About a month ago, a company called Omron contacted me because they just launched a new line of pedometers and pace/ distance trackers. They invited me to try out the product of my choice along with an eight-week training kit. I was also invited to join TeamGoSmart.com, an online community to network with other people who are looking for motivation to get moving. I decided to go with the pace/distance tracker because my first 3-mile race was 2 weeks later and I thought it would be helpful for my practice runs. As soon as I signed up, Omron sent me an awesome package which contained a water bottle, ear buds, a t-shirt, and the pace/distance tracker.
As soon as I received my kit, I joined the TeamGoSmart Online Community and made an account on ActiveTrainer.com. The community is a great place to support other people who are training to walk or run the 5K. There were message boards to post any running stories or questions about the training plans. It was fun to read other people’s struggles and successes!
The ActiveTrainer website showed me my plan and the exact workouts I was scheduled to run every day. I received a daily reminder email as well telling me my planned run for the day. One day it would tell me to do a 20 minute easy run and the next day it would tell me that it was my rest day. The e-mails looked like this:
I could then click on the workout details and it would bring me to the ActiveTrainer website. The website showed me an exact run like the one below:
Instructions:
Brisk five-minute warmup walk, then:
- Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
- Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
- Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
- Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes)
- Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
- Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
- Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
I loved these daily reminders because they were a great motivational tool and scheduled all of my workouts for me! I did not follow the plan exactly because this was an 8-week training program for a 5K and I had a 3-mile run 2 weeks after I received the kit. Too bad I did not receive it earlier! It was definitely helpful for my practice runs before the race. If I ever decide to run another race, I will definitely follow the exact schedule next time!
The ActiveTrainer website was a great place to track my workouts. I was able to log my runs along with other forms of exercise like spinning and Core Fusion! I was able to input my activity, intensity, distance, duration, and pace. I was even able to upload my heart rate directly from my pace/distance tracker! The website also had a place to input sleep quality, soreness, fatigue, stress, well being, and more! There were helpful tools to calculate my BMI, body fat, body mass and to create running routes. It was pretty much anything I would every want or need to track my workouts and runs.
The Omron Gosmart Pace & Distance tracker was very easy to use. It tracked my pace, distance, calories burned and workout time. It clipped onto my shorts and never felt like it was going to fall off.
These were the results from one of my walk/runs. I walked to and from a park which was 1 mile each way. I jogged the entire 2.3 mile track so the device seemed to be pretty accurate. I wore the tracker during my 3-mile race and it was a little off but still gave me a nice idea of how far I went. I don’t have any more races planned as of now but I will continue to use it during any joy runs I go on. It is perfect for someone who can’t afford a fancy Garmin but still wants to know how far they ran!
How would you like to win your very own Omron Pace & Distance Tracker??
One luck reader will win an Omron Gosmart Pace/Distance Tracker, an Omron t-shirt, an Omron water bottle, and ear buds!
How to enter:
1) Leave me a comment telling me why you think you deserve to win the pace/distance tracker.
2) Tweet this giveaway. “@MissyMaintains is giving away an @OmronGOsmart Pace/Distance Tracker! Enter here: http://bit.ly/dC83uX”
3) “Like” MissyMaintains on Facebook. If you already like me, announce the giveaway on your Facebook page and let me know below.
I will choose a winner this Friday, July 16th. Good Luck!!
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i need this because I never know how many miles i have ran! haha
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tweeted!
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Thanks for the opportunity! I think I deserve to win the pace/distance tracker because I usually have to drive the route before or after my run if I want to figure out the miles!
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I need something like that because I want to start running outside and I’d really like something to help me gague distance and pace. That and I really like winning stuff.
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great giveaway!!! I would love this to encourage me to take my workouts outside!
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I would love to win this!! Pedometer’s are awesome to wear all day to see how far you really walk throughout the course of a day. Great giveaway!!
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I tweeted. @PickleyPear
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I posted your giveaway on Pickley Pear’s Facebook page!
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I would like to win the pace/distance tracker because I need to see the result of what I’m doing to keep me motivated!
