Podcasts about gps watches

In this episode of Training Talk on the Sweat Elite Podcast, hosts Luke and Matt discuss their marathon preparation, including Luke's forced recovery and Matt's controversial experiment with Ozempic for weight loss. They delve into the potential impact of a four-day rest on training performance and Jake Barraclough's remarkable marathon training run, examining whether conventional pacing strategies are always the best approach. The episode emphasizes the importance of listening to one's body and the limitations of relying solely on performance calculators. Topics: 00:00 Introduction and Upcoming Marathon Plans00:31 Forced Recovery and Training Challenges02:23 Diet Experiment with Ozempic08:23 Training Adjustments and Mental Challenges14:45 Jake Barraclough's Impressive Training Run20:29 Post-Marathon Cool Down and Recovery21:03 Analyzing Half Marathon Performance21:28 GPS Accuracy and Training Insights24:08 VDOT Calculators and Training Metrics27:58 Personal Running Experiences and Insights37:51 The Impact of GPS Watches on Performance41:42 Conclusion and Next Steps

Max Keith is a trail runner from Chile and the co-founder of Vert. In this episode we talk about GPS watches: from how to choose a GPS and how to use it, to the best models, the different activity data and some of the most recent innovations in the market. Maybe you have a GPS watch but you've never really understood how to take advantage of a certain feature, or whether a certain data or feedback that the GPS is giving you is actually relevant: then, this episode is for you. ____________________________ Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@vert.run⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on IG Download our app and sign up to our training plans on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vert.run⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can send us a message with any questions for us or for our guests! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/vertrun/message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Francesco's links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strava⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

How much should you trust your GPS watch?  In this week's coaches chat, coaches Michael and Andy dig into GPS watches and cover some of the most common questions and concerns we see as coaches, plus metrics we recommend tracking.  They'll discuss… Why GPS watches may not always be accurate, especially on trails or dirt roads. Why certified marathon courses are more accurate than GPS watches. Understanding effort is more important than just focusing on paces for training How to have a healthy balance between the data you consume and the effort you put in.  You don't want to miss this one.  Connect, Comment, Community Follow RunnersConnect on Instagram Join the Elite Treatment where you get first dibs on everything RTTT each month! Runners Connect Winner's Circle Facebook Community  RunnersConnect Facebook page GET EXPERT COACHING AT RUNNERSCONNECT! This week's show brought to you by: Lagoon Lagoon specializes in making pillows designed specifically for runners and athletes to help them optimize their sleep and recovery. Their sleep quiz pairs you with the perfect pillow for you based on sleep position, body size and more. And the data on sleep improvement isn't only from research papers. Using her whoop device, US Olympic Trials marathon qualifier Caitlin Keen saw her deep, restorative sleep increase by 52 minutes when she switched to a Lagoon pillow.   If you want to see the dramatic affect a pillow designed just for you can be, head to lagoonsleep.com/top  Then take their awesome 2 minute sleep quiz that matches you with the Lagoon pillow that's perfect for you. Plus, if you use the code TOP at checkout, you'll also save 15% off your purchase.  Oladance If you're looking for better and safer headphones while you run, then you need to check out oladance.  The unique design of their headphones allows you to listen to your favorite music and podcast while running, yet still hear everything going on around you so you can stay safe. But my favorite part is that their open-ear-design means your ears will never get tired or fatigued, even after 2 hours or more of listening. That makes them perfect for those super long runs. Plus, their dynamic driver is 3 x bigger than most headphones, which allows them to deliver superior sound, while still being comfortable. Just visit oladance.com/rttt and use the code TOP to save 20% on your purchase.

