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Orange Bubble
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 Posted: 08/25/04 - 16:23 Post subject: You can sleep well tonight...
...my package finally came in the mail. 
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marathonrnr262
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Posted: 08/25/04 - 16:25 Post subject:
Now you'll know the distance to the corner to the 0.001 of a mile. 
I have the Timex Garmin GPS and if I run on a road that is even a little curved, it will give me the straight line distance so be careful with the measurements.
Sheldon
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airehead
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Posted: 08/25/04 - 16:32 Post subject:
| marathonrnr262 wrote: | Now you'll know the distance to the corner to the 0.001 of a mile.
I have the Timex Garmin GPS and if I run on a road that is even a little curved, it will give me the straight line distance so be careful with the measurements.
Sheldon |
My husband loves, loves, loves his!!!!
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Posted: 08/25/04 - 17:03 Post subject:
you are sooooo gonna love it!
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Orange Bubble
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Posted: 08/25/04 - 17:11 Post subject:
| marathonrnr262 wrote: | Now you'll know the distance to the corner to the 0.001 of a mile.
I have the Timex Garmin GPS and if I run on a road that is even a little curved, it will give me the straight line distance so be careful with the measurements.
Sheldon |
I have the Forerunner 201. Does the same apply? It is charging now. 
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Running Brewer
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Posted: 08/25/04 - 17:41 Post subject:
| marathonrnr262 wrote: | Now you'll know the distance to the corner to the 0.001 of a mile.
I have the Timex Garmin GPS and if I run on a road that is even a little curved, it will give me the straight line distance so be careful with the measurements.
Sheldon |
Especially when the accuracy of GPS systems are no better then 3 meters under the best conditions, sometimes as poor as 25 meters. Below is from Garmin
| Quote: | How accurate is GPS?
Today's GPS receivers are extremely accurate, thanks to their parallel multi-channel design. Garmin's 12 parallel channel receivers are quick to lock onto satellites when first turned on and they maintain strong locks, even in dense foliage or urban settings with tall buildings. Certain atmospheric factors and other sources of error can affect the accuracy of GPS receivers. Garmin® GPS receivers are accurate to within 15 meters on average.
Newer Garmin GPS receivers with WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) capability can improve accuracy to less than three meters on average. No additional equipment or fees are required to take advantage of WAAS. Users can also get better accuracy with Differential GPS (DGPS), which corrects GPS signals to within an average of three to five meters. The U.S. Coast Guard operates the most common DGPS correction service. This system consists of a network of towers that receive GPS signals and transmit a corrected signal by beacon transmitters. In order to get the corrected signal, users must have a differential beacon receiver and beacon antenna in addition to their GPS. |
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Kimba90
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Posted: 08/25/04 - 18:41 Post subject:
I luuuuuv my Garmin. Wait til you race your Virtual Partner...and set it up to where you actually win!!!
I've gotten really lazy, I wear it all the time while running, just so it records my mile splits automatically (you can set it for this.)
I like being able to monitor my pace during a race/run. Sometimes it seems like it's a bit off, so I don't panic, just wait for it to catch up to me.
It's really freed me to run my long runs wherever I can...meaning whatever long section of flat ground I can find, and I don't have to worry about where the mile markers are, I can just go!
(Although I did record a 3.53 mile 5K this spring with it...  )
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