Hi all, as the summer heats up I'm looking for a great option for a watch that has both GPS/HRM capabilities. I am going to eventually hit around 90 miles a week, and in this heat, I think both are going to be very helpful. Could you give me a good recommendation for a watch that does both? Thanks.
Just got a Garmin 210 for $240 on Amazon. It's much simpler than the 405 I used to have, and the soft strap HRM works really well.
I like just having buttons instead of the touch bezel as I would sweat too much for the touch bezel.
I'd highly recommend the 210.
The best option is to run a lot more mileage than you will know your body well enough that will not have to rely on technolgy to tell you if you are running too fast or too far.
How's the gps accuracy on those? I generally map my runs out on DailyMile and hope they are accurate but I ran a 3m last week that I felt I was way to fast for my fitness level, so I go back and walk it with Endomodo on my phone. Needless to say that was way the hell off. The course switched back and forth between 2 city streets 1 block apart. The gps on my phone was no where near accurate to catch all the switchbacks. Are these garmins accurate enough if I am running in such a narrow space?
Another vote for the 210. It's all I need in a GPS - time, pace, and distance - and is the size and appearance of a regular digital watch.
+1 for the 210
a buddy got the timex ironman run trainer? seemed to have a little more workout features but i did no side-by-side or anything
I keep looking at these:
http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/03/99-timex-marathon-gps-in-depth-review.html
I love my Garmin 305, even though it is a bit bulky. I've found it to be accurate 99.9% of the time, even on the track (surprising). Almost certainly the best running-related investment I've ever made, as it even helped me win a local half-marathon when I noticed the pace I was doing with the the lead pack was suicidal (I'm not great at pacing so I likely would have crashed and burned otherwise as the course was missing a few mile markers).
I have heard people complain about Garmins not working well in urban (i.e. skyscrapers everywhere) or heavily wooded areas but for a decent suburban runner I have no complaints (have never used the HR monitor unfortunately so no info on that).
Any Garmin product will do the job!!!!
Garmin 410 because the 210 doesn't have the virtual partner. The VP is a great feature.
I highly recommend Timex Ironman Global Trainer. I have this watch myself. Simply love it. It not only show Heart Rate and
GPS.
You can set the distance you want to run and even count on the settling to repeat the alert to you.(For example, every 1km.)
It also allow you to record the data according to timing. (For example, record your speed, pace and others data very 15 minutes.)
http://sportshubs.featureproductsmall.com/watchhydration.html
I think the Motoactv is a game changer that beats any Garmin for less money. More user friendly, 6 data fields on the home screen, color, active maps while you\\\'re running... MUSIC PLAYER... all for $200 on Amazon. Most of the bad reviews are due to initial concerns about battery life; these have been addressed by software updates.
I like my Garmin Forerunner 305. It does everything, and is great value for money. Look on eBay - you should be able to find one in the low $100s.
David Rudisha would recommend the garmin 405.
I got the Garmin 410 last week...so far so good...the touch bezel is kind of a pain, I end up just locking it out when I don't need to use it...the Garmin hrm strap is the best I've ever used...I've used it for running and mountain biking so far with no issues, no dropped gps signal while on trails, decent battery life, etc...
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