Finlay wears his sports scientist hat in this episode while Chris grills him about heart rate variability (HRV) - the long-celebrated metric in sports science that measures the time variance between heartbeats to give an indication of stress and how prepared the body is to perform. The new Garmin Forerunners 255 and 955 both come with long-term HRV tracking functionality, meaning Garmin watches are now providing something recreational athletes previously needed a Whoop band and subscription to monitor. Fortunately, Finlay's been using a Whoop band for sometime, and recently upgraded his watch to the Forerunner 255, and has been using both pieces of kit to compare them.So...Is HRV the game changer prominent athletes make it out to be? Yes, undoubtedly. Does it apply to someone who isn't a professional athlete or an aspiring king of the hill club runner? Well actually, yes, and the more recreational your running, and the busier, more time-crunched your life is between work and family commitments, the more applicable monitoring your HRV could be, not only to your athletic performance, but to your general health and wellbeing. Listen to find out more.To get in touch, email: thepod@run4it.com.

Over the last couple of months we've been putting some of the newer Garmin running watches through their paces, and on this week's episode we're getting our testers' verdicts...In the first interview (21:12), Chris speaks to Gayle Hoy, the Run 4 It merchandising manager, about her experience of upgrading from the Forerunner 235 to the Forerunner 245 Music - the highly capable, feature-rich mid-range watch that's going to cater for 99 per cent of all runners' needs (and then some).In the second interview (1:00:53), Chris gets Will's take on the new Garmin Enduro, that promises to be with you on every step of even the longest, most extreme ultra-marathons with its industry-leading battery performance.Additionally, Will talks at length about his experience running the Ultra Trail Snowdonia 50K race, and Chris talks very little about his recent fate as a cyclist...For more information on Garmin running watches, head over to The Run4It Journal.

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It's always a good time when Jester and Maria Wishart (Wheezy Pee) can get together and hike. Recently they were able to spend a day together in Shenandoah National Park and answer more questions Jester has received from listeners about GPS Watches, Hiking Poles, and Cleaning your Gear. Please feel free to reach out to Jester or Wheezy Pee with more questions and let Jester know how you like the shorter Trail Talk episodes! If you all like the episodes and continue to send questions Jester will start incorporating Trail Talk more frequently on the show! Thanks for listening and Happy Section Hiking! Connect with Maria "Wheezy Pee" Wishart: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hike_woof_wiggle_repeat/ Connect with Julie "Jester" Gayheart: Email: jester@jestersectionhiker.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jestersectionhiker/ Website: https://www.hikingradionetwork.com/show/jester-section-hiker/ "Jester" Reference Tools, Gear Lists, Hiking Resume and more: https://solo.to/jestersectionhiker Music for the Podcast provided by: The Okee Dokee Brothers - "Through The Woods" http://www.okeedokee.org/

