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    David Thompson
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    OK. I've only had this gadget a couple of weeks but I've noticed that the number of Calories burned
    that it tells me--even on identical runs-- aren't even close! Last Saturday (the first time I'd used
    it), on a 6 mile run in 60 minutes it told me that I'd burned about 1700 calories. Today, with the
    same run (in 59 minutes), it told me 300 calories. In other 6 mile runs over a different (flat)
    course, I seem to be getting numbers closer to 300.

    It seems to be consistent with the reported distances over runs in the same course.

    Now, I googled and found a few tables that told me that 1000-1100 (interpolating by guess) is
    more correct.

    Any other Forerunner gadgeteers getting similar erratic numbers?

    --
    David Thompson Valley Village, CA

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  2. Donovan Rebbech
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    In article said:

    OK. I've only had this gadget a couple of weeks but I've noticed that the number of Calories
    burned that it tells me--even on identical runs-- aren't even close! Last Saturday (the first time
    I'd used it), on a 6 mile run in 60 minutes it told me that I'd burned about 1700 calories. Today,
    with the same run (in 59 minutes), it told me 300 calories. In other 6 mile runs over a different
    (flat) course, I seem to be getting numbers closer to 300.

    It seems to be consistent with the reported distances over runs in the same course.

    Now, I googled and found a few tables that told me that 1000-1100 (interpolating by guess) is more
    correct.

    If that's the case, you're a big runner. The numbers are about weight * miles / 1.37

    Cheers,
    --
    Donovan Rebbechi pegasus.rutgers.edu~elflord

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  3. Colm
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    I don't have a forerunner but I've seen similar results from my Cardiosport Ultima before I had my
    Resting, Ambient and Maximum heart rates set correctly. Could your problem be similar?

    Colm

    David Thompson said:

    OK. I've only had this gadget a couple of weeks but I've noticed that the number of Calories
    burned that it tells me--even on identical runs-- aren't even close! Last Saturday (the first time
    I'd used it), on a 6 mile run in 60 minutes it told me that I'd burned about 1700 calories. Today,
    with the same run (in 59 minutes), it told me 300 calories. In other 6 mile runs over a different
    (flat) course, I seem to be getting numbers closer to 300.

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  4. David Thompson
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    In article <[email hidden]>, Donovan Rebbechi

    Quoted message said:
    In article said:

    OK. I've only had this gadget a couple of weeks but I've noticed that the number of Calories
    burned that it tells me--even on identical runs-- aren't even close! Last Saturday (the first
    time I'd used it), on a 6 mile run in 60 minutes it told me that I'd burned about 1700 calories.
    Today, with the same run (in 59 minutes), it told me 300 calories. In other 6 mile runs over a
    different (flat) course, I seem to be getting numbers closer to 300.

    It seems to be consistent with the reported distances over runs in the same course.

    Now, I googled and found a few tables that told me that 1000-1100 (interpolating by guess) is
    more correct.

    If that's the case, you're a big runner. The numbers are about weight * miles / 1.37

    Which would put me at about 920 ... so I guess that seems reasonable.

    I'd like to be a little less big!

    --
    David Thompson

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  5. David Thompson
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    In article <[email hidden]>, colm

    Quoted message said:

    I don't have a forerunner but I've seen similar results from my Cardiosport Ultima before I had my
    Resting, Ambient and Maximum heart rates set correctly. Could your problem be similar?

    The Forerunner doesn't support heart rates, only weight--which was set appropriately...

    Other than this oddity, it's a pretty nice device, excepting perhaps that it takes too long to
    satelite sync the gps when you first turn it on, expecially if you're standing right next to a
    building (while still outdoors).

    --
    David Thompson

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  6. The Messiah
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    Forerunners are pieces of junk. If you run their race you promote and condone their unsafe vehicles.

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  7. Ariel
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    In article <[email hidden]>, The

    Messiah said:

    Forerunners are pieces of junk. If you run their race you promote and condone their unsafe
    vehicles.

    Presuming that this was a serious criticism, the Forerunner 201 is NOT an automobile, but a small
    gps device made by Garmin, Inc. that keeps track of one's runs, speed, distance and calories
    burned, etc....

    See <http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner201/>

    --
    Ariel

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  8. The Messiah
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    Ariel <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>, The Messiah

    Quoted message said:

    Forerunners are pieces of junk. If you run their race you promote and condone their unsafe
    vehicles.

    Presuming that this was a serious criticism, the Forerunner 201 is NOT an automobile, but a small
    gps device made by Garmin, Inc. that keeps track of one's runs, speed, distance and calories
    burned, etc....

    See <http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner201/>

    Boy o boy, I got a live one here...

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  9. The Messiah
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    Ariel <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>, The Messiah

    Quoted message said:

    Forerunners are pieces of junk. If you run their race you promote and condone their unsafe
    vehicles.

    Presuming that this was a serious criticism, the Forerunner 201 is NOT an automobile, but a small
    gps device made by Garmin, Inc. that keeps track of one's runs, speed, distance and calories
    burned, etc....

    See <http://www.garmin.com/products/forerunner201/>

    Are you really a mermaid?

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