When I was in HS no one wore a regular watch let alone a GPS watch.
When I was in HS no one wore a regular watch let alone a GPS watch.
for the Strava segments? I dunno
These same nerds run marathons, road races with these gadgets, and guess what they all say after " oh well, my watch said it's .001 long" They never tell me when it's short, oh no.
I've worn one in a few masters XC races lately because I'm just getting back in to racing, and I'm trying to collect some heart rate data to look at how my heart rate varies according to effort in comparison to how it used to behave.
They do it mainly to annoy people who need to find fault with others and then post it on Letsrun to boost their otherwise low self-esteem.
damn millennials wrote:
When I was in HS no one wore a regular watch let alone a GPS watch.
Mr. Garmin wrote:
They do it mainly to annoy people who need to find fault with others and then post it on Letsrun to boost their otherwise low self-esteem.
Says the person proudly harrassing those people with low self-esteem.
Had Some Myself wrote:
I've worn one in a few masters XC races lately because I'm just getting back in to racing, and I'm trying to collect some heart rate data to look at how my heart rate varies according to effort in comparison to how it used to behave.
Same here. i don't necessarily pay attention to the garmin during the race but it's nice to have the data after.
So that you can complain that the course was long (or short).
As a coach with a various abilities of athletes a GPS as great to see who goes out too fast, slow, etc. With a few athletes close in times it is easy to record stats by km or miles. However if your top runner is 15 flat and others are fighting to break 22 you can't be in two places at the same time. I don't put much stock in the distance aspects unless everyone run massively fast or slow races.
My kids have a tendency to go out to quick Garmins are great to analyze the race after and also good for the kids to keep that first mile in check. Late in the season for city, sectionals, states i tell them i prefer if they dont wear them, becasue by then we are racing people and should know ourselves better.
Because their more concerned with stats than the one stat that matters most: place.
Hard to take it that you get beat so the watch makes you feel better about losing.
If more kids really wanted to win they'd be better. As is they think a PR is good enough.
I think GPS has really turned the corner with competitive runners. Most of the serious road runners I know use one. None of them pay much attention to it while they're running, other than to take splits during a workout, but it's become everyone's running log. When you're done you drop it in a cradle or just let it autoconnect to the internet, and all your data is right there on Strava. And looking back, you really can learn things from having that level of data. It's also fun to be able to look back and see exactly when and where I've been running for years.
Errrr.... hello old man, if I don't wear my Garmin then how can I share my run on Facebook and Twitter?
I'm going to run with my selfie stick next time out so I can get some decent photographs on Instagram.
damn millennials wrote:
When I was in HS no one wore a regular watch let alone a GPS watch.
Maybe some think its weird that you don't wear a GPS watch. But I think most would just agree to disagree, not seek out a distance running message board to whine about how times have changed.
??? GPS watches are banned in almost every xc race
My Garmin 10 is my only running watch, since my old Timex Ironman died. Is that OK with you, OP?
I probably wouldn't look at it much during an XC race, especially if there are repeating loops so it's clear how far in you are. But it's interesting to see the blow-by-blow of the splits afterward.