Welcome to Gear Talk with Annie and Brooke from Swimrun Labs.On this episode, we answer a question that we got from several of our listeners: what GPS Wearable should I get for swimrun? We discuss everything that should be considered in choosing a GPS watch and share our personal favorites. But first…Gear Updates/First ImpressionsAnnie ordered the  Aquasphere Classic Pullbuoy that was mentioned on the Budget Swimrun Kit episode for $6 and free shipping. Unfortunately, it wasn’t as giant as advertised. It’s the size of a regular swim pull buoy. That being said, for $6 you can buy two of them and glue them together.Ark Sports KORPBrooke has continued to have water infiltration issues with her Ark Sports KORP wetsuit. She contacted Ark and they mentioned that she should have sized down…but didn’t offer to replace it for the right size since she had already used it in open water. While the KORP might run big, Chris mentioned that his VIGG suit might run small. So make sure that you are super confident about your size.Ark Sports Keel+ Swimrun Pull Bouy Finally, Chris and Chipper have started testing with Ark Sports Keel+ Pull Buoy (this item is sold out online). Chipper did a “scientific” test of 100 yard swims with nothing, a regular pool pull buoy, a Keel, and the Keel+. The Keel+ was definitely the fastest. Chipper also used the Keel+ in a swimrun practice and was a lot faster in a full kit. Chris did a longer non-scientific test of 500s with paddles alternating between the Keel and the Keel+ and his gut told him that the Keel+ was faster. It took some getting used to swimming with the Keel+ given the size and extra buoyancy in a pool without a full kit on. We’ll have a full review on the Keel+ in a future show. In the meantime, you can listen to our complete review of the Keel Pull Buoy on Gear Talk.GPS Wearables for SwimrunBefore getting into the details about the best GPS wearables and watches for Swimrun, we wanted to make some global statements about GPS watches. First, having a GPS watch is not a necessity to participate in Swimrun or have fun out there so don’t let the lack of a GPS watch stop you from training and signing up for a race. Second, there are a lot of considerations about the technical features of the different watches. There is a better source for that type of analysis: DC Rainmaker is the gold standard for super in-depth reviews about specific watches. Finally, while most GPS watches have some form of heart rate monitoring and use different methods, either with a chest strap or wrist-based optical readers. Chest strap is the most accurate so if you’re looking for something for heart rate training and optical tracking is more for folks that aren’t totally devoted to zone training. Annie had some more thoughts on the matter that you can read below:Optical HR sensor accuracy can vary from individual to individual. Aspects such as skin color, hair density, and position can impact accuracy. The band should be snug.  It doesn’t need to leave marks, but you shouldn’t be able to slide a finger under the band (at least during workouts). Chest strap will always be more accurate than optical. If you do a lot of steady state training, using a wrist based HRM is generally pretty reliable because there’s not much HR variation it needs to pick up. Still can be 2-10 BPM off though, which is a lot.If your training is based on shorter intervals and you rely on HR to guide effort frequently, as in tightly zone-based training, opt for chest strap over optical HRM and save some bucks on your watch as you won’t need this feature. Wrist based HR can have a delay in presenting changes in HR, so if for example you are doing a 30 sec interval at higher intensity, you may be done with the interval before your watch picks up the effort increase.One last note- 24x7 HR monitoring (am resting HR, avg resting HR) can be helpful for gaining a lens into when you may be over-fatigued, having trouble recovering from your training, or responding to other stressors in life. Fatigue and cumulative stress is an important metric to monitor for any athlete. Optical wrist HR does well with this application.Some general recommendations that we have are the following:Make sure that the watch is a GPS watch and doesn’t require you to run/swim with your phone.Make sure that it has good battery life if you’re going to be doing longer events.Make sure it’s waterproof.Make sure that the watch has some form of multisport setting. (Either built-in like Garmin or able to add like Coros, Suunto, etc.)Make sure that the watch can capture the metrics that you care about.GPS Wearables and Watches that We’ve UsedChris and Chipper both use the Garmin Fēnix 5 and would recommend it. It works well, has swimrun-specific settings, good battery life and it’s tough. Chris has used Suunto watches in the past but would always come back to Garmin. Chipper has always used Garmin watches for multisport events but hasn’t seen any reason to change.Brooke uses the Garmin Forerunner 735xt and has had it for three years. She loves it because it calculates open water and pool swim metrics like SWOL score and stuff like that. The battery life lasts about 9 hours for her which is less than advertised but still pretty long life. (This watch is currently on sale on Amazon for $229.95!)Annie also uses that Forerunner 735xt but first used the Suunto Ambit 3 Vertical for a long time. She had initially got the watch for its superior altimeter data collection (and because of the color: Bright Turquoise Blue) but she was disappointed with it when using it for Swimrun. The watch wasn’t easy to set up custom multisport settings. It did what it needed to do but it wasn’t ideal. Annie is super happy with her 735xt and recommends that people do not choose a watch based on the color. NOTE: it’s easy to change the color of the Garmin watch bands if you want to bedazzle your GPS watch look with one of these color bands kits.Here’s a handy list of the GPS wearables and watches that we know of that have Swimrun-specific or Multisport settings:GarminForerunner 735xtDescent MK1tactixFēnix 5, Fēnix 5s, and Fēnix 5xFēnix 6SuuntoAmbit 3SpartanSunnto 5Suunto 7Suunto 9CorosVertexApex ProApexPolarVantageGritOverall ImpressionsIn closing, we all agree that while having a GPS watch is totally optional for Swimrun, we would recommend making your life easy and make sure that whatever watch you use collects and sends your data to your preferred method of recording, e.g., Strava, Training Peaks, Garmin Connect, etc. We’re obviously fans of Garmin but they are by no means the only way to go.That’s it for this week’s Gear Talk show. 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Mike Herne joins us this week to talk about some new Garmin watches launching today! Garmin is launching a new line of watches supplementary powered by solar power. I reviewed the Garmin Instinct a while back from S&S Archery that I will link below. Garmin Instinct review -> https://www.rokslide.com/garmin-instinct-gps-watch-review/ Garmin Inreach and GPS Watches podcast -> https://www.rokslide.com/garmin-inreach-and-gps-watch-options-with-rob-mcconnell/ You can find Garmin watches at https://www.blackovis.com and https://sandsarchery.com/collections/gps-watches.

