Garmin Forerunner Foot Pod (Cadence?)
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RV posted 1 year ago.
I have the foot pod for the Garmin 305 - I also follow Ken's Evolution running.
I periodically use the foot pod to monitor my run cadence.
Works well both outside as well as indoors. (If running outdoor - basically if the 305 detects a GPS signal then it confirms that you are using it outdoors)
I have the cadence on my display so I can refer to it during a run.
For me, it is worth it.
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GGehrke posted 1 year ago.
RV wrote:
I have the foot pod for the Garmin 305 - I also follow Ken's Evolution running.
I periodically use the foot pod to monitor my run cadence.
Works well both outside as well as indoors. (If running outdoor - basically if the 305 detects a GPS signal then it confirms that you are using it outdoors)
I have the cadence on my display so I can refer to it during a run.
For me, it is worth it.
I presume you mean Forerunner 305, correct? (It bugs me that Garmin has the edge and forerunner, both with 305 designations)
I've always wondered if it transmitted the same way as the cadence sensor for the edge series. I use an Edge 305 even when running (just carry it) and would like to see stride rate.
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RV posted 1 year ago.
GGehrke wrote:
I presume you mean Forerunner 305, correct? (It bugs me that Garmin has the edge and forerunner, both with 305 designations)I've always wondered if it transmitted the same way as the cadence sensor for the edge series. I use an Edge 305 even when running (just carry it) and would like to see stride rate.
Yes - The Forerunner 305.
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cjhoffmn posted 1 year ago.
+1 on RV's post for me.
I use it both indoors and out and like getting Speed and Cadence indoors and Cadence as extra beni when outdoors.
It's a small pod, weighs very little and I hardly even notice it and am glad I got it.
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sslothrop posted 17 weeks ago.
I'm also trying to use my Garmin to measure run cadence. Is the number displayed accurate, or should I double it because the sensor only measures one foot?
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cjhoffmn posted 17 weeks ago.
Mine's accurate as is, although oddly, it does miss measurements a bit, and I end up with clearly 1/2 numbers in the record. For example, I'll get 80,81,82,41,83,82,40,85 etc quite a bit. Sometimes, if I'm really looking at CDC carefully, I'll go correct them, but tht's rare. It seems to occur randomly so I don't worry much about the potential error it generates.
I'm basically wondering if the foot pod for the Garmin Forerunner 305 (like this) can give you running cadence. I'm trying to implement the Evolution Running, Ken Mierke style, and I'd love to be able to track/see my running cadence (maybe stride rate is a more accurate term). Has anyone used the foot pod for this, and is it possible?
Also, generally, what does everyone think of the foot pod thing? Is it worth the extra money, or is it kind of superfluous? Thanks for any replies.
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