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First run with my Garmin Forerunner

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I tried out my new Garmin Forerunner heart rate monitor last night. I went for a quick run around the neighborhood and then uploaded the run onto my laptop. Pretty impressive.

I purposefully ran along the same road twice but on different sides of the road. The results easily show that my route used different sides of the road.

I started my run at one end of our ‘driveway’ and ended it at the other end (about 15m apart). Not only did the results show a clear difference between the two points, but also that there is an altitude difference of a couple meters!

This morning I uploaded the route onto MapMyRun.com and was pretty pleased with the results. You can view an interactive version of the map on their site (no heart rate and speed information though).

The route of my first run using the Garmin Forerunner

Can’t wait to get into the mountains this weekend.

EasyGIS – Great SA GPS shop

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I recently decided to treat myself to a heart rate monitor. After lots of research I ‘justified’ getting one with a built in GPS so that I could track speed, distance, etc while out running in the mountains. To cut a long story short I used the excellent jump.co.za to find the cheapest source.

I found that I could get the Garmin Forerunner 305 from a shop called EasyGIS for a LOT less than anywhere else. It was more than R600 cheaper than Sportsman’s Warehouse or Kalahari.net! Amazing.

Only problem was that EasyGIS is a small outfit that has little reputation, so I was a little worried about problems. I got a good feeling from the guy on the other side of their emails so I took a chance. I have to say that I was very happy with the results:

  • Best price available anywhere by quite a margin
  • Free setup and delivery (to the door) of the item
  • The item arrived 1 working day after ordering!

In short, if you are considering buying a Garmin GPS item then I recommend checking out EasyGIS.

If you are looking into EasyGIS then rest assured – they are a quality outfit.

Garmin Forerunner 305I can’t wait to try this baby out!