Platypus' Beginners Guide to Running

firstborn · 18 Mar 2009 at 23:48

Is that with or without foot pod? I'm assuming without.... The 50 is good, bought one for the other half and at £35 it's a pretty good price for what is a decent HRM. The 60 is likely to cost a fair bit more - so do you want something cheap and functional or the latest bit of kit with a few extra bells and whistles?

I'd prob say get the 50.

Buffman · 19 Mar 2009 at 17:33

firstborn said:
Is that with or without foot pod? I'm assuming without.... The 50 is good, bought one for the other half and at £35 it's a pretty good price for what is a decent HRM. The 60 is likely to cost a fair bit more - so do you want something cheap and functional or the latest bit of kit with a few extra bells and whistles?

I'd prob say get the 50.

prob more tempted to get something cheap n functional, though if the f60 is ~40 I'd be tempted. Also it's 35 without footpod (I hear the f60 footpod is smaller, this would make it more tempting as IIRC the current one is huge)

firstborn · 19 Mar 2009 at 23:47

I paid nearly £70 for the f50 and have seen prices quoted as near the £100 mark for the f60.

If that's the case the f50 is the way to go.

[DOD]Asprilla · 20 Mar 2009 at 09:39

The Craig said:
(I hear the f60 footpod is smaller, this would make it more tempting as IIRC the current one is huge)

You should see the 305 GPS then....

I've got an F50 with HRM and footpod. Excellent piece of kit and I never go for a run without it. Once the footpob has been calibrated it's about 99% accurate, which is actually about the same as a GPS.

wassap · 22 Mar 2009 at 09:42

I have the 305, got it for £100 off ebay a while back, its not all that big tbh, you dont really notice it once you are running.

Mad old tory · 22 Mar 2009 at 16:02

Can you get the HRM separately? I have the f50 with pod but not the HRM and I'm thinking it might be useful to have now I'm running more often.

Buffman · 22 Mar 2009 at 17:00

Mad old tory said:
Can you get the HRM separately? I have the f50 with pod but not the HRM and I'm thinking it might be useful to have now I'm running more often.

Yeah but it appears to cost more than the watch+HRM, so you're as well getting another watch from the rainforest unless you try second hand.

platypus · 23 Mar 2009 at 15:14

[DOD]Asprilla;13718097 said:
You should see the 305 GPS then....

Heh, it is a bit like running with a brick..

The 405s are quite nice though.

[DOD]Asprilla · 23 Mar 2009 at 15:41

Mrs Asprilla has a 405 and to be honest I'm a bit jealous. The only reason I've not got ones is because I don't want us to look like Mr & Mrs Matching-Kit when we go out. It's a slippery slope to matching anoraks.....

I'm sure the 305 isn't that big when you are running, a mate uses one and she's more than happy with it. However, if you've seen one you would never describe a footpod as massive next to it.

TBH I leave my footpod on my trainers all the time and I don't even notice that it's there.

platypus · 23 Mar 2009 at 17:14

True, I use it for rowing as well actually and then its a bit annoying but other then that its fine, and even a great size for cycling due to the size of the display.

Dev2 · 28 Mar 2009 at 17:09

Hey Playpus,

I noticed you didn't have a link for Irish members to get themselves fitted runners. I did some searching and asking around. Maybe you could add the following links to your list.

http://www.runways.ie/store/
It's in Dublin.

http://www.amphibianking.ie/
In Bray.

Thanks,
Dev.

Buffman · 28 Mar 2009 at 18:22

Ended up getting a garmin forerunner f50 for £35 with the heart rate moniter, quite impressed with it and worked out I have a resting heart rate of 46 bpm in the mornings :O quite a change from how unfit I used to be. Went for a run just then for 53 minutes and kept a constant heart rate of 150-160 didn't need to stop

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platypus · 30 Mar 2009 at 11:42

Dev2 said:
Hey Playpus,

I noticed you didn't have a link for Irish members to get themselves fitted runners. I did some searching and asking around. Maybe you could add the following links to your list.

http://www.runways.ie/store/
It's in Dublin.

http://www.amphibianking.ie/
In Bray.

Thanks,
Dev.

Done, thanks

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firstborn · 7 Apr 2009 at 08:01

Should I be happy, should I be sad.....

Rotterdam marathon at the weekend and had hopes for a sub 3hour, but a horrendously congested start meant there was no chance of that. Tried to play catch up, but paid for that in the last couple of miles. Came in at 3:06, so a new PB at least.

richb_83 · 14 Apr 2009 at 13:31

I would definately recommend everyone who runs or is thinking about running to go have a gait analysis done at a proper running shop!

I did over the weekend, was advised to get some trainers with mid sole support....made a huge difference to my running. Bloody enjoying it now, it hurt my shins like hell before.

Mad old tory · 16 Apr 2009 at 22:38

Well I finally bit the bullet and entered a half marathon - the run to the beat one in London. Bit expensive but looking forward to it and hopefully should be in much better shape come September.

platypus · 17 Apr 2009 at 16:48

Good luck

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firstborn · 18 Apr 2009 at 11:28

Aye, good luck. Plenty of time to get ready. Build slowly and steadily.

Wallace · 19 Apr 2009 at 11:56

platypus said:
http://www.runningbath.co.uk/ (Bath)

Bought some shoes at running bath yesterday, the assistant was very helpful and I'm very happy with my purchase

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Great thread platypus, looks like you put a lot of effort into those first few posts. Picked up a few tips, thank you.

I'm just starting out running the first goal is the Bristol half in September, not entirely sure what time I'm aiming for, but I have plenty of time until then.

Mad old tory · 20 Apr 2009 at 10:02

firstborn said:
Aye, good luck. Plenty of time to get ready. Build slowly and steadily.

Cheers both. I'm currently able to cover 11k in about and hour and five, so by gradually increasing this and adding in some speed work I'm hoping 2hrs15 might be achievable come September. We'll see though.