I've been running with a Polar RS200 for about 4 years and it just crapped out on me. Recommendations on a replacement? I'm looking for reliable speed/distance and HR. I'd also be interested in the perceived reliability of GPS vs. foot pod (accelerometer).
How quick was your Polar at giving you your "current" pace? Garmin 210 seems to have a ~30 second lag.
I'm a bit of a rarity, in that I really like to collect as much data as I can, but nearly always run by feel. So while I don't look at my watch much while running, when I would check, the current pace seemed about right. When I'd accelerate or decelerate, I would see the change within a couple seconds...nothing like the lag you're talking about.
I've generally been happy with the Polar...just looking for some additional feeback.
redux wrote:
How quick was your Polar at giving you your "current" pace? Garmin 210 seems to have a ~30 second lag.
I don't use current pace for that reason, but I have the 205. Instead I use lap pace, and set the lap for 1 mile...don't know if the 210 can do that, but I assume so.
It does average pace and lap pace down to 0.25M and 0.4KM. I'm not psyched on the 210's current pace, but, like you, I don't look at it all that much. I just noticed it being obviously slow on fartleks so I took some time to watch it be slow.
Whatever, it does what I need. Especially a great help on hill repeats and intervals when I'm not interested in watching for distance markers. The beep is nice because it gives a 5-second warning that I use to push extra hard at the end of the repeat.
This dude has a ton of Garmin reviews:
You might want to check out the Garmin 405cx w/a heart rate monitor. I just got one for a REALLY good price on Amazon. (I think half the cost of regular price). Anyway, it comes with an Ant (a device you can automatically put into the computer) and will pair up with your Garmin and load the workout--great feature. Also comes with an velcro wrist band that you can interchange if you don't like the original band.