So Runkeeper is like Map My Run circa 2005???
Didn't realize you could track your run distance and time on a non existant iphone in 2005.
SO to answer your quetion NO but nice attempt on trying to be cheeky
So Runkeeper is like Map My Run circa 2005???
I don't get what all the fuss is about over GPS for running. Runkeeper Which is free lets you map and or edit your route on their website so it is just as accurate as GPS and probably more accurate due to being to fix the areas where GPS is poor and has you running s screwy squiggly route
What would be the point in buying the Watch then? You could just as easily use Google Earth and a $50 heart rate monitor - ten year old technology. You would also miss out on your current pace - which is one of the reasons people upgrade to a GPS watch. It's also a problem for anyone that runs in a forest.
Oh and the mapmyrun bit - yes it was around before the iphone, as were gps watches
On the HR topic - have we heard any details about whether or not the watch will give us continuous monitoring?
The watch still will show your time and a gustimated distance/pace and mapmyrun was not available on any phone/running devise that I know of before 2007, please do correct me if I am wrong on that.
My guess is the heart rate monitor will be continuous just like the chest strap heart rate monitors, at the very least it will do it in timed incriments, or based on set distaces/what you set it for.
Mapmyrun launched 2005, added GPS functionality in 2006.
If it is continuous, it's surprising we haven't heard more about it as it would be a reasonable selling point vs e.g. Moto 360, which as far as I know isn't continuous and therefore not particularly useful for athletes.
Didn't realize you could track your run distance and time on a non existant iphone in 2005.
SO to answer your quetion NO but nice attempt on trying to be cheeky
Except, it still can't tell my route w/o a GPS, that's a show stopper for me.
This = very likely.
But how many runners are going to want to shell out for both a running specific gps watch and an apple watch? Some I guess, but many won't. I won't. So apple watch not having gps puts those people to a choice: do I want a good running watch with limited smart functions (eg fenix 3) or a good smartwatch with limited running functions?
It's just a shame we have to pick one or the other; that's all I'm saying. Hopefully either apple adds gps in v2 or Garmin et al step up their "smart" features in the next generation of devices.