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Basically this is much more advanced than the usual pedometer where you plug in your estimated stride length and get some skewed result. This works differently. It uses technology to track your speed 100 times per second. (I think I recall reading this somewhere.) I haven’t even  made any calibrations and it is highly accurate. For me, it is less than 1% off. Like I said, for others it can be less accurate and it needs to be calibrated. But once it is, it usually is about 97% accurate. the old pedometers are off by as much as 25% – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am really keen to buy the Nike SDM myself.  But was scared if it is worth my arm and leg. What I am curious about is what sort of calibration is required.  Do I have to put in, what is the length of my stride?  If that is the case very often I run with different strides.  During a long run, some times I run slow at other times I sprint (or try to sprint, especially at the end of my long run). Will that disrupt the readings of the SDM? Keep miling Thanks, Arif I have been using the fitsense for about a month now.  I purchased the strip down model which does not have the heart rate monitor component.  I already have a polar a-3.  The stripped down model is available only through fitsense.com.  The best piece of running equipment I ever purchased.  It is so nice to be able to know your pace and distanced traveled by simply looking at the watch.  I end up traveling alot for work so it is nice to be able to keep track of my distances when leaving the hotel without having to premeasure it with the rental car.  If my training schedule calls for a track work out I don’t have to wander around town and find a track just keep an eye on the distances on the fitsense.  Calibrating was a piece of cake at the local high school track.   I have never regreted purchasing it. Ross Franklin, Maine "The Gateway to Nowhere" Does anyone out there use one of these wonderfull gadgets (FitSense, Nike SDM 100)?  Are they worth the money?  I haven’t been able to find one good review by a runner. Thanks a bunch! —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–==  Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–

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I have been using the fitsense for about a month now.  I purchased the strip down model which does not have the heart rate monitor component.  I already have a polar a-3.  The stripped down model is available only through fitsense.com.  The best piece of running equipment I ever purchased.  It is so nice to be able to know your pace and distanced traveled by simply looking at the watch.  I end up traveling alot for work so it is nice to be able to keep track of my distances when leaving the hotel without having to premeasure it with the rental car.  If my training schedule calls for a track work out I don’t have to wander around town and find a track just keep an eye on the distances on the fitsense.  Calibrating was a piece of cake at the local high school track.   I have never regreted purchasing it. Ross Franklin, Maine "The Gateway to Nowhere" Does anyone out there use one of these wonderfull gadgets (FitSense, Nike SDM 100)?  Are they worth the money?  I haven’t been able to find one good review by a runner. Thanks a bunch!

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I am really keen to buy the Nike SDM myself.  But was scared if it is worth my arm and leg. What I am curious about is what sort of calibration is required.  Do I have to put in, what is the length of my stride?  If that is the case very often I run with different strides.  During a long run, some times I run slow at other times I sprint (or try to sprint, especially at the end of my long run). Will that disrupt the readings of the SDM? Keep miling Thanks, Arif – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have been using the fitsense for about a month now.  I purchased the strip down model which does not have the heart rate monitor component.  I already have a polar a-3.  The stripped down model is available only through fitsense.com.  The best piece of running equipment I ever purchased.  It is so nice to be able to know your pace and distanced traveled by simply looking at the watch.  I end up traveling alot for work so it is nice to be able to keep track of my distances when leaving the hotel without having to premeasure it with the rental car.  If my training schedule calls for a track work out I don’t have to wander around town and find a track just keep an eye on the distances on the fitsense.  Calibrating was a piece of cake at the local high school track.   I have never regreted purchasing it. Ross Franklin, Maine "The Gateway to Nowhere" Does anyone out there use one of these wonderfull gadgets (FitSense, Nike SDM 100)?  Are they worth the money?  I haven’t been able to find one good review by a runner. Thanks a bunch! —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–==  Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–

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    I would guess it is like the FitSense.  You do a test run over a know distance (and a walk) then see how far off the figure is and then input a correction code.  Stride does not really come into play with these.  They use acceration/time to compute the information. — Dia ’s Muire duit Joseph E. Meehan

