Is there such a thing as a sat nav type thingie for runners?


I've heard that there's something for runners/cyclists that measures heartrate but incorporates some sort of sat nav that charts your run (I think you can down load the info onto your computer to show your route, miles run etc). Does this exist and if so, what's it called. Was thinking of buying it for my hubby for his birthday if not too pricey. If anyone out there's got one, would be grateful for their opinion on it. ta



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The best GPS (sat nav) based training device for runners is the Garmin Forerunner 305. It is purely a training device and not a watch you'd wear during the day. It includes heart rate and gps for speed and distance. It is a little big but very popular, i.e. market leader, and there is a strong user community on Yahoo Groups. This is the one to get if you want GPS. In addition to downloading the data and it also let's you map the run online. See

http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/us/onto...

There are other GPS based systems but I do not recommend them. Garmin is the leader in the GPS technology and they use the most sensitive receiver in the 305. The other GPS training watches, even the Garmin ones with the older receivers, tend to lose the signal easily during runs. It often doesn't take much, i.e. trees, tall buildings, hills, or heavy cloud cover. The Garmin is the only one that really works well. Their system is also best supported by third parties.

There are also training watches, i.e. watches which can be worn during the day when not running, which also measure speed, distance and heart rate but use an inertial sensor attached to the shoe to avoid the satellite reception problem. The best of these watches are made by Polar and Suunto and include the S625x/RS800 and the T3/T4/T6. However, these watches need to be calibrated for best accuracy. This can be frustrating for some runners. They also do not record position, just speed and distance so there is no mapping.

I am not affiliated with this site but I have purchased heart rate monitors from http://www.heartratemonitorsusa.com...
They usually have good prices and prompt shipping.
Another good place online is http://www.pccoach.com/
There are a number of heart rate monitor reviews there as well. http://www.pccoach.com/reviews/index.htm...

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all the sat navs do that..you can set them for driving/cycling and walking...best priced is probably tomtom1

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Yes there is. its a sat nat device that when you finish running it tells you the exact route you took and how many miles. but i have no idea what it is called as i only know people who have used them but ive not seen it myself as i dont go running

If this morning i had run abt 12 to 13km ... should i run again later at night or afternoon abt 5k ..?

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_e/104-... has lots of GPS units for runners. You'll have to decide whether it's worth the price.

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Uhm...it sounds cool, what I had known until now is something of NIKE that works with Google earth for this purpose, but basically you have to do the maths, I will check the answer too then, chech NIKe anyway, you can check this:

http://trailrunnerx.com/page3/page3.html...

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Sat Navs even work if you are walking

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just use your normal nat nav, it still works the same.

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Yes, there are a number of them in many different price ranges.

If you dont want to spend too much, I'd suggest the Timex Speed+Distance system. you can wear it as a normal watch all the time, then add the GPS armband when you run. You can get it on Amazon for about $100.

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Helen,

I run with a Garmin Forerunner which does all that...it's a great gadget and worth every penny. It tracks distance, elevation, and it even has features for intervals and pacing. Check out the product review below if that's what you're looking for. Good luck!

- Mike

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Yes, you can get hand-hold ones (magallen), or watch-type ones, try "field and trek" (online and shops)

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yeah u can get this thing called nike+ which uses an ipod and tells u how far youve run and other really cool stuff if u wanna no more go to nike+.com :)

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