Details on the best GPS tracking watches for kids, plus explanations of GPS tracking watch features. Also, GPS tracking watches to avoid. Full post: https://defendingdigital.com/best-gps-watches-kids/ Buy TickTalk 3 on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3bhig0w (affiliate link)

Welcome to this second GPS Training podcast for this month, it's our 37th episode. With the current lockdown in the UK we are creating two Podcasts a month, rather than our usual one to hopefully keep you entertained. In this month's podcast we – Have a chat about the Garmin Explore appRaster and Vector maps, what are the differencesWe then will look at monitoring your daily activity with a GPS watchIan's FAQ, the frequently asked question Ian gets asked whilst supporting our customers. The first thing we are going to look at on this month's podcast is the Garmin explore app So, Ian, what is the Garmin Explore app? What Garmin GPS units does it work alongside? How do we get it to work? 2. The next thing on this month's podcast is to look at the differences between Raster and Vector maps I wrote a short piece for the GPS Training website looking at this subject and received lots of feedback. Differences between Raster v Vector maps? Vector mapping data SatMap call this type of mapping an Adventure map, whilst Garmin call it Topo Active mapping, but really it is just open sourced map data. These maps (open sourced map data) has come from an open data project that creates and distributes geographical data for the world. It is consistently updated as people around the world update the map data in their local area. These are proper ‘digital maps', as you zoom in you get more information, as you zoom out you get less. The key thing is as you move in and out on the map the clarity stays the same. The only problem with this map type is that as it is not Ordnance Survey based it sadly does not show paths as Footpaths or Bridleways, it just shows everything as a path or track. Often these paths and tracks could be a private drive or something similar. Raster mapping data Raster data can be thought of as being similar to a digital photograph. The reality is in the UK raster maps are just a scanned image of the Ordnance Survey map. Therefore, as you zoom in the map just gets pixelated. But as most outdoor enthusiasts in the UK want to use Ordnance Survey maps on their Outdoor GPS unit the raster maps are used the most. To watch a video comparing each of these map types please just go to our website – gpstraining.co.uk – click on reviews – and then click on the article - Raster v Vector maps for the UK GPS user 3. Monitoring your daily activity with a GPS watch We have seen a massive increase over the past few weeks with GPS watches. People monitoring their daily activities. StepsHeart rateStress levelsSleepTracks (and navigates you) on your daily walk Garmin Instinct range - £249.99 Garmin Fenix range – starting from £599.99 Don't forget in the GPS Training online resource we have training videos for both of these watches 22 videos for Instinct and 22 on the Garmin Fenix watch, including a couple of videos on the explore app, which we discussed at the start of the podcast To find out more about GPS Watches please go to our website – gpstraining.co.uk – click on gps store – multi activity gps watch and then choose Garmin or Casio 4. Ian's FAQ's Garmin I'm unable to sync with or connect my watch or GPS to my smartphone Solution I find that the pairing process can be a little 'troublesome' from time to time. I think that a lot of the problems arise from the Garmin Connect app keeping up with smartphone updates and vice versa. It appears there is no real 'solution' to sorting the pairing problems out other than I'm afraid a little bit of perseverance. I have found recently that should your GPS be paired with an iPad/tablet, disable the Bluetooth on it and then the phone and GPS connect/sync (you should be able to have both connected at the same time but I have found that this doesn't appear to be the case at present). Options that you have, to try and achieve the pairing process are:

