Chris- For me, I found the GPS more valuable as a flatwater
training tool than the heart rate monitor, which I never found
effective. Until my tape strap slipped and I lost it, I used a basic
Forerunner 101, which survived plenty of practice rolls. The GPS
gave me a means to compare my times to others over a set
distance. It also allowed me to see what changes to my stroke
actually made the boat move faster, as opposed to just making my heart
beat faster. Most importantly for someone who trains alone, it
provided pacing feedback, and let me play with the idea of improving my
speed at max effort (do a Google search on "Billat" and
"intervals"). Say I could do 1000m in +/- 6 minutes, which works
out to 10 km per hour. For any type of interval piece, I could
set the GPS to show speed, and could work on moving my average
speed above 10 km per hour for the piece. I never bothered using
the GPS on whitewater, though.....Ed
--- On Wed, 9/3/08, Chris N <mhc_antigen@...> wrote:
From: Chris N <mhc_antigen@...> Subject: [wildwater] GPS systems To: wildwater@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2008, 6:57 AM
Folks,
I
was looking for opinions on the reliability of commercially available
GPS systems as a training tool. I have been using a Garmin
forerunner 305 for a while, but one had to be returned (problem
communicating with PC) and the replacement recently became waterlogged
while running the Lower Yough at a fairly tame level. Are there
alternatives out there to use - preferably Mac compatible? Have
others had any issues with the 305 on whitewater? Any
opinions/reviews would be much appreciated. Also, what do people
think about using GPS systems - valuable or not versus a standard
HRM? I'm very disappointed with my experiences, but would like to
hear of others.
Folks, I was looking for opinions on the reliability of commercially available GPS systems as a training tool. I have been using a Garmin forerunner 305 for a...
Chris- For me, I found the GPSÂ more valuable as a flatwater training tool than the heart rate monitor, which I never found effective. Until my tape strap...
Chris, I have no good insight for you - I just joined this group, have to yet to by a boat, but am working on it! While I own 6 ? play boats, I finally ...
I would reccomend that you start with the "training" section on USA Wildwater. You'll quicly note that training for a "classic" wildwater run is much like ...
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The great Andy Bridge raced in several events in Europe in the early 90's like Ed describes below. John Pinyerd jpinyerd@... O) 770-575-1433 C) 678-357-7843...
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