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am really keen to buy the Nike SDM myself.  But was scared if it is worth my arm and leg. What I am curious about is what sort of calibration is required.  Do I have to put in, what is the length of my stride?  If that is the case very often I run with different strides.  During a long run, some times I run slow at other times I sprint (or try to sprint, especially at the end of my long run). Will that disrupt the readings of the SDM? Keep miling Thanks, Arif

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have been using the fitsense for about a month now.  I purchased the strip down model which does not have the heart rate monitor component.  I already have a polar a-3.  The stripped down model is available only through fitsense.com.  The best piece of running equipment I ever purchased.  It is so nice to be able to know your pace and distanced traveled by simply looking at the watch.  I end up traveling alot for work so it is nice to be able to keep track of my distances when leaving the hotel without having to premeasure it with the rental car.  If my training schedule calls for a track work out I don’t have to wander around town and find a track just keep an eye on the distances on the fitsense.  Calibrating was a piece of cake at the local high school track.   I have never regreted purchasing it. Ross Franklin, Maine "The Gateway to Nowhere" Does anyone out there use one of these wonderfull gadgets (FitSense, Nike SDM 100)?  Are they worth the money?  I haven’t been able to find one good review by a runner. Thanks a bunch! —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–==  Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–

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I have the Nike version. There are upsides and downsides: First the upsides: The measurements are pretty darn accurate. I’ve used it on measured courses (6 miles or so) and the numbers came out pretty darn close. In my case, there was less than a 1% deviation. (I have heard, however, that people who have "abnormal" footstrikes — serious pronators, for example — get less accurate readings. Plus the readings aren’t supposedly good on unpaved surfaces such as trails.) The accurate readings, which include accurate readings of my pace, has really helped me train, particularly during my long runs. They have also given me the freedom to run in new places, places where I don’t always know the distance of the route. Now the downsides: There are basically two problems. 1) The users manual is really poor. Very cursory. And Nike makes it near impossible to find a customer rep who can answer questions. 2.) The rubber on/off button on the foot pod has fallen off several times, and I’ve had to exchange the product for a new one several times. Fortunately, the store where I bought it has been helpful. I have now put a piece of tape over it to make it more secure. The bottom line is that the Triax is a good product when it isn’t causing aggravation. They need to refine it a bit — e.g. make it more sturdy — and provide better customer support. But, as it is, it’s been a helpful tool for me.

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Does anyone out there use one of these wonderfull gadgets (FitSense, Nike SDM 100)?  Are they worth the money?  I haven’t been able to find one good review by a runner. Thanks a bunch!

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    I can’t tell you if they are worth your money, but I have the FitSense and I can say it works as advertised.     It is reasonable accurate (a few hundredths of a mile off on my last marathon), after you calibrate it to you.   It is not difficult to use. Down side for me, the "watch" part is large and ugly.  It is not intuitive as far as programming or using and unlike the Timex Ironman I have, the buttons are smallish which for me is not all that easy to hit.  Battery life is shortish and if you are not careful can die in the middle of a race, but you can replace the inexpensive batteries yourself with ease.     I like mine, but I don’t use it for every run as I like my Ironman and I don’t really need to extra features.  I would guess my feeling that the controls are not all that easy to use is related to fact I don’t use it too much.     What I really like is being able to run anywhere and know my distance and time when I travel and with the heart rate monitor added I really like the graphs that it generates.  You can upload from the watch to your computer and from there to a free web site and store your results.  I now have a complete mile by mile graph of my pace/speed and heart rate for my last marathon.     I also like the ability to predict water stops along the way and to help me keep my pace down during the first few miles of a race.     One querk I have noticed is drop outs.  It seems to loose data from time to time giving things like 2 minute miles or 20 minute miles.  It is not really bad and does not seem to make much if any effect on the overall results. — Dia ’s Muire duit Joseph E. Meehan

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Does anyone out there use one of these wonderfull gadgets (FitSense, Nike SDM 100)?  Are they worth the money?  I haven’t been able to find one good review by a runner. Thanks a bunch!

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