Thursday, January 24, 2013

Win a Garmin GPS Watch!

 
Help these boys succeed. A number of them cannot afford organized soccer and there are plenty of additional expenses with tournaments, equipment, etc. In addition, 13 of the boys are running in the Ottawa Race Weekend in May, either the half-marathon, 10K, or 5K races. They love fitness. This is the perfect device to promote fitness for kids and adults.

NEW!! We have added a secondary prize: a replica jersey of the Brazilian soccer squad.


Forerunner 10! Garmin's newest and smallest GPS watch.

Draw date. The draw will be made in public in front of all the kids at the end of March break (scheduled for March 18 at the latest).

100% of the proceeds go to support the team.

Watch details.
  • Accuracy of up to 4m.
  • For running, walking, cycling, hiking, etc.
  • Shows time, distance, pace, calories, etc.
  • Simple to use.
  • Long battery life.
  • Plots course on interactive map (satellite or street view), distance, pace, personal bests.
  • Programmable, virtual pace, walk-run interval training, etc.
  • Keeps history of activities
  • Great reviews: 9 out of 10 grade.




The device shows all real-time data on its screen. In addition, data can be reviewed online through the free Garmin Connect site. The following are examples of real activities done by the kids and the coach.

An elevation vs speed chart:


(A summary page - click to enlarge):



A 15K run done along the Ottawa river by one of the 12-y old players of the team:





You may also use it for cycling, skiing, cross-country, hiking, etc.

Downhill skiing at Mt. Pakenham:


Cross country skiing from P2 to Pink Lake (February 16):



The free Garmin Connect site allows to visualize all your activities. This is the elevation (green) vs speed (blue) of the 6Km cross-cty ski to Pink Lake above, 3Km up, 3Km down. See how the speed picks up after 3Km, on the downhill portion (and the sudden drops to 0 when the skier/coach crashes hard).


On the Garmin site you may also replay your activity. Click on the green balloon below to view details and replay the course.

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