i purchased the garmin forerunner 50 after a couple of weeks of pondering and reading reviews about it. the reviews were at times mixed but i guess you will get that with everything. anyway here are my thoughts on it:
i run on average 4 miles a trip 3 times a week. so i wanted something that would keep me up to date on how i was getting on- the garmin forerunner 50 does this brilliantly.its a simple little set up- there is a usb pen, a footpod and a watch. the footpod clips to your training shoes, the watch records information from the footpod and the usb pen recieves data from the watch upon completion of excersise and transfers it to your pc.
clip on your footpod, set your watch to train, wait for a little foot symbol on the watch display and off you go!
the watch functions as a readout from your foot pod. it can give you two readings at a time. the readings include 1 time 2 distance 3 average speed 4 cadence 5 calories burnt 6 step count i usually leave it on average speed and distance and this way it allows me to regulate my speed easily.
once you finish your run save your data on the watch and when you plug in your usb it will automatically extract the data from your watch and display it on your pc. loads of info is readily available in a graphical form that you can save and use to compare training sessions to map your improvement over time!
the watch, in my opinion, is a little chunky to wear as an everyday watch but is fine for running.
i have had no problems, the info is always transferred from watch to pc without a hitch. my only gripe was that garmin sent the footpod with a dead battery!
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