Welcome to this second GPS Training podcast for this month, it’s our 37th episode. With the current lockdown in the UK we are creating two Podcasts a month, rather than our usual one to hopefully keep you entertained. In this month’s podcast we – Have a chat about the Garmin Explore appRaster and Vector maps, what are the differencesWe then will look at monitoring your daily activity with a GPS watchIan’s FAQ, the frequently asked question Ian gets asked whilst supporting our customers. The first thing we are going to look at on this month’s podcast is the Garmin explore app So, Ian, what is the Garmin Explore app? What Garmin GPS units does it work alongside? How do we get it to work? 2. The next thing on this month’s podcast is to look at the differences between Raster and Vector maps I wrote a short piece for the GPS Training website looking at this subject and received lots of feedback. Differences between Raster v Vector maps? Vector mapping data SatMap call this type of mapping an Adventure map, whilst Garmin call it Topo Active mapping, but really it is just open sourced map data. These maps (open sourced map data) has come from an open data project that creates and distributes geographical data for the world. It is consistently updated as people around the world update the map data in their local area. These are proper ‘digital maps’, as you zoom in you get more information, as you zoom out you get less. The key thing is as you move in and out on the map the clarity stays the same. The only problem with this map type is that as it is not Ordnance Survey based it sadly does not show paths as Footpaths or Bridleways, it just shows everything as a path or track. Often these paths and tracks could be a private drive or something similar. Raster mapping data Raster data can be thought of as being similar to a digital photograph. The reality is in the UK raster maps are just a scanned image of the Ordnance Survey map. Therefore, as you zoom in the map just gets pixelated. But as most outdoor enthusiasts in the UK want to use Ordnance Survey maps on their Outdoor GPS unit the raster maps are used the most. To watch a video comparing each of these map types please just go to our website – gpstraining.co.uk – click on reviews – and then click on the article - Raster v Vector maps for the UK GPS user 3. Monitoring your daily activity with a GPS watch We have seen a massive increase over the past few weeks with GPS watches. People monitoring their daily activities. StepsHeart rateStress levelsSleepTracks (and navigates you) on your daily walk Garmin Instinct range - £249.99 Garmin Fenix range – starting from £599.99 Don’t forget in the GPS Training online resource we have training videos for both of these watches 22 videos for Instinct and 22 on the Garmin Fenix watch, including a couple of videos on the explore app, which we discussed at the start of the podcast To find out more about GPS Watches please go to our website – gpstraining.co.uk – click on gps store – multi activity gps watch and then choose Garmin or Casio 4. Ian’s FAQ’s Garmin I’m unable to sync with or connect my watch or GPS to my smartphone Solution I find that the pairing process can be a little 'troublesome' from time to time. I think that a lot of the problems arise from the Garmin Connect app keeping up with smartphone updates and vice versa. It appears there is no real 'solution' to sorting the pairing problems out other than I'm afraid a little bit of perseverance. I have found recently that should your GPS be paired with an iPad/tablet, disable the Bluetooth on it and then the phone and GPS connect/sync (you should be able to have both connected at the same time but I have found that this doesn't appear to be the case at present). Options that you have, to try and achieve the pairing process are:

In this episode of RokCast, Rob McConnell of S&S Archery talks with us about Garmin inReach devices and GPS watch options. We cover our thoughts on Garmin vs Suunto, inReach vs SPOT and some things we like about Garmin products specifically. Don't forget to use code ROKSLIDE to receive a discount on your next purchase from S&S Archery. www.sandsarchery.com Garmin Instinct - https://sandsarchery.com/collections/gps-watches/products/garmin-instinct-gps-watch Garmin Fenix 5x Plus - https://sandsarchery.com/collections/gps-watches/products/garmin-fenix-5x-plus Garmin inReach Mini - https://sandsarchery.com/collections/garmin-inreach/products/garmin-inreach-mini Garmin inReach Explorer+ - https://sandsarchery.com/collections/garmin-inreach/products/garmin-inreach-explorer Garmin GPS Map 66i - https://sandsarchery.com/collections/garmin-inreach/products/garmin-gps-map-66i Be sure to hop on the Rokslide.com Forums to join in on the discussion, ask questions and learn about hunting the west. GPS Watches - 1:30 Garmin InReach - 18:40 Garmin bow site - 28:15

