Comments on: Garmin vs Nike+: A Test of Accuracy

By: Neb

Neb — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:08:46 +0000

Thanks TBR!

This seals the deal. Will really have a Garmin Forerunner for a First GPS watch.

Thanks!

By: Jerwin

Jerwin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:43:24 +0000

Hi Jaymie, thanks for conducting this experiment. Finally, some hard facts to stress the importance of calibrating your nike+ before use! Nike+ is roughly 92% accurate out of the box, but it goes up to 98% after calibration. If you need any help calibrating it, I’d be glad to help you out. Besides, don’t you think the higher mileage and lower pace is just an awesome motivational tool to psyche yourself up and achieve those hypothetical PRs? Haha!

By: sandrine007

sandrine007 — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:07:29 +0000

thank you for your sentiments.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:57:00 +0000

You can’t tell the difference in an 8:00 mile and 10:20 mile? Trash the gadgets and learn how to pace yourself. Use a $30 stopwatch.

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By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:03:38 +0000

I find that if I run at a steady, consistent pace, the Nike+ is pretty accurate. If I’m running intervals, the Nike+ is way off.

By: Dan Ojeda

Dan Ojeda — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:43:00 +0000

This sentence in your original post really hit home: “I get goosebumps thinking of what could have happened had I used the Nike+ to train for my upcoming marathon. I would’ve been led to believe that I trained at my maximum 32 km when it might have been only 30 km or less. Scary isn’t it?”

YES, SCARY! That exact thing happened to me! I relied on Nike+ in training for the L.A. Marathon and it was a minute off per mile; it told me I was training at 9 min miles when I was really 10, due to the same problem you describe. During the marathon I stupidly tried to keep the 9 min pace though I knew at mile 1 I hadn’t trained for it. I crashed at mile 16 and limped/ran/walked to the finish. Don’t rely on Nike!

By: mj_wim

mj_wim — Mon, 18 May 2009 05:47:25 +0000

I calibrated my Nike+ for .25 miles and saw a discrepancy of over a mile when distances stretched beyond 8 miles. I am seriously considering switching to a Forerunner 405.

By: Allan Jocson

Allan Jocson — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:12:48 +0000

Hi there! I ran the Condura using Forerunner 305 but when I sync it with my computer, it registered March 21, 2009 instead of March 22, 2009. Do you have a quick answer on how to change the date?

Thank you and more power!

By: Armadillo Run | James Labocki's Blog

Armadillo Run | James Labocki's Blog — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:46:37 +0000

[...] working and I’ve discovered it’s fairly inaccurate. Check out the excerpt below from The Bull Runner NOV. 10, SATURDAY. At the risk of looking like Inspector Gadget, I wore both the Garmin and Nike+ [...]