Thursday, August 18, 2011

Garmin Review: Day 1

Mad props. That could be my two word review. I'm in love.

The Garmin is super easy to use I was able to use their quick start guide and get up and running with a minimum of effort. Found the satellites and linked really quickly - maybe 30 seconds. And I felt like the pace was quite accurate. I averaged about 9:40/mile and my pace rate seemed reasonable when I checked. Unlike the NikeGPS, I was never at a 5 minute pace, nor a 20 minute pace! So, yeah, I was very impressed!

And I had a good run overall. Per my Garmin, that distance really is 6:41. I would run the same distance and be anywhere between 6:08 - 6:45 before. And I really loved my Nike+, it served me so well for a long time! But I'm super wowed right now.

I do regret not getting a refurbished unit to save money. But that's not too late to fix, for sure.

I did the pilates ab video when I got home.

I ate healthy all day - and Bart made a delicious dinner for me tonight!

2 comments:

Dad said...

Send me a link to the Garmin you got so I can read about it. So nice when things work like they should so hope it continues. What route is 6.41?

My nike+ worked fine this morning, too.

Runner Girl said...

http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/12/garmin-forerunner-210-in-depth-review.html

Above is a review on the forerunner.

And here is is at RR:

http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/products/GAR137/

There is a VIP discount on it, though, so it's not that much.

I love it.