Welcome to this month's GPS Training podcast, it's our 12th episode. 1. Today we have Andy and myself, Jon As always, we are streaming it live on Facebook So if you want to see what we all look like take a look at our Facebook page – 1. Just search for GPS Training on Facebook and don't forget to ‘like' our page. So, without further ado let's get on with today's podcast …… It's our 12th podcast, we did our first ever GPS Training Podcast in September last year so its nearly at our 1st birthday, maybe we can something a bit different next month. Then the following month, October, we first streamed it live in Facebook. Since that first month it, hopefully, it has improved, we have had plenty of good GPS chat and some great guests such as Tom from Garmin, who has been on twice Ross from SatMap Pete from the Podcach show, I actually met Pete last week at the Mega GeoCaching event in Yorkshire, he bought a new GPS unit from us Mike, the walking Englishman and of course, Duncan, the Scottish guy who has built his own rowing boat and is rowing across the Atlantic and as of Thursday he is half way so he's going well. Duncan has got one of our Garmin inReaches with him and if you get our Friday newsletter you will have been able to track him live online. Let's hope over the coming year we can continue to get some great guests on. In today's podcast, we are going to look at the following – 1. We will look at the new Garmin Fenix 5s plus, the smaller brother/ sister of the 5 plus that we talked about in last months Podcast 2. We will chat over what motorbike ‘trail riders' need to navigate along ‘green lanes' both in the UK and beyond 3. We have Andy's top tips - both Garmin and SatMap 4. If you get our weekly newsletter you will see this week I asked if anybody wanted anything covered in this month's Podcast. On the back of this request, we got lots of ‘support' questions of how to do this/ that etc so this month, for one month only, we are going to have a ‘Ask Andy' when I will ask Andy some of these technical/ support questions that we received this week. 5. And then finally we are having our first ever GPS Training competition, but you will have to wait until the end of the Podcast to see what you can win 1. Garmin's new Fenix 5s plus Last month we had Tom on the podcast talking about the new Garmin Fenix plus GPS watch. But over the past month they have now brought out the little brother/ sister of this watch, so Andy, what is the difference between the Fenix 5 plus and the Fenix 5s plus A, Smaller 42 x 42 x 15.4mm compared to 47 x 47 x 15.8mm Strap 20mm wide compared to 22mm B, Lighter 65g compared to 86g C, Battery 7 days normal 11hrs GPS , compared to 12days Normal 19hrs GPS In the GPS Training online resource, Andy has put together some great step by step videos about everything you need to know to use the new Fenix 5 plus to its full potential. How many videos in total are there? 28 And they cover everything from switching it on for the first time, pairing it with your phone right through to using Garmin Pay and lots more Please do take a look at the new Fenix 5 and 5s plus on our website – just go to gpstraining.co.uk – click on – GPS store – then under – multi-activity GPS watch – you will see – Garmin GPS watch To watch the training videos for the Fenix watch in our online resource – just go to – gpstraining.co.uk – click on – the online resource and you will see them under – courses – multi-activity GPS Watches – then – Garmin Fenix 5 Watches 2 – Motorbike ‘trail riders', what do you need to navigate along ‘green lanes' both in the UK and beyond 1. Garmin Montana 610/ 680 - Why would you choose one of these units, what are the benefits for the trail riders. - What map set do the trail riders use and why? 2. Bike mount or AMPS kit - I suspect everybody knows what a bike mount is but what Andy is the AMPS kit and what are the benefits ...

