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Originally Posted by loco
Off feel. One of the gyms I go to has a treadmill with the built in sensors. Most of these machines are awful and won't read at higher heart rates. But this machine brand new and the sensors consistently pick up heart rate almost instantly and there is no variance on readings. I was training at 165 hbm on a tough day. Seems reasonable from the little research I have done. I am guessing yesterday was 145.
I might get a garmin though. Some old cougar blonde that wanted to pound, highly recommended it.
I've got a Garmin 405cx. It's a pretty sweet setup. All the Garmin products link up to their own online software called Garmin Connect. It's great for analyzing any type of running/paddling/cycling/etc. The only thing that it doesn't do that most people wish it did was give you a summary for how much time you're spending in different heart rate zones. It gives you the ability to input and setup your zones, and your average zone for the activity, but not the amount of time spent in each.
As for your shoe comments, I just picked up a pair of these
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o00_s00
Asics Gel NoosaFasts. I can't complain, they seemed to work alright for me tonight, but then I don't have any extensive time with them to really compare, and only bought them because they looked cool lol.