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Chris-Winfield
02-09-2009, 06:25 PM
Since I am in the marines , I was giving the training book , I plan on following it 100% how it is recorded in the book , even though the routine doesnt seem like a hardcore maximal effort im pretty sure its more demanding than what it seems since I will be trying to take full effect of the rest period by using the shortest possible.

But running distance , what are some effective ways you guys track running distance , pedometers would not work for me because I would switch from jogging/sprinting to walking.. or sprinting to jogging at some points of the workout. So the stride would throw off the accuracy.

Driving is out of the equation , I cannot drive and check the distance driven... I need a INEXPENSIVE , device that I can use for distance not impact related..

So I was guessing the best thing would maybe be a GPS related device or something of that nature.. But they sound too expensive for me , also would be keep track of distance good enough since I would be losing signal in the area I live..

Are GPS distance meters that you use for travel/ running accurate and have good signal in places where cell phones normally do not pick up good signal if any.

Get_Swole
02-10-2009, 10:48 AM
Yea GPS usually works just about anywhere as long as you dont have the antenna blocked, or thats what ive noticed anyways.
Do you have roads in the area that are blocked at one mile? I know we have a ton or rural roads here that have a crossroad at 1 mile exactly. I have tracks etc, but if i didnt this would be a great way to know exactly how far youve gone. I dont know any devices though i wouldnt trust a pedometer.

Chris-Winfield
02-10-2009, 02:17 PM
The only road nearby is straight , curvy, straight , curvy then intersection.

so doing google earth ruler isnt a good indication unless I want to constantly add sections over and over since distance changes from week to week. Thats a hassle. I also need to be able to time myself eventually and I need to have exact distance for that.

But yah pedometers go by stride , and with changing strides from sprinting to jogging / walking etc.... It would throw the pedometer off

Get_Swole
02-10-2009, 05:29 PM
damn man your situation sucks lol. You live out in the boonies i guess hehe. I cant really think of anything else ill thin kabout it more.

Chris-Winfield
02-11-2009, 01:26 AM
Yah only thing I can really think is going to the highschool and running on their track , but I think that would probably be trespassing lol , and I cant afford gym membership to run on treadmills or on their indoor track.

Get_Swole
02-11-2009, 10:34 AM
hummm is the highschool pretty close? If so i would do that. My old highschool lets anyone jog on the track as long as there is no destruction of property going on. Im sure you would be ok as long as there is not a gate.

Chris-Winfield
02-11-2009, 04:40 PM
its about a 30-45 minute drive

Get_Swole
02-11-2009, 10:16 PM
damn bro you are in the middle of nowhere. So using a car and looking at the odometer is out of the question? you could drive for one mile and mark the end somehow and mark the beginning somehow. Maybe a can of spraypaint on the road or somethign just two lines would work.

Chris-Winfield
02-11-2009, 10:34 PM
I guess whenever I get a chance ill see if I can get somebody to start beginning point right on the road outside of my driveway and say start.

and measure every 1/4 mile. Maybe ill just buy one of those rolling things that measures that way and mark. They dont seem like they'd be expensive.

Chris-Winfield
02-13-2009, 05:56 PM
Google earth the ruler there is a path option in it , the first time I installed it , the path version was corrupt and worked exactly like the ruler there wasnt multiple clicks.. But its working after I reinstalled. So I can measure the distances the way I need to.

Sad to say I did a .8 mile run earlier at 7:12 , just went from end of one road back to my road then found out google earth path option worked after reinstalled

Get_Swole
02-13-2009, 06:51 PM
Thats not a bad time for a start bro. 8 minute miles are not bad at all. You will be in the 6's before you know it.

Chris-Winfield
02-13-2009, 06:59 PM
I plan on starting the actual logging of the running in the book that it comes with , but my starting run for active will be 1.5 miles.

If I do relatively inactive it will be 3-4 walk , 45-90 second jog. Which sounds pretty good , but I will just deal with the 1.5 mile straight run I guess I will end up walking when I get tired and continue to run after so regardless still interval training.

I just want to beat 13:30 1.5 mile monday.

Get_Swole
02-13-2009, 08:07 PM
I bet you will be able too. Just push yourself thats a 9 minute mile pace you should get it. If mikeswift isnt too busy hopefully he will come in and chime in, he can really help you with endurance if you need some tips. Hes ran numerous marathons etc.

mikeswift
02-28-2009, 11:46 AM
Did someone say my name? Sorry I didn't see this post sooner Chris. Send me a PM if you still need help. There's a great free site that's run by Active that let's you plot routes and gives you accurate info down to the 1/100th of a mile. It's so accurate that the distance you run will change if you run on the other side of the same road.

check this out and let me know if you need more help.

https://training.active.com/ActiveTrainer/login.flo?_flowId=login-flow&_flowExecutionKey=_c963CA9E0-7647-5971-75DD-B9F51D89F622_kE71E60C5-A726-8E91-9AFE-6BB19336E3AF&_eventId=enterCriteria&_flowId=login-flow&lt=_c0C88F4E4-24A2-31BC-1316-705738E5F80D_k87D21559-7170-4FC1-57BC-268B40606645

mikeswift
02-28-2009, 11:47 AM
I forgot to mention you need to set up a free account to use the site and then click on Routes and it basically will work the same as Google or Mapquest. Just click on your area or type in your zipcode etc.

Get_Swole
03-04-2009, 06:16 PM
I knew you would come through good sir :) hopefully that will work for him.