Second run in a row without my Garmin. Batteries were dead again. I hope it’s just a matter of me not actually turning it off before I chuck it in the basket after downloading the data and not an actual problem with the unit. Seeing as I just threw out the box.
I’ve had a problem with the heart-rate strap for the past few runs, in that it shows an abnormally low reading for the first five minutes or so. Sure screws up an average heart-rate reading to have a bunch of 40’s in there… I probably am not wetting it enough before I start to make good contact, and I’m guessing five minutes is about the time a good layer of sweat has built up. Some Googling shows that the straps can be a little touchy anyway.
I also found a suggestion that an excellent conductor is saliva and that I should just lick it before beginning rather than running it under the faucet. Hey, why not? So that’s what I did tonight, determined to get an accurate heart-rate reading. Only to find out that I had a low battery again. Hmph.
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