tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885471963370929775.post5088003958872785172..comments2023-06-27T07:25:09.297-04:00Comments on The Runner's Cool Down Mile (R2R): Polar vs. GarminCool Down Runnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13826301593012369401noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885471963370929775.post-91958450471960328582009-09-03T15:38:52.588-04:002009-09-03T15:38:52.588-04:00You make a good point. Maybe I should look/adjust ...You make a good point. Maybe I should look/adjust data fields. <br /><br />I had my Garmin more than 2 years and have never changed it.<br /><br />And, I agree it does hold a lot of data. <br /><br />But the one thing, I have found is if you use record every second. It definitely fills up faster. Because I use it for both my runs and bike rides, I have to delete it every couple of weeks.Cool Down Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826301593012369401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3885471963370929775.post-55930179996656641192009-09-03T14:06:42.066-04:002009-09-03T14:06:42.066-04:00Thanks for the review. I've been using the Gar...Thanks for the review. I've been using the Garmin 305 for years and have never tried Polar. So I will add what I know. A few of your 'cons' for the garmin aren't really cons, you just need to configure your data fields. You can show heart rate (current, max, average, etc) in any field and you can also show current time in a big field if you want. Though strangely, it only shows heart rate in that tiny field if you go with a 3-data field setup. Whether you pick a 2, 3, or 4 data view, you can put heart rate to show in any. There are something like 25 data fields to pick from and you can set it up to toggle between 3-4 screens on the fly! Just press the up/down buttons during the workout to switch to different arrays of data fields. <br /><br />When I run I have one data screen showing me total elapsed time, average pace, time of day, and total distance. I can touch one button in a run to switch to heart rate view which shows me current, average, and peak rates. I can toggle again to calorie counting view but don't care much about that during the run. And I have a 'last' mile view to show what the stats were for the last mile I ran. I have it set up to automatically trigger a lap after each mile. <br /><br />All this can easily be done right on the watch. <br /><br />BTW, I recently re-built my home pc and thought I had backed up my garmin data file but couldn't find it. But when I synced new stuff it downloaded ALL my runs since I had got it new! I was amazed it holds that much data!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com