MastaMax
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I've just bought a Garmin Forerunner as training tool and it is really amazing.
It is a GPS, heart rate monitor, and all possible sport tools in one. It lets you sync on PC and make the data available on any device, android/ios, windows...
One feature that was a seller for me is the Lap button. Just select the lap button, and it will automatically start recording your laps at the track based on your gps location it automatically increments the laps.
The screen is very configurable,what I've done is put a handlebar mount and put the display on single data so it is very readable with 2 pages that change every 5sec (lap counter and last lap's time).
It is really the perfect training tool, it also works for multi sports (for example triathlon) but I won't talk about it as it doesn't really interest me.
There is a very in-depth review here:
Garmin Forerunner 310XT In Depth Review | DC Rainmaker
Here are some screens from my first use:
Example of one lap on the screen:
As it has a built in GPS, it is also possible to see the map:
Another example on lap 16:
To compare, we can see that it is very precise, I think it is within 1 sec precision
There is also an average view. I was surprise how intense suprecross is. As info my resting heartbeat is around 55bpm:
Once transferred to the pc via the wireless USB/ANT receiver, the data is uploaded to your online profile and visible to the online app and the android app:
The gps data is visible with loads of options like what map (open street, google...), display one lap / all laps...
Speed, elevation, HR,... also shown as graphs:
Other stats:
Calories and other stuff:
The same can also be loaded in the android app. This is a screenshot of the android app:
This is just one use of the forerunner. It is also possible to use it as a backup GPS (you can give in coordinates / define waypoints) and it will point to it (not sure if it is possible to display a proper gps map, don't think so). It records the gps tracks with 2 options, one smart save and one per second mode (the per second is needed for high precision like on a track where the smart save is good for trail riding).
It is a GPS, heart rate monitor, and all possible sport tools in one. It lets you sync on PC and make the data available on any device, android/ios, windows...
One feature that was a seller for me is the Lap button. Just select the lap button, and it will automatically start recording your laps at the track based on your gps location it automatically increments the laps.
The screen is very configurable,what I've done is put a handlebar mount and put the display on single data so it is very readable with 2 pages that change every 5sec (lap counter and last lap's time).
It is really the perfect training tool, it also works for multi sports (for example triathlon) but I won't talk about it as it doesn't really interest me.
There is a very in-depth review here:
Garmin Forerunner 310XT In Depth Review | DC Rainmaker
Here are some screens from my first use:
Example of one lap on the screen:
As it has a built in GPS, it is also possible to see the map:
Another example on lap 16:
To compare, we can see that it is very precise, I think it is within 1 sec precision
There is also an average view. I was surprise how intense suprecross is. As info my resting heartbeat is around 55bpm:
Once transferred to the pc via the wireless USB/ANT receiver, the data is uploaded to your online profile and visible to the online app and the android app:
The gps data is visible with loads of options like what map (open street, google...), display one lap / all laps...
Speed, elevation, HR,... also shown as graphs:
Other stats:
Calories and other stuff:
The same can also be loaded in the android app. This is a screenshot of the android app:
This is just one use of the forerunner. It is also possible to use it as a backup GPS (you can give in coordinates / define waypoints) and it will point to it (not sure if it is possible to display a proper gps map, don't think so). It records the gps tracks with 2 options, one smart save and one per second mode (the per second is needed for high precision like on a track where the smart save is good for trail riding).