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I think I should win since it would be a fabulous bday present haha
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ohhh and I just tweeted! =)
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Hey awesome giveaway! I would love to win this because since I moved I overestimate my runs because I am in such a hilly area. I would love to know my distance along with the other cool features this product has.
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thanks for the contest!
so exciting!
I would love to win one because it’s just something I really can’t afford to buy myself right now but one of my goals for 2010 is to run 1 mile without stopping! I’ve had exercise induced asthma my entire life, as well as pain from fibromyalgia, so it’s always been very difficult for me to be active but I’ve never given up trying! I had to give up my gym membership so walking/jogging and working up to my goal of a non-stop 1 mile run (no walking!) is a great way for me to exercise, and this could definitely help with training to reach my goal
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I wouldlove to win this pace/distance tracker. I used to run cross country/track in high school and finally (@27) am getting back into it. This would be helpful since i want to get off the treadmill and out on the pavement:)
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I would love to win this giveaway. I’m finally breaking through all the issues I had with running and am starting to actually ENJOY IT! I think having the tracker would help me train for all my new goals. Here’s crossing my fingers that I win!
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…and tweeted! @poiseinparma
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i would love to win this pace/distance tracker! right now i can’t afford a garmin but am starting to train for my 2nd half marathon so this would be perfect!
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i tweeted too!
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After working at a restaurant and at a retail store, I’m always curious how far I’m actually walking while on the job! I’d love to win one.
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Love your blog!
Why I’d like to win – I started running in March than got overconfident and signed up for two 5K’s – 1 in August, 1 in September. I’m on week five of couch to 5K. I run the same route 3 times a week and every time, my Nike+ gives me a different distance, sometimes off by half a kilometre! Also, I’m having troubles learning to keep an even pace – I start out too fast and tire myself out.
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i tweeeeted!
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i thiiink i should win because i’m really hoping the pretty green tshirt comes with it! hahahaha fail
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I would LOVE to win this! I have been wanting to start running outside instead of being stuck in my house doing my usual workout routine. This would help me out SO much!
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i liked you on facebook!
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i have always wanted one and i would love to see how much im really moving working at the hospital. i would also love to start exercising again and i have never won anything or had anything cool like this!
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I would love to win this prize. I’ve been trying really hard this summer to lose 30 lbs by walking around the track at Queens College. It would be great to measure my progress. Thanks Missy!!
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I’d love to win the pace/distance tracker because I want to be the serious runner I once was, and these tools would be a great motivation
*Thanks* for the giveaway!
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Tweeted the giveaway
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Shared the giveaway on Facebook
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The reason why is i am training for the NIKE Womens Marathon in San Fran and THIS WOULD BE GREAT!!!!
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I think I deserve to win the pace/distance tracker because I am training for my first marathon, the San Francisco Womens Marathon this October! I am nervous and excited and need all the help I can get. =)
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I tweeted the giveaway! http://twitter.com/AlexaTC
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I would like to win is because I am trying to start running and this would be great, as I prefer to run outside and never know how far I have run.
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Awesome giveaway!! I need this to keep track of miles ran/walked. I hardly ever know!
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Tweeted! I am @butterjessfly
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I’d love to start running outside – this would be a great way to provide all the stats I get from the treadmill! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I NEED this so I don’t have to map my run beforehand, then spend my whole run trying to remember what I mapped out.
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I JUST started running recently and have no clue how far I run, what my pace is, or how many calories I burn! Then I have no idea how many beers I can celebrate with later, haha!
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I’m new to running and trying to live a healthier lifestyle. I’d love something like this, but it’s not in the budget right now! Hope I win!:)
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tweeted! (laurahirshy)
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and liked on facebook
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I don’t own one of those fancy garmins so this can be my low-budget version.
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OMG I want this! MY garmin broke and was unfixable and I am a runner and I need to know how far I have gone!
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I also tweeted about it @Caronaeh
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I need this to help kick my butt back into jogging/running. I never knew how far I was going so I’d get discouraged. Thanks for the chance to win!!
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I have a desk job and something like this would definitely encourage me to get up and move more!
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tweeted
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I’d like to win because I think it would motivate me to run longer distances.
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Liked you on Facebook.
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