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Oct 2020
6:21pm, 15 Oct 2020
19,435 posts
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EvilPixie
I did ponder the lack of gps
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Oct 2020
6:24pm, 15 Oct 2020
15,918 posts
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jennywren
Seems a bit unlikely but hey, I’m sure the charity benefitted.
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Oct 2020
11:59pm, 15 Oct 2020
19,497 posts
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flanker
Having been up and down most of the Norfolk coast, I'd say that's crap (and poor journalism for not even doing basic checks).
GPS isn't like a phone signal, it doesn't have areas of poor reception as lomng as you've got a good view of the sky. And Norfolk probably has some of the best views of the sky going.
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Oct 2020
9:56am, 16 Oct 2020
775 posts
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Spideog
Once your are not doing your run in the arctic/ antarctic/ in a tunnel/ London Docklands or similar city area with tall towers or a very, very dense forest then GPS signal is going to be fine, it doesn't have good and bad spots.
Now it can take a moment longer to find a signal if there is a lot of cloud cover or if you've not turned your watch on for ages or have travelled hundreds of miles in between last turning it on as you have to redownload the satellite position data.. but phones get around most of that by downloading the data over the mobile networks rather than from the satellites, and faking your position with some triangulation of telephone masts. Most GPS watches should now also get that data from your mobile phone as well so getting a GPS lock on your watch when travelling for a destination marathon shouldn't be an issue anymore with a panic at the start line with your arm held aloft in the vain hope it makes a difference.
Could be that she had the GPS turned off on her phone so it was just making do with the cell mast triangulation, but surely the VMLM app would have detected that setting being wrong and refused to work...wouldn't it?!?
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Oct 2020
10:04am, 16 Oct 2020
19,446 posts
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EvilPixie
still no email *sobs*
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Oct 2020
10:07am, 16 Oct 2020
4,746 posts
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jennyh
Nothing here yet either EP
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Oct 2020
10:33am, 16 Oct 2020
6,003 posts
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minardi
nor here, and my hermes lady has been today - new shoes but no shiny medal 
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Oct 2020
10:36am, 16 Oct 2020
760 posts
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BexleyKev
Half of the household is happy. I wait.
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Oct 2020
10:46am, 16 Oct 2020
19,452 posts
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EvilPixie
Oh oh tee and medal for me!!
Just not the one I was expecting
I have no recollection of entering this but did keep getting mails! Lol
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Oct 2020
10:47am, 16 Oct 2020
3,957 posts
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Pikelet
Out of the 4 members of my club who ran only I have received the medal/t-shirt so far.
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