Hi all,
Just wondering what you think is better.
Cheers Alexander
ideally its best to have both, so you can calibrate the footpod with the gps. i use logyourrun.com instead of the gps as a guide to calibrate the foot pod.
i prefer the foot pod better b/c:
smaller- im a weight weenie when it comes to running
longer battery life- low maintenance and reliable
no signal necessary- good for indoor and outdoor training
pace- shows instantaneous pace better than gps (think power meter but for running)
calibrating the foot pod in the beginning may be a bit frustrating, after having mine for a few months i can predict changes and alter the calibration factor based temperature and speed i cruise at.
i use the garmin fr60 for running (hrm is still in the box) and a powertap for cycling. i absolutely love both of them.
If you could only have one or the other, I’d probably say footpod since you also get cadence and indoor compatibility.
That being said, now that I have both via the 310XT and the new smaller Ant+ footpod and couldn’t be happier, I get cadence, pace, gps tracking, elevation, heart rate, I can switch shoes on the fly and still get pace, etc, all in one unit.
It’s tits.
GPS absolutely. After years of inaccurate polar footpod calibrations, went with Garmin and it is spot on an more reliable.
I have a garmin GPS. Bought the footpod to log indoor miles. Maybe i just have a faulty unit, but it misses steps like crazy. When my average cadence should read 90, it’ll say 80 or less.
Same result outdoors.
Though in theory, i’d prefer just the footpod over just the GPS. Something like the FR60 will also work with the speed/cadence sensor for the bike so that’s a plus.
310xt is the best
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GPS, I have never gotten a Polar or SUUNTO footpod to work right for me.
GPS for me as well. Foor pods work but are just more of a hassle.
for those who prefer the gps to the footpod, what information do you look at while you run and what calibration problems did you experience and how far off was it?
one Garmin, footpod will be about 1m off every 1000m… no calibration needed.
one a trail run with lots of cruves…the pod is a lot more accurate than the gps.
Also, The pod give you running cadance that is a amazing tools for age group athlete wanting to improve there marathon at ironman…
ooops, i miswrote, i meant gps.
i have the same great experience with foot pods.
gps.
for those who prefer the gps to the footpod, what information do you look at while you run and what calibration problems did you experience and how far off was it?
Good question actually, the 310XT gives you the option to calibrate the footpod via the GPS, assuming I have good signal strength I usually assume the GPS distance to be pretty accurate. However, I often calibrate my footpod during the winter via a treadmill, which itself has a margin of error. That method doesn’t allow me to do a comparative test with GPS because well duh, its inside and its a treadmill. I really should/would like to do an outside test on the track on the GPS and the footpod separately now that it is warmer.
Anecdotally, my my Garmin 310xt reported my last marathon as 26.5 miles rather than 26.2, purely GPS on that one. Given the amount of course variation and swerving in and out of people along the way, I consider being off by 3/10th of a mile after 26 miles to be more than accurate enough for me.