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    Foot Pods

    Hi,

    I've recently been slavering over new Heart Rate Monitors, and I noticed that some come with foot pods. Has anyone tried using a foot pod across fells, and does it seem to give an accurate reading?

    Any experiences?

    LS

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    Re: Foot Pods

    Quote Originally Posted by LazySod View Post
    Hi,

    I've recently been slavering over new Heart Rate Monitors, and I noticed that some come with foot pods. Has anyone tried using a foot pod across fells, and does it seem to give an accurate reading?

    Any experiences?

    LS
    Unlikely to give accurate reading across fells since the calibration assumes a regular stride length.

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    Re: Foot Pods

    Quote Originally Posted by Pilgrim View Post
    Unlikely to give accurate reading across fells since the calibration assumes a regular stride length.
    That'd be my thoughts too... GPS would be a far better bet.

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    Re: Foot Pods

    Does it though? I thought that they used accelerometers which is essentially the same type of tech found in cruise missiles. I used to have a garmin footpod when I was a slave to exact mileage and that was usually just as accurate as my friends garmin GPS give or take a few hundred yds.

    I find that the most accurate and fun way of working out mileage is with a program such as mapometer which also works out height gain. You've just got to remember where you've run!

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    Re: Foot Pods

    Just another thought about foot pods and fellrunning...

    is the foot pod waterproof?

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    Re: Foot Pods

    Quote Originally Posted by Pilgrim View Post
    Just another thought about foot pods and fellrunning...

    is the foot pod waterproof?
    Yeh they are waterproof I have a Polar one

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    Re: Foot Pods

    I like the idea of going at the speed of a cruise missile. Would it be technically cheating to enter races with a cruise missile strapped to each foot?

    So the result is inconclusive so far. Anyone used a foot pod for hill running?

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    Re: Foot Pods

    If you get a SUUNTO then get the "mk 2", the mk 1 has an on/off button that will clog with mud, eventually packing up completely. The mk2 turns on automatically when it detects movement, the battery life & attachment method are much better as well.

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    Re: Foot Pods

    i had a polar with a foot pod, found it was accurate if i calibrated around a running track, but it had to be calibrated for different shoes if you wanted accuracy so it was a lot of time setting up, but it was very accurate off raod. only thing about using off road is knocking it on stones/rocks or it getting caught in some vegitation. i lost my foot pod on a local cross country training route in the thick grass, altho miraculously i found it abt a year later when the veg had died back. wldnt buy one again, use a gramin now

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    Re: Foot Pods

    Great - thanks for the info. I'll look at Garmin then.

    Cheers,
    LS

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