Comments on: The Curious Case Of The New Balance Pedometer And Google Maps http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/2010/04/the-curious-case-of-the-new-balance-pedometer-and-google-maps/ Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:56:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rosaleen Ortiz http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/2010/04/the-curious-case-of-the-new-balance-pedometer-and-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Rosaleen Ortiz Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:37:08 +0000 http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/?p=333#comment-30 Gena, that's all I'm saying. Gena, that’s all I’m saying.

]]> By: zugenia http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/2010/04/the-curious-case-of-the-new-balance-pedometer-and-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-28 zugenia Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:44:38 +0000 http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/?p=333#comment-28 I think your pedometer is a jerk. :) I think your pedometer is a jerk. :)

]]> By: Jenn http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/2010/04/the-curious-case-of-the-new-balance-pedometer-and-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Jenn Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:44:09 +0000 http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/?p=333#comment-27 Apparently, if you're running a long distance, you can make up a course and mark food/water drops. I do not run this far, but there you go. It's a lot of technology, though, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was able to get me a snack at some point. ;) Apparently, if you’re running a long distance, you can make up a course and mark food/water drops. I do not run this far, but there you go. It’s a lot of technology, though, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it was able to get me a snack at some point. ;)

]]> By: Rosaleen Ortiz http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/2010/04/the-curious-case-of-the-new-balance-pedometer-and-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Rosaleen Ortiz Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:36:11 +0000 http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/?p=333#comment-26 Well, there you go, mystery solved. Thanks Jenn. And any product that can get you a snack (????) seems totally worth it to me too. Wait, how can it get you snack, exactly? Well, there you go, mystery solved. Thanks Jenn. And any product that can get you a snack (????) seems totally worth it to me too. Wait, how can it get you snack, exactly?

]]> By: Jenn http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/2010/04/the-curious-case-of-the-new-balance-pedometer-and-google-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Jenn Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:43:31 +0000 http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/?p=333#comment-25 I'm not certain about the accuracy of google maps, but I know pedometers are no good on runs--they really only work reasonably well on walks. Your stride is a lot longer when you run then when you walk, and the pedometer is calibrated to measure the average distance of an average step. NIke makes a cool sport kit for the iPod, but it's not entirely accurate either, but it's lots closer, especially when calibrated regularly. The discrepancies bugged me so much that I ended up by a Garmin Forerunner (the cheapest model I could find, but still fairly $$). It was totally worth it to me, however, because now I feel free to run whenever/wherever, and it can supposedly get me home, measure my heartrate, and maybe even get me a snack. I do like it though, so it might be something to consider as you get into running more--I don't recommend it unless you're running a bunch for a while because it is rather expensive. I’m not certain about the accuracy of google maps, but I know pedometers are no good on runs–they really only work reasonably well on walks. Your stride is a lot longer when you run then when you walk, and the pedometer is calibrated to measure the average distance of an average step.

NIke makes a cool sport kit for the iPod, but it’s not entirely accurate either, but it’s lots closer, especially when calibrated regularly.

The discrepancies bugged me so much that I ended up by a Garmin Forerunner (the cheapest model I could find, but still fairly $$). It was totally worth it to me, however, because now I feel free to run whenever/wherever, and it can supposedly get me home, measure my heartrate, and maybe even get me a snack. I do like it though, so it might be something to consider as you get into running more–I don’t recommend it unless you’re running a bunch for a while because it is rather expensive.

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