Comments on: Running Watch 101 http://www.reluctantrunner.net/running-watch-101/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:21:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Candice http://www.reluctantrunner.net/running-watch-101/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Candice Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:49:04 +0000 http://www.reluctantrunner.net/?p=366#comment-113 Hi Chris, thanks for the advice - I will be giving it another try and will let you know how it goes. And just to make it clear, I did read the manual in case anyone out there was thinking that I should... I'm going to re-read and see if I can make head or tail of it. Hi Chris, thanks for the advice – I will be giving it another try and will let you know how it goes.

And just to make it clear, I did read the manual in case anyone out there was thinking that I should… I’m going to re-read and see if I can make head or tail of it.

]]> By: Chris @ Polar http://www.reluctantrunner.net/running-watch-101/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Chris @ Polar Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:52:58 +0000 http://www.reluctantrunner.net/?p=366#comment-112 Hi Candice! Looks like you have the FS1, which is the most basic Polar we manufacture. The one button gives you the ability to start/stop the recording and set the high/low target zones. High/Low target zones are a great way to guide you to the "right" intensity to prevent over or under training. Check out this page: http://tinyurl.com/d9dv4b. It houses some good articles on heart rate training. In regard to using that one button - it does take some time to get use to! It's all about the timing. If you want to give us a call we can talk you through it ;0) 1-800-227-1314 Hope this helps! Chris @ Polar USA Hi Candice!

Looks like you have the FS1, which is the most basic Polar we manufacture.

The one button gives you the ability to start/stop the recording and set the high/low target zones. High/Low target zones are a great way to guide you to the “right” intensity to prevent over or under training. Check out this page: http://tinyurl.com/d9dv4b. It houses some good articles on heart rate training.

In regard to using that one button – it does take some time to get use to! It’s all about the timing. If you want to give us a call we can talk you through it ;0) 1-800-227-1314

Hope this helps!

Chris @ Polar USA

]]> By: ryan http://www.reluctantrunner.net/running-watch-101/comment-page-1/#comment-111 ryan Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:20:48 +0000 http://www.reluctantrunner.net/?p=366#comment-111 Hah stop scaring Oklohoma Mwaka. I don't now about Polar but i bought a Garmin with everything you need (and more)to keep me company running here in winter. Now this has many buttons AND a touch bezel. It's nice in that it's not that big. It came with a quick start guide and i took a quick start leaf through and headed out on day 1. Very excited. However I ended up nearly throwing the thing in the lake on that 1st run - it doesn't make a noise but never mind the fact that i could not get the GPS to work - i couldn't even get it back to where i could see the time. BUT after much reading and by fiddling i now have it all figured out and i think it's great. I love running vs the virtual partner + the speed and distances etc etc are all great for information and just to keep your mind occupied. I use the heartrate - more just out of curiosity than anything else. Hah stop scaring Oklohoma Mwaka. I don’t now about Polar but i bought a Garmin with everything you need (and more)to keep me company running here in winter. Now this has many buttons AND a touch bezel. It’s nice in that it’s not that big. It came with a quick start guide and i took a quick start leaf through and headed out on day 1. Very excited. However I ended up nearly throwing the thing in the lake on that 1st run – it doesn’t make a noise but never mind the fact that i could not get the GPS to work – i couldn’t even get it back to where i could see the time. BUT after much reading and by fiddling i now have it all figured out and i think it’s great. I love running vs the virtual partner + the speed and distances etc etc are all great for information and just to keep your mind occupied. I use the heartrate – more just out of curiosity than anything else.

]]> By: Mwaka Kaonga http://www.reluctantrunner.net/running-watch-101/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Mwaka Kaonga Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:44:39 +0000 http://www.reluctantrunner.net/?p=366#comment-110 Depends on the version you have. I have a polar 800 series and it was the best christmas present from me to me. I upgraded from Garmin. I can set speed segment slow long runs and tempo. The only downside is that I don't listen to it in the early part of the race when it's beeping for me to slow down...and when i burn out I can't keep up when it;s telling me to speed up. I don't know how to train with HR s I just don't review that number. I did a race in Oklohoma and I went out oo fast the polar was beeping none stop people ran away from me thinking I had a bomb! Someone actual asked if I have one straped on me just a way of saying I was annoying everyone. Depends on the version you have. I have a polar 800 series and it was the best christmas present from me to me. I upgraded from Garmin. I can set speed segment slow long runs and tempo. The only downside is that I don’t listen to it in the early part of the race when it’s beeping for me to slow down…and when i burn out I can’t keep up when it;s telling me to speed up. I don’t know how to train with HR s I just don’t review that number. I did a race in Oklohoma and I went out oo fast the polar was beeping none stop people ran away from me thinking I had a bomb! Someone actual asked if I have one straped on me just a way of saying I was annoying everyone.

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