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FR235 Optical HRM is now EXCELLENT even for intervals ! (09/2016)

Is it just a fluke or my wrist that's been "molded" or have they really managed to make the optical HRM work well since the latest v5.40 ? Running at constant pace had been pretty decent since the beginning in December but interval sessions inevitably had that "cadence lock" at some point. On my latest two interval sessions there has been none of this...

Anyone else ?

0 FlipStone over 9 years ago

Still pretty much pretty crappyfor me, not as much cadence lock as just producing bad results:

This one is not even that bad but it just about completely missed my first interval:
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1340564300

This one is just.. poop:
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1327403986

Sometimes it kinda works, most times it doesn't...

0 scottj2 over 9 years ago

I still get massive cadence locks, even for long runs at a constant pace. Attached is an image from an 18 mile road race over the weekend. I had a massive cadence lock in the middle, and the sporadic ones for the remainder of the run. My heart rate should stay 150-160's for the run, even with heart rate creep towards the end. Unfortunately I've stopped trusting the HRM and don't pay much attention to it anymore.

0 mattjaymac over 9 years ago

I had recently purchased my watch before the update and don't have any experience pre update. But my HR has looked pretty good on the interval runs I have done post update.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1341962188

0 webvan over 9 years ago

Indeed, so it looks like I rejoiced a bit too quickly then. Maybe I got lucky with the right combination of factors, tightness, temperature, humidity ;-)

Here's my run from yesterday :