guys, sure saves alot of time and gas over driving it. |
| 2008-09-21 3:10 PM in reply to: #1686394 |
Expert 986 Michiana | Subject: RE: Route Manager I find it more reliable than my wife's Garmin. That #*&! thing has my pace jumping from 9:20 to 6:05 to 8:15 over the course of a flat, even-effort 3-mile run. A basic HRM and BT's Route Manager is all I need. |
| 2008-09-21 3:19 PM in reply to: #1686849 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Route Manager mbmoran2 - 2008-09-21 3:10 PM I find it more reliable than my wife's Garmin. That #*&! thing has my pace jumping from 9:20 to 6:05 to 8:15 over the course of a flat, even-effort 3-mile run. A basic HRM and BT's Route Manager is all I need. For a smoothing effect, set it to display "Lap Pace" then set the "AutoLap" function at a mile or even 1/2 mile. |
| 2008-09-21 3:30 PM in reply to: #1686860 |
Expert 986 Michiana | Subject: RE: Route Manager the bear - 2008-09-21 4:19 PM mbmoran2 - 2008-09-21 3:10 PM I find it more reliable than my wife's Garmin. That #*&! thing has my pace jumping from 9:20 to 6:05 to 8:15 over the course of a flat, even-effort 3-mile run. A basic HRM and BT's Route Manager is all I need. For a smoothing effect, set it to display "Lap Pace" then set the "AutoLap" function at a mile or even 1/2 mile. Yes, we use AutoLap - every mile. Most runs it works fine. However, it seems to go haywire whenever I'm most concerned about training pace; e.g. testing race pace or a set distance tempo run. Of course, it worked perfectly for all 20 laps of my wife's 20-miler today. She has the new 405 which seems to be much better than her old 301.
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| 2008-09-21 3:35 PM in reply to: #1686394 |
Elite 7783 PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: Route Manager Mad Lt. - 2008-09-21 1:12 AM How accurate is the route manager in the training log? Is it more or less accurate than driving the route in a car? I just need a garmin! I find it is usually quite accurate however this morning I went for a ride and when I was finished my computer said 45.3km but when I mapped it out, it said it was only 44.3km. |
| 2008-09-21 7:16 PM in reply to: #1686394 |
Elite 3683 Whispering Pines, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Route Manager BTW, cars in the US can have an odometer variance of up to 10% or so... i tested my odometer distance for a 4 mile route and it's off by .03 miles from the Route Manager distance... i'd hate to run that extra .18 miles in a marathon if that was the case! good luck, bro! |
| 2008-09-21 8:18 PM in reply to: #1686877 |
Extreme Veteran 1942 In front of computer when typing this. | Subject: RE: Route Manager For what its worth, when I wear my 405 on the bike, the distance is usually very close to what my cyclometer says. Instantaneous speed is worthless though when running (due to the accuracy of the GPS when you are going relatively slow). Overall distance, pace, average speed, etc. all seem to be very accurate. |
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