Yes, my gf and I use Garmin's "live track" service. It's dependent on cell service though, which in some areas around Tucson is difficult to come by; although it doesn't seem to destroy the battery. I like the idea of the Quarq unit, but it's another thing to carry in pockets that can get pretty full (unless it's mounted on the bike I guess).

I use Glympse - which is an iPhone app.

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Tech thicko here ...

Do any of these trackers work without cell phone covereage ?

My friend is doing a double and he will race through the night in areas of poor or no cell coverage - is there anything out there that will allow us to keep tabs on him ?

WD :-)

A double what? If you're outside of cell phone coverage you'll be relying on satelite reception because ultimately you need something to communicate your position with and if there is no cell phone network to do the communication for you, there's only satellite left. Something like this: https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/561286

I use the Garmin Edge 510 and run Garmin Connect on my phone linked to the 510 with BT. It transmits my location in real time via an online link. I'm also Strava Premium and that now links Strava Beacon through my Garmin account. Either way though you need to have your phone with you so it doesn't work during races. Works great for training though.

"Life360" is a good (and free) real-time tracking app that works for Apple and Android phones.

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I use Strava beacon so that the wife knows how far behind schedule I'm running. Works alright.
The Wahoo live track through the Elemnt is useless. Updates sporadically (Often shows me an hour out when I've actually gotten home) and does not show a track of where I was, so directionality is hard to tell.

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I clicked on this thread because I thought I read Strava Bacon. Which would be the first really good reason I have seen to get up to speed on Strava (not counting the free running shoes for achieving a negative split marathon, thanks Strava/New Balance!)

Too bad, Freudian reading. Never mind.

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Road ID has a free tracker app. I used to use before having a Garmin that I use with Garmin Connect Live Track.

Thank you.

Double 'Brutal'. It's a double iron distance event (220 voted it the toughest of the extreme triathlons). The problem is it's in north wales so phone signal will most likely be poor / non existent.

WD :-)

I use Garmin live track, plus I have the 820 which has incident detection. Tested that out yesterday. Went down pretty hard. It shot my wife several texts letting her know I crashed and she had a link to my location. I was with a big group and luckily hit grass, so I wasn't too beat up. But if I'd have been out on my own and landed two foot over, I'd have been very lucky to have that.

Just a heads up -- LG embedded antennas inside the watch band on the LG Watch Sport so they are not removable.

Thanks for the heads up on that! Hmmmm.... that kind of puts a kink in my plan :/

I have a qollector. Use it for outdoor rides and races (70.3 or longer). Almost everything else requires a phone which you obviously can't have during a race. I think the qollector is a good start for quarq. Is it perfect? No but I see a lot of potential with it. Oh and my coach also liked being able to track me and see data during a race.

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