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another fix for the gadget junkie
Santa was very very good to me this year. I got a Garmin Forerunner 201
which is a small GPS receiver you wear on your wrist or arm while running/walking/biking or anything outdoors really. It keeps time, distance, lap time, pace, etc. You can put in points like the starting point (I have my house programmed in already). You can set it to help you train with a "virtual partner" which means I can tell it I want to run 5K in 29 minutes and it will give me a little runner guy on the screen that I can keep pace with (or beat) and if I fall behind it will beep at me. The good thing is that now I don't have to stay on marked trails when XC skiing or snowshoeing and I can train for XC running this spring/summer without getting too lost. http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner201/ Jenn (back with a new account) |
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Sounds like a great little gadget. I'm getting an urge to go shopping after
hearing about all the neat toys Santa brought everyone this year g Glad to see you back. Beverly "JMA" wrote in message ... Santa was very very good to me this year. I got a Garmin Forerunner 201 which is a small GPS receiver you wear on your wrist or arm while running/walking/biking or anything outdoors really. It keeps time, distance, lap time, pace, etc. You can put in points like the starting point (I have my house programmed in already). You can set it to help you train with a "virtual partner" which means I can tell it I want to run 5K in 29 minutes and it will give me a little runner guy on the screen that I can keep pace with (or beat) and if I fall behind it will beep at me. The good thing is that now I don't have to stay on marked trails when XC skiing or snowshoeing and I can train for XC running this spring/summer without getting too lost. http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner201/ Jenn (back with a new account) |
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Cool Tool Jenn,
Happy New Years and Happy XCing too! Paul "JMA" wrote in message ... Santa was very very good to me this year. I got a Garmin Forerunner 201 which is a small GPS receiver you wear on your wrist or arm while running/walking/biking or anything outdoors really. It keeps time, distance, lap time, pace, etc. You can put in points like the starting point (I have my house programmed in already). You can set it to help you train with a "virtual partner" which means I can tell it I want to run 5K in 29 minutes and it will give me a little runner guy on the screen that I can keep pace with (or beat) and if I fall behind it will beep at me. The good thing is that now I don't have to stay on marked trails when XC skiing or snowshoeing and I can train for XC running this spring/summer without getting too lost. http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner201/ Jenn (back with a new account) |
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"JMA" wrote
Santa was very very good to me this year. I got a Garmin Forerunner 201 which is a small GPS receiver you wear on your wrist or arm while running/walking/biking or anything outdoors really. It keeps time, distance, lap time, pace, etc. You can put in points like the starting point (I have my house programmed in already). You can set it to help you train with a "virtual partner" which means I can tell it I want to run 5K in 29 minutes and it will give me a little runner guy on the screen that I can keep pace with (or beat) and if I fall behind it will beep at me. The good thing is that now I don't have to stay on marked trails when XC skiing or snowshoeing and I can train for XC running this spring/summer without getting too lost. http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner201/ Jenn (back with a new account) Happy New Year Jenn! The GPS devices I've seen looked like they had to be "held" out in front of you in some particular manner. I'm thrilled to hear of one that straps on your wrist! You *know* I'm a gadget ho ;-) -- Walking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 |
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"SnugBear" wrote in message .4... Happy New Year Jenn! The GPS devices I've seen looked like they had to be "held" out in front of you in some particular manner. I'm thrilled to hear of one that straps on your wrist! You *know* I'm a gadget ho ;-) -- Walking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 I took it out for a walk the other day and it seems to work fine regardless of where my arms were. Too bad it doesn't work indoors since I keep losing count of my laps on the indoor track. Jenn |
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Welcome back, I've missed you!
-- Email me at: perpleglow(AT)comcast.net http://community.webshots.com/user/perpleglow "JMA" wrote in message ... Santa was very very good to me this year. I got a Garmin Forerunner 201 which is a small GPS receiver you wear on your wrist or arm while running/walking/biking or anything outdoors really. It keeps time, distance, lap time, pace, etc. You can put in points like the starting point (I have my house programmed in already). You can set it to help you train with a "virtual partner" which means I can tell it I want to run 5K in 29 minutes and it will give me a little runner guy on the screen that I can keep pace with (or beat) and if I fall behind it will beep at me. The good thing is that now I don't have to stay on marked trails when XC skiing or snowshoeing and I can train for XC running this spring/summer without getting too lost. http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner201/ Jenn (back with a new account) |
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That is awesome! VBG Let us know how you like it in a month or so.
I'm jealous! JMA wrote: Santa was very very good to me this year. I got a Garmin Forerunner 201 which is a small GPS receiver you wear on your wrist or arm while running/walking/biking or anything outdoors really. It keeps time, distance, lap time, pace, etc. You can put in points like the starting point (I have my house programmed in already). You can set it to help you train with a "virtual partner" which means I can tell it I want to run 5K in 29 minutes and it will give me a little runner guy on the screen that I can keep pace with (or beat) and if I fall behind it will beep at me. The good thing is that now I don't have to stay on marked trails when XC skiing or snowshoeing and I can train for XC running this spring/summer without getting too lost. http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner201/ Jenn (back with a new account) -- jmk in NC |
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Depends on if we get enough snow to ski or snowshoe We're still in that
"in-between" where it's too icy to walk on the roads and not enough snow to do anything useful. I'm headed out to get ice cleats soon so I can at least walk across the lakes. "jmk" wrote in message ... That is awesome! VBG Let us know how you like it in a month or so. I'm jealous! JMA wrote: Santa was very very good to me this year. I got a Garmin Forerunner 201 which is a small GPS receiver you wear on your wrist or arm while running/walking/biking or anything outdoors really. It keeps time, distance, lap time, pace, etc. You can put in points like the starting point (I have my house programmed in already). You can set it to help you train with a "virtual partner" which means I can tell it I want to run 5K in 29 minutes and it will give me a little runner guy on the screen that I can keep pace with (or beat) and if I fall behind it will beep at me. The good thing is that now I don't have to stay on marked trails when XC skiing or snowshoeing and I can train for XC running this spring/summer without getting too lost. http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner201/ Jenn (back with a new account) -- jmk in NC |
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