Morning folks. I searched the forums here and did not find my exact problem so creating a new thread. Sorry if i missed something.
I'm a beginning running and recently switched from the fitbit surge to the Garmin 235 to hopefully take advantage of some of the running functions on Garmin as opposed to Fitbit.
Since switching it has been cold and raining where I live so have not had the opportunity to run outside and it appears it will be another week or so before I can. With that being said I do 90% of my training on a treadmill anyway. I am 5'10 and have a very standard stride length so generally any watch I have ever used captured my treadmill runs relatively accurately or at least close enough for my needs. My surge would generally be about a .10 of a mile ahead if I was walking/ jogging up to 5.5 mph and anything over that it was generally about .25 behind the treadmill. The gym I go to has some serious runners (not me) that use it so the treadmills are inspected and certified more often than I imagine most are.
So when using the 235 this week my numbers are insane. Tues and Wed I did my normal week day runs which is a 1 mile warm up at 5.5 mph then a 5K with intervals ranging from 6.5-8 mph then a 1 mile cool down at 5.5 mph. when I would do this with my fitbit it would generally end up showing about 4.8 miles as opposed to the 5.1 I really ran. Not a huge deal and even with a inspected treadmill I get that a .3 difference is not the end of the world and at least it was under as opposed to over. My 235 on the other hand showed both days at 6.5 miles and showed me running 6 minute miles. If only that was true. so a couple of questions:
1. is this the best I can expect for indoor training unless I buy a foot pod?
2. if I run outside will the watch be better able to track my indoor runs?
