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* The Footpod needs to be reasonably well attached so that it moves with your foot. If it's flapping around you get inaccurate readings.
* The most common problem you have with the Footpod is a low battery level. A low battery warning should be displayed on your Garmin watch, but I've had problems before the battery warning was displayed.
* If you're still having problems after replacing the battery, then the Footpod has probably failed. See below for details. =Footpod Failure=I've found that the Garmin Footpods consistently fail after about 12 months of use. This is around 4,000 miles of running for me, but I don't know if the failure is due to the distance covered or the time. The initial symptoms are similar to a low battery, with the Garmin watch having problems detecting the Footpod. If you replace the battery and still get connectivity problems, then you may have a failing Footpod. The key symptom I've found is that the Footpod starts reporting an unreasonable pace, such as running a 3:00 min/mile pace. I've also had this happen the Footpod cause the GPS to me twicethink I'm no longer moving, which may just be bad luckso the distance display does not increase and the average pace drops steadily. I'm now on my fourth Footpod and I've had to accept that they are consumable items.