Welcome to this month’s GPS Training podcast, it’s our 12th episode. 1. Today we have Andy and myself, Jon As always, we are streaming it live on Facebook So if you want to see what we all look like take a look at our Facebook page – 1. Just search for GPS Training on Facebook and don’t forget to ‘like’ our page. So, without further ado let’s get on with today’s podcast …… It's our 12th podcast, we did our first ever GPS Training Podcast in September last year so its nearly at our 1st birthday, maybe we can something a bit different next month. Then the following month, October, we first streamed it live in Facebook. Since that first month it, hopefully, it has improved, we have had plenty of good GPS chat and some great guests such as Tom from Garmin, who has been on twice Ross from SatMap Pete from the Podcach show, I actually met Pete last week at the Mega GeoCaching event in Yorkshire, he bought a new GPS unit from us Mike, the walking Englishman and of course, Duncan, the Scottish guy who has built his own rowing boat and is rowing across the Atlantic and as of Thursday he is half way so he’s going well. Duncan has got one of our Garmin inReaches with him and if you get our Friday newsletter you will have been able to track him live online. Let's hope over the coming year we can continue to get some great guests on. In today’s podcast, we are going to look at the following – 1. We will look at the new Garmin Fenix 5s plus, the smaller brother/ sister of the 5 plus that we talked about in last months Podcast 2. We will chat over what motorbike ‘trail riders’ need to navigate along ‘green lanes’ both in the UK and beyond 3. We have Andy’s top tips - both Garmin and SatMap 4. If you get our weekly newsletter you will see this week I asked if anybody wanted anything covered in this month’s Podcast. On the back of this request, we got lots of ‘support’ questions of how to do this/ that etc so this month, for one month only, we are going to have a ‘Ask Andy’ when I will ask Andy some of these technical/ support questions that we received this week. 5. And then finally we are having our first ever GPS Training competition, but you will have to wait until the end of the Podcast to see what you can win 1. Garmin’s new Fenix 5s plus Last month we had Tom on the podcast talking about the new Garmin Fenix plus GPS watch. But over the past month they have now brought out the little brother/ sister of this watch, so Andy, what is the difference between the Fenix 5 plus and the Fenix 5s plus A, Smaller 42 x 42 x 15.4mm compared to 47 x 47 x 15.8mm Strap 20mm wide compared to 22mm B, Lighter 65g compared to 86g C, Battery 7 days normal 11hrs GPS , compared to 12days Normal 19hrs GPS In the GPS Training online resource, Andy has put together some great step by step videos about everything you need to know to use the new Fenix 5 plus to its full potential. How many videos in total are there? 28 And they cover everything from switching it on for the first time, pairing it with your phone right through to using Garmin Pay and lots more Please do take a look at the new Fenix 5 and 5s plus on our website – just go to gpstraining.co.uk – click on – GPS store – then under – multi-activity GPS watch – you will see – Garmin GPS watch To watch the training videos for the Fenix watch in our online resource – just go to – gpstraining.co.uk – click on – the online resource and you will see them under – courses – multi-activity GPS Watches – then – Garmin Fenix 5 Watches 2 – Motorbike ‘trail riders’, what do you need to navigate along ‘green lanes’ both in the UK and beyond 1. Garmin Montana 610/ 680 - Why would you choose one of these units, what are the benefits for the trail riders. - What map set do the trail riders use and why? 2. Bike mount or AMPS kit - I suspect everybody knows what a bike mount is but what Andy is the AMPS kit and what are the benefits ...

