Accuracy of running apps

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  • RunBrew
    RunBrew Posts: 220 Member
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    I just have to throw that out there as a race coordinator who often deals with issues of people complaining of distance based on their garmin. The marathon that I volunteer with is Boston certified, it is as close to accurate as you can get and several runners had it register as long on their Garmin

    Hilarious. Clearly they don't have any clue as to how precisely a racecourse distance must be measured in order to be certified.
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
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    What about the "calories burned" on apps like Runkeeper? Thoughts?
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
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    Yeah, the apps will be similar, but the GPS being used is the undetermined factor.

    I use MapMyRun. I trust implicitly the elapsed time it tells me, I treat withsuspicion anyhting based on positioning.

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