Anyway, the error in readings is more to do with the difference in angles... The satellite's quite high above you; you move along the ground ==> get a relatively large angle (starting point-satallite-finishing point), but, gain a bit of height and the change in angle is relatively small.
Just had a closer look at some memory map logs and my garmin etrex altitude is consitently hundreds of metres out (either way). Pretty sure it's actually using a random number generator
edit, I have absolutely no idea where I pulled this thread from, I seem to have accidentally bumped it from ages and ages ago. Definitely the problem of having hundreds of tabs open for days on end...
Last edited by steve456; 18-05-2009 at 09:14 PM.
Glad you found it though, interesting read.Originally Posted by steve456
here is what i done since Christmas
starting at Christmas
400
2310
2350
2500
1300
400
2730
2500
1000
3100
1800
3360
300
4210
1900
3980
1000
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1900
3590
3300
Metric or Imperial?
metric
Was having a look through local hills near me for when i start my bg training (if my knees ever let me).........i could do the fiendsdale race route 4 times a week and that'd give me 10'000 a week with 30 miles.
Not bad eh, slight issue with part of the route not being allowed access i do believe but i guess i could run up and down parlick again.
In my view, you should be aiming for over 10,000' in a day rather than spread over a number of shorter runs in the week.
Big days with loads of ascent / descent at a steady 3 miles per hour.
Merry
Not being a compulsive record keeper (and there were no gadgets in 1985 so it was maps only), I can't be sure exactly what height gain/week I managed in training.
I doubt it was 10,000 feet/week though. I was living in Calderdale at the time and was at Uni in Cardiff.
I have never put myself through the ringer training wise. Perhaps that explains why I'm an average fell runner.
I recall a 70 plus mile week when training for my BG and I had most of the next week off to recover. And the furthest I had run before setting off on my BG was the Wasdale Race 1985 with some extra miles for navigational cock-ups (it was a foul day) so around 23 miles perhaps.
By Dunmail at breakfast time, I had gone well beyond my previous "best".
But I was young and foolish and believed anything was possible.
I am a believer in the idea that much of the challenge for the "average" fell runner is mental, assuming a decent amount of preparation.
We are all different of course and what works for one, may not for another.
Having done the Fellsman, you must have as good idea of what works for you. I would base any plan around more of the same with a BG twist.
The only one who can tell you "You can't" is you. And you don't have to listen.
Merry, lets face it your going to walk it.
So therefor, im setting you the challenge of a sub 20 hours.
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