A really cool new toy! Part Two
Where upon having purchased a new Garmin 305 I put it to use.
During the initial run I bruised my wrist really bad (hard plastic back, flat, and relatively heavy for a “watch”) so I bought some wrist sweat bands and now wear one with the watch strapped tightly on over it. So far I am really enjoying it. Not having a stop watch hanging from a dog leash around my neck is quite nice. I used to have to let it hang under the shirt to keep it from swinging all over, then try to drag it out to stop it without strangling myself, and getting it stopped without adding minutes (it seemed like) to the end of a run. Plus I can now actually see the information while I am running, including elapsed time, heart rate, pace and distance (or other information depending on how you configure it.
So, now that I am collecting all this information, what do I do with it? Initially I was using the software that came with the pedometer to track miles logged and other basic data such as number of steps, aerobic minutes and steps, miles traveled. It was okay, and since the pedometer downloads directly into the software not much of a hassle to use. As I progressed to running I wanted more information collected. After searching quite awhile I had been using Runners Studio software to track workouts. It is fairly new but nicely designed and had the features I wanted…. at the time. With the Garmin it is now a different story. Since Runners Studio cannot currently import data from the GPS unit I was manually starting to transpose data, but that defeats the use of computers to do the drudge work. I revisited some of the software I initially reviewed and decided that “Sport Tracks” is the way to go. I have since downloaded and installed it, and am beginning to get familiar with it. This brings me to why I started this post… to show you one of the cool features of Sport Tracks, the ability to create web pages with running information. Take a look at this Kasdorf Race Team training data! Well, I think it is sort of cool.
Now I hope to start recording some race data and posting it here! Stay tuned for results from the Dart Frog Dash and the Mackinaw Bridge Race coming up. Both of which are now done and posted!
Until the last trail run is logged,