Anyone used a sat nav watch for training?

[mummyspurg]

Morning, I'm wanting to get more structure to my training for 15/20 mile rides, has anyone had experience of these sat nav watches, I know they are designed for runners but to be able to track how far and at what speed we've done would be fab! <font color="purple"> </font>

 

[Chico Mio]

No, but it's quite easy to do with a bit of patience and google maps/earth. Or there is a site called mapmyrun.com which also does cycling and horse riding. Just mark out your route - so you know how long it is and then start timing when you leave your start point. This is how I do it and I have various bits of my routes in segments, ie Church to Forest entrance is 2.5km, then Forest Route 1 is 8.5km, Forest Route 2 is 14 km etc. I can then mix and match to get variety of terrain and pace and I know how far I have gone and how long it took so I can do my speed calculations.

I can't afford a sat nav watch as I am more keen on getting a heart rate monitor at the moment, hopping on and off with a stethoscope is very boring!!

 

[Arabelle]

Garmin do a combined HR monitor &amp; Satnav - Forerunner305. I have it and tis good, though I actually use the satnav function far more. Very helpful training tool, as it also maps your elevation - my 'big hill' ride turned out to have less climbing overall than going round the undulating forest.
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[Chico Mio]

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Garmin do a combined HR monitor &amp; Satnav - Forerunner305. I have it and tis good, though I actually use the satnav function far more. Very helpful training tool, as it also maps your elevation - my 'big hill' ride turned out to have less climbing overall than going round the undulating forest.
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Oooh, I will have a look at that one then - I like multi-tasking things

So, do you just pop the wireless HR sender under the girth or do you need some other fixing arrangement?