{"id":188,"date":"2012-07-27T10:27:35","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T18:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marathonjourney.com\/?p=188"},"modified":"2013-01-21T23:57:41","modified_gmt":"2013-01-22T07:57:41","slug":"special-report-the-new-magellan-switch-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marathonjourney.com\/?p=188","title":{"rendered":"Special Report &#8211; The new Magellan Switch Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Welcome to the bleeding edge!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Magellan announced their new Switch line of fitness GPS devices, I was thrilled at the features that were promised in these new units. But something happened between the announcement, production, and release that has dampened my enthusiasm. Initial training runs showed GPS tracks that looked like they were following a drunken sailor. The Switch Up was reporting pace times that had me thrilled with my progress, but were in conflict with the speed reported with my trusty Garmin Forerunner 210. Then came a half marathon, where the pace that the Switch Up gave me didn&#8217;t match my actual finish time. Without empirical testing, there wasn&#8217;t any way to tell which device was accurate, and which one way lying to me. This video documents the first series of measured distance tests that pit the Magellan Switch Up against the Garmin Forerunner 210. If you are in the market for a new fitness GPS, don&#8217;t buy one until you watch this video!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gMuHwLNkItQ\" height=\"480\" width=\"853\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the bleeding edge! When Magellan announced their new Switch line of fitness GPS devices, I was thrilled at the features that were promised in these new units. 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