Calibrating Footpod

[aviemoron]

Hi all,
I have a T6c and footpod; I have calibrated footpod, but how can this be accurate? My stride length changes from short on easy runs to much longer when up to speed, sprint work, hills, etc, etc. Speed/distance depends on stride length, which changes as stride opens up, therefore making the whole thing pretty useless - anyone found this? Maybe need GPS pod?!?!

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[Xena]

Hello aviemoron,

Speed/distance depends on stride length, which changes as stride opens up

The Footpod is using accelaration measurement method, and its independent from stride length. But the pod is only really acurate (mine has around 10m-40m on 10km) if you calibrate with the same speed that you are running. (and same shoe and same ground) If u have calibrated this anything near the speed then mine is around 200 till 400m difference on 10km track.

greetings xena

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[MNelson]

Calibrate at a couple of different speeds / conditions and write down the calibration factor. When you are doing a workout use the calibration factor that most closely matches your workout conditions.