Garmin Footpod

Need another bike or some hard to find parts? Ask in here.

Garmin Footpod

Postby sonofsammo » 27 May 2014 07:34

Does anybody have a footpod they no longer use?
I'm after one cheap (or to borrow!) for training with the verti run to chart progress (if it'll work, that is!)....
I've done DNF. I've done DNS.
The future is DNE :D

http://www.justgiving.com/getbeatricemobile
User avatar
sonofsammo
 
Posts: 3872
Joined: 11 Dec 2010 09:08
Blog: View Blog (51)

Re: Garmin Footpod

Postby ris » 27 May 2014 08:49

I'm pretty sure I do... I'll check this evening

sent via the bopomatic
most disturbing in lycra, 2010, 2012, 2013
club champ 2015
User avatar
ris
 
Posts: 4445
Joined: 05 Jan 2010 15:15
Location: wilts
Blog: View Blog (26)

Re: Garmin Footpod

Postby IanM » 27 May 2014 08:50

What's the metric you'll be charting? Speed/distance, or cadence? I've got a Garmin footpod, but it was a bit flaky - tending to report speeds of 20+mph. If that's any use or you want to try and fix it (I changed the battery, IIRC, and it was still the same), you can have it. I'll need to dig it out first though, as have no idea where it actually is...
User avatar
IanM
 
Posts: 3954
Joined: 05 Jan 2010 14:53
Location: West/East Mids border

Re: Garmin Footpod

Postby Jack Hughes » 27 May 2014 11:46

I assume the application is to attempt to count number of steps in a session, and cadence.

I would be surprised if it works (accurately) in a vertical position though.
Omnia Vanitas

Immortal (for a limited tme).
User avatar
Jack Hughes
 
Posts: 11085
Joined: 05 Jan 2010 17:19
Location: God's own county

Re: Garmin Footpod

Postby Jack Hughes » 27 May 2014 11:48

Unlike simple pedometers, this foot pod uses advanced MEMS inertial-sensor technology to analyze your movements and is responsive to stride-length changes to achieve 98 percent accuracy for speed and distance.



Whatever that means.
Omnia Vanitas

Immortal (for a limited tme).
User avatar
Jack Hughes
 
Posts: 11085
Joined: 05 Jan 2010 17:19
Location: God's own county

Re: Garmin Footpod

Postby sonofsammo » 28 May 2014 08:07

Cheers chaps - Jack's is winging it's way here as I type...
I'm after it to use on the verti run - mostly so that I have any sort of metric to see what I'm doing session to session.
Am hoping that I might get speed/cadence out of it. Will also track HR.
At the moment all I know is that I've gone from walking for 5 minutes to running for 20.
Which is pretty good in only 3 weeks.
I am very hopeful for the future, especially when combined with his lunatic torture tools and stretches.....
I've done DNF. I've done DNS.
The future is DNE :D

http://www.justgiving.com/getbeatricemobile
User avatar
sonofsammo
 
Posts: 3872
Joined: 11 Dec 2010 09:08
Blog: View Blog (51)


Return to Wanted

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests

cron