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GPS watches and marathon distance

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  • 10-11-2016 9:17am
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    PauloMN
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 10,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Hi all, am doing a bit of research on GPS watches - would appreciate if any of you could PM me the total distance your watch recorded for DCM please (so long as you didn't leave it on while you collected your bag!). Km or miles, doesn't matter - just need the watch make and model and the total distance it recorded for you. Thanks!
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    RayCun
    Registered Users Posts: 15,704 ✭✭✭✭RayCun


    Strava lists the Dublin marathon and a bunch of people who ran it.
    I can see that Myles Splits, for example, ran 42.4km and was wearing a Garmin 235


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    MonkstownHoop
    Registered Users Posts: 3,196 ✭✭✭MonkstownHoop


    Garmin 220
    26.47 miles


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    scotindublin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,426 ✭✭✭scotindublin


    Garmin 220
    26.36 miles


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    kabuxa
    Registered Users Posts: 233 ✭✭kabuxa


    Garmin 225
    42.5km / 26.4m
    On Strava too


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    bucketybuck
    Registered Users Posts: 18,432 ✭✭✭✭bucketybuck


    Garmin forerunner 110 - 42.5km


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    diego_b
    Registered Users Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭diego_b


    Polar M400
    26.57miles

    Ran the first half of the race with the 4hour pace group so chosing/positioning for the best racing line was difficult.


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    diego_b
    Registered Users Posts: 2,376 ✭✭✭diego_b


    Polar M400
    26.57miles

    Ran the first half of the race with the 4hour pace group so chosing/positioning for the best racing line was difficult.


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    conavitzky
    Registered Users Posts: 305 ✭✭conavitzky


    Garmin 225.
    Distance 42.2km
    Thing I love about this watch is it underestimates the distance slightly (especially over shorter races) so your training paces you set yourself are almost bang on the money.
    My previous watch Garmin 310 xt overestimated distance and I couldn't trust it.
    Still do not trust the new one either! Mile splits and pace band all the way!


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    Sandwell
    Registered Users Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Sandwell


    Suunto Ambit 2S
    26.4 miles


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    Sandwell
    Registered Users Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Sandwell


    Suunto Ambit 2S
    26.4 miles


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    kin9pin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 959 ✭✭✭kin9pin


    Garmin 235
    26.41 miles


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    kittyclaws
    Registered Users Posts: 315 ✭✭kittyclaws


    Garmin Vivoactive
    26.40 miles


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    overpronator
    Registered Users Posts: 1,614 ✭✭✭overpronator


    Garmin 220

    26.37 miles


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    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Garmin 305

    26.4


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    The Davestator
    Registered Users Posts: 3,424 ✭✭✭The Davestator


    Garmin 910

    42.59 km :(


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    dna_leri
    Registered Users Posts: 2,623 ✭✭✭dna_leri


    diego_b wrote: »
    Polar M400
    26.57miles

    Ran the first half of the race with the 4hour pace group so chosing/positioning for the best racing line was difficult.

    Polar M400
    42.8 km = 26.6 miles
    Also had poor racing line with pace group.


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    FITZA
    Registered Users Posts: 301 ✭✭FITZA


    I wore two:
    Garmin Forerunner 110 showed 42.64k
    Garmin 220 showed 42.65k


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    PauloMN
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional North East Moderators Posts: 10,868 Mod ✭✭✭✭PauloMN


    RayCun wrote: »
    Strava lists the Dublin marathon and a bunch of people who ran it.
    I can see that Myles Splits, for example, ran 42.4km and was wearing a Garmin 235

    Good idea, thanks! Plenty of data for me to work with there.

    And thanks everyone for your info, much appreciated! :)


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    yaboya1
    Registered Users Posts: 4,610 ✭✭✭yaboya1


    Garmin FR225

    26.43m


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    jake1970
    Registered Users Posts: 1,015 ✭✭✭jake1970


    Garmin 220

    26.39 miles


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    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users Posts: 19,514 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    PauloMN wrote: »
    Good idea, thanks! Plenty of data for me to work with there.

    And thanks everyone for your info, much appreciated! :)
    You can also do an activity search on the Garmin Connect site. Should get you plenty more samples. Distance recorded isn't a measure of accuracy though, with each runner taking a different line, potentially starting in a different place and dealing with different levels of obstacles.


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    Bulmers
    Registered Users Posts: 622 ✭✭✭Bulmers


    Garmin 235
    42.4km


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    aoboa
    Registered Users Posts: 272 ✭✭aoboa


    Garmin FR225
    26.4m


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    Kerry Gooner
    Registered Users Posts: 248 ✭✭Kerry Gooner


    Garmin 220

    26.49 miles


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    Woden
    Registered Users Posts: 6,560 ✭✭✭Woden


    Garmin FR235 - 42.4k (think I have GPS and Glonass switched on on it)


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    Nuttzz
    Registered Users Posts: 3,774 ✭✭✭Nuttzz


    Garmin Forerunner 110

    26.3 miles


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    Bahanaman
    Registered Users Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭Bahanaman


    Garmin 405cx: 26.3


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