Forerunner 405 Footpod

gaelforce09

Hi

Last night i went to gym and ran 5 mile on treadmill.
I was using my footpod for first time and it registered 10k.
Should have been 8k. Does anyone have the same problems with theirs?
And is there anything i can do to get a more accurate time and distance?

-K2-

gaelforce09 wrote: »

Hi

Last night i went to gym and ran 5 mile on treadmill.
I was using my footpod for first time and it registered 10k.
Should have been 8k. Does anyone have the same problems with theirs?
And is there anything i can do to get a more accurate time and distance?

I wouldn't trust a treadmill and footpod together as the footpod would be setup to react to road conditions.

My advice would be to try it on a measured course of at least 1 mile or, better still, 4 laps of a track (1600m).

Krusty_Clown

Doesn't the footpod calibrate itself against the GPS-based data in some way? The footpod is actually designed for instances when you are running indoors (e.g. on a treadmill) as when outdoors (in most siuations) you won't need a footpod as the GPS data will suffice. Read the manual about calibrating the footpod against the GPS data (you will need to do this outside, of course!).

Krusty_Clown

Here's the 405's manual:
http://www8.garmin.com/support/userManual.jsp?market=67&subcategory=68&product=010-00658-10

Foot pod calibration instructions on page 37 and 38. You can calibrate by:
1) Using a known distance (e.g. calibrate against the treadmill's screen)
2) Calibrate against GPS Data
3) Manual calibration - manually adjust upwards or downwards using a 'calibration factor'.

gaelforce09

thanks for that