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Location:

Tallahassee,FL,United States

Member Since:

Jun 24, 2008

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

Mile- 5:27 Breakfast on the Track, August '09
5k- 18:59 (6:07)  Tails and Trails, May '09 (And two more times! GRR!)

8k- 33:08 (6:39) Sweetheart 8k, Feb '11 

10k- 41:38 (6:42) TRBC, March '09

15k- 1:02:46 (6:44) Lake Caroline 15k, Nov '08

Half Marathon- 1:36:58 (7:24) Hoover Dam Half, Oct '09

Marathon- 3:37:16 (8:17) Mississippi Coast Marathon, Nov '08

Short-Term Running Goals:

Help my knees help me.

Long-Term Running Goals:


Personal:

Moving to Knoxville this summer. Hooray for being in a place with a running community! 

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Miles:This week: 0.00 Month: 0.00 Year: 0.00
New Balance 903 (Orange) Lifetime Miles: 63.00
Red Flats Lifetime Miles: 44.88
Brooks Salmon Lifetime Miles: 304.65
Brooks Black Lifetime Miles: 131.30
Brooks Baby Blue Lifetime Miles: 116.25
Newtons Lifetime Miles: 0.00
Tue, Oct 28, 2008
Slow milesFast milesTotal Distance
2.002.004.00

I really need help!!! I decided today that I am going to buy a GPS watch. I am a little worried about staying on pace at my marathon since there will be so few people there. I am overwhelmed with the options and if anyone could tell me what they think about any particular type I would really appreciate it.

I want a small one because my wrists are so small, but I also wanted one with the least options. I kind of just wanted one to tell my distance and pace, not heart rate or link to my computer or anything like that.

I'd appreciate any help!!! Thanks!

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2 x 1600 @ goal race pace for the weekend


Brookes Adrenaline (Magenta) Miles: 4.00
Comments
From Jody on Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 19:47:56

I have a Garmin 305. I really like it the best of everything I have tried. I do not recommend those that require a foot pod. Good Luck!

From kelsey on Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 19:56:49

Thanks so much Jody, that helps more than you know! I was so overwhelmed and just needed someone to recommend a good one. Thanks again!

From JD on Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 20:54:05

I've got a Garmin Forerunner 205. It's just like the 305 except no heart rate monitor, therefore it's less expensive.

From snoqualmie on Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 09:32:38

My old Garmin 205 went bonkers this summer and I upgraded to the 405. I LOVE it. It is still a big watch, but it sits more comfortably on my tiny wrists (5.5" around at the wrist bone). I love the Sage green color too -- sorry guys, but we women don't always want a big honkin' black thing on our wrists. Technically, the 405 is a huge improvement over my old 205. I got the one without a heart rate monitor to save money. Good luck! :)

From kelsey on Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 11:50:38

Thanks everyone for your help! It looks like all of you are happy with your Garmins so I am going to go to best buy to see which ones they have there. Time to spend some money!

From Eric Day on Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 20:03:11

I have a Polar RS800 and think its great. A heart monitor on your wrist is not 100% exact, the band on the chest is better. And Polar uses a foot pod, but i've had no problem with it. It measures pace, altitude, distance, heart rate, etc, and another 1,000 things I don't know how to use yet.

And its very light, they have smaller versions also...

Found this article comparing Polar and Garmin: http://www.pccoach.com/newsletters/May06/ComparisonReviewS625XvFR305.htm

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