I use a foot pod as well. Did you have it connected to your Garmin watch and select it for use with distance? From what I've read both garmin gps and a foot pod are more accurate that strava with phone gps if that helps.
Between a watch and a phone the watch will probably be right 9/10 times or more. It's a dedicated GPS device with pretty much the sole purpose of tracking your position. Phones generally have worse GPS chips in addition to competing priorities (not running out of batteries, checking email, etc) so they might not always poll your GPS location at the same frequency as a watch.
I find a foot pod helps if you're in a larger city (the large buildings can mess with GPS pretty good) or if you're in a lot of tree coverage. If you're not in a city or in a forest then the GPS in a watch has been more than adequate for me. For what it's worth I use a Stryd foot pod.
I live in the suburbs. So at my house areas I get average pace 14:25 or so. I went to where I work and still in the suburb but more open and I got 13:45 pace. So who knows. I was thinking the garmin foot pod cause I can’t bring myself to to but a 219 dollar foot pod.
There's a number of factors that could change up the pace between locations. Have you compared the data side by side for elevation or anything else? How do the GPS tracks look? Any glaring issues on them?
The Garmin Foot Pod is primarily for when you don't have GPS coverage, e.g. on a treadmill. I use it when I'm treadmill running. Unless you only ruck indoors, then your Garmin watch is generally the most accurate outdoors
I use a foot pod as well. Did you have it connected to your Garmin watch and select it for use with distance? From what I've read both garmin gps and a foot pod are more accurate that strava with phone gps if that helps.
I don’t have a foot pod. I am looking to get one. I used just my watch and phone for comparison. And they are off.
They'll pretty much always be inconsistencies between GPS watches and the GPS on phones. Even two watches next to each other will be off sometimes.
So which one is right haha
Between a watch and a phone the watch will probably be right 9/10 times or more. It's a dedicated GPS device with pretty much the sole purpose of tracking your position. Phones generally have worse GPS chips in addition to competing priorities (not running out of batteries, checking email, etc) so they might not always poll your GPS location at the same frequency as a watch.
Should I get a foot pod if so any suggestions
I find a foot pod helps if you're in a larger city (the large buildings can mess with GPS pretty good) or if you're in a lot of tree coverage. If you're not in a city or in a forest then the GPS in a watch has been more than adequate for me. For what it's worth I use a Stryd foot pod.
I live in the suburbs. So at my house areas I get average pace 14:25 or so. I went to where I work and still in the suburb but more open and I got 13:45 pace. So who knows. I was thinking the garmin foot pod cause I can’t bring myself to to but a 219 dollar foot pod.
There's a number of factors that could change up the pace between locations. Have you compared the data side by side for elevation or anything else? How do the GPS tracks look? Any glaring issues on them?
[rucks](https://share.icloud.com/photos/0F6BKXBpV5PiMjhR754j9_98Q) Here are the two comparisons
If you get a Garmin/Suunto ANT foot pod, you can calibrate it on a track or treadmill.
Will a suunoto pod work on a garmin. I am looking on eBay for a garmin
It should if it supports the ANT protocol
The Garmin Foot Pod is primarily for when you don't have GPS coverage, e.g. on a treadmill. I use it when I'm treadmill running. Unless you only ruck indoors, then your Garmin watch is generally the most accurate outdoors