One of the biggest advantages of running is that you don’t need a whole lot of equipment to do it.   But because we rely so heavily on the little equipment we do need, most of us would rather go for another run than try to choose between the wide array of activity trackers, GPS watches, and power meters available to us within the ever-growing sport tech market.   That’s where Ray Maker’s tech review blog, DC Rainmaker, can save you the time and energy not only picking the best product for you but also getting the absolute most out of that product.   A longtime runner and triathlete, Ray is arguably the most respected sport tech guru out there, and his climb to the top isn’t what you’d probably imagine.   During his spare time in high school, Ray started a one-man software company developing “programs” we now call apps - programs that garnered quite a lot of interest in Ray’s skills.   Long story short, Ray went directly from his high school graduation to a full-time career in technology consulting just 36 hours later.   Yeah. You might say he found his calling.   After 15 years working in the Fortune 500 world, Ray left his job at Microsoft to devote his time to a new passion: helping runners like himself optimize their performance by getting the most out of their gadgets.   From its honest product reviews to its exhaustive how-to guides, DC Rainmaker is an invaluable resource for runners everywhere, and Ray gives us an inside look in today’s episode. Questions Ray is asked: 4:09 What prompted you to start running? 5:12 What difficulties did you experience on your way to your sub-3:00:00 marathon? 7:50 Are you training for anything right now? 9:21 What did you do before you began tech reviews and your blog? 10:35 How has your blog grown and evolved? 12:26 How does your local Parisian running community engage with you? 14:00 Are you recognized and stopped when you’re back home? 16:41 What does “DC Rainmaker” mean? 18:01 How much time do you devote to reviewing a product? 19:14 How can fitness trackers be used for running and which ones are the best? 21:28 Do you think there are discrepancies between different software platforms and, if so, why? 23:43 Why is there so much variability with accuracy, even with devices from the same manufacturer and what environmental conditions may pose challenges for accurate data capture? 26:38 Which Garmin do you believe has the highest Bang-For-Buck ratio? 28:43 How does Optical Heart Rate monitoring differ from traditional methods and is it more accurate? 31:01 How much weight do you assign to using heart rate for pace-setting? 33:06 What are some of the pros and cons of the Apple Sport Watch, Garmin and GPS Watches and what would you recommend overall? 37:04 What other tips can you share to get more accurate data from our devices? 38:51 How can we prolong the lives of our running watches? 40:04 What is your opinion on power meters and how do they differ from GPS watches? 43:24 Do you think running by power units will ultimately replace running by heart rate? 45:29 Are power and heart rate best used in conjunction with each other? 45:37 What is the most common question runners ask you on your website? 46:45 What’s next for DC Rainmaker?   Quotes by Ray: “If you’ve got all your friends on Fitbit, then get a Fitbit device. If you’ve got all your friends on Garmin, then get a Garmin device - for activity tracking anyway.” “For runners, you may want to use an activity tracker actually differently, which is to focus on recovery….because [fitness trackers] can hold you to kind of a limit, so say instead of trying to walk 10,000 steps today, I’m going to try to keep it below two or three thousand steps today.” “How different watches have their antennas designed usually around the face of the watch or the base of the watch is without the question the biggest thing that will impact accuracy on that watch.” “I’d say the biggest bang for your buck right now is probably the vivoactive HR or the new vivoactive 3 that was just announced.” “I think like anything else, you want to keep doing new and innovative things. And so as different areas of the market place stagnate or kind of become the same, I’m going to find other areas to dig into - whether that be running power or running efficiency metrics or whatever it may be - I’m going to dig deeper into those areas and see what pops out of them.”   Want more awesome interviews and advice? Subscribe to our iTunes channel   Mentioned in this podcast: DCRainmaker.com Follow Ray on Twitter Follow Ray on Instagram MapMyRun Garmin Connect Strava Stryd Fitbit Apple Watch Collection Garmin Watch and Wearable Collection La Parisienne Women’s Race   We really hope you’ve enjoyed this episode of Run to the Top! The best way you can show your support for the show is to share this podcast with your family and friends on social media and leave a rating/review on iTunes. This not only helps us reach more runners like yourself, but it also allows us to bring on more of the sport’s leading minds to make the podcast as helpful and entertaining as possible. 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This week I talk to Ian Edwards from Garmin to follow up for a caller Stefan on Show #128 about GPS Watches, plus we talk about the new Aussie app called FiveO helping you get discounts at your local anything, and loads of calls on iPad and iPhone related questions...

This week I talk to Ian Edwards from Garmin to follow up for a caller Stefan on Show #128 about GPS Watches, plus we talk about the new Aussie app called FiveO helping you get discounts at your local anything, and loads of calls on iPad and iPhone related questions...