Garmin Foot pod
If some of you are like me, I really dislike running outside in the coldest of weather. It’s tough on the lungs as well as having risky footing which could cause injury. So I run indoors on a track at the Y. I’ve done this now for several years, but my most annoying problem is the inability to keep track of laps. I simply forget which lap I am on. I could just run for time but I want to keep track of both my running time and mileage as this helps me know my pace. My Garmin GPS watch however does not work indoors. I have the Garmin Forerunner-15.
Then I saw an ad for the Garmin Foot Pod. I finally bought one of these a couple weeks ago for running at the Y track. If you run indoors it is a very useful addition.
[quote] Monitor your distance and cadence when indoors, such as on a treadmill or a track at the gym, or when out of GPS range with your wrist-worn device with this foot pod.
Small enough to attach to your shoelaces or fit in the mid-sole pocket of compatible shoes, the foot pod is always ready to use. A small, replaceable watch battery powers the foot pod for a year of training.
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. [endquote]
I have checked it at the track downtown Y and it is, as said, about 95–98% accurate. The Y says the track is 7 laps to a mile though it varies exactly of course by some amount depending on whether one is running on the inside of the track, outside or in the center lane. But it’s accurate enough for training indoors and eliminating the necessity of counting laps to verify mileage if one has a mileage goal in mind -and I always forget which lap I am on after a while. LOL
The link is to Garmin but Gazelle Sports in Grand Rapids carries it too. Check your wrist device for compatibility, but as said, I have one lower model GPS units- Garmin Forerunner-15 and it works with it. Just press the button like you would to activate your watch then press the other button to escape GPS-mode and the watch detects the foodpod and starts functioning as soon as you press the “start” button on your watch
