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,Tissot T-Classic Le Locle Mens T41.1.423.33 , Michael Kors es Michael Kors Ladies 3 Hand Runway ,Swatch Irony Diaphane Chrono Full Blooded Sunset SVCK4044AG ,Tissot Men's T0484172703700 T-Race Quartz White Chronograph Dial , Tissot Men's T0244171705100 Veloci-T Chronograph Black Dial It’s no longer enough to train hard, you have to train smart if you want to realize your potential. The Timex Ironman Run Trainer digital heart rate monitor series provides the necessary performance measurements to succeed.
This review is from: Timex Men's Ironman Run Trainer Speed and Distance Watch (Sports)
I have had this GPS watch for about a week now. I'm a moderate runner that trains for the half marathon distance mostly. I compared this Timex run trainer with the Garmin forerunner 210 prior to making my purchase and really there was no comparison except for price.
The Timex has so much more customization to it than the Forerunner. I have something like 15 custom fields to pick from to display on 4 lines of screen each time I look down at the thing on a run. I'm talking about heart rate, speed, avg. speed, pace, avg. pace, distance, calories, etc., etc., etc. By comparison, the garmin doesn't even do speed (just avg. speed) and you can't pick from much else as far as I could tell.
Also, I love that this watch is water resistant (up to 50m). I don't swim regularly but I can see myself getting this thing wet from time to time and not ever having to worry about frying the battery. The Garmin isn't waterproof. That's a big difference in my opinion.
I really like the size of this watch compared to the more expensive options out there. It can almost pass for an everyday watch on my wrist which is pretty cool. the regular display is big and bright and has all the classic Ironman features like Indiglo and alarms. Its as if timex wants you to replace your everyday sports watch with this guy. I've worn Timex watches in the past so the menu options (chrono, alarm, timer, etc.) were pretty familar and easy to use.
Here's another bonus: I've heard that the GPS watches tend to take awhile in acquiring signal from the satellites. the first time I did it it took about 30 seconds outside my house. However the next time (and subsequently thereafter) I powered on the GPS from my home, it acquired the signal almost instaneously like it remembers the location. This is a small detail but a pretty nice surprise as I leave for all my distance runs from home.
The PC connection was straightforward and easy to navigate. Actually I prefer to customize all those display fields from the computer when I have the watch connected via its USB cable. the cable attaches to the watch via an alligator clip that is nice and secure so you can tell when its plugged in. The computer program has drop down menus and buttons to select different things. I think Timex outsourced the map data to Google maps and the online computer workout piece to trainingpeaks I think it was the right move instead of trying to build something in house. Let the experts do their thing and nobody does maps better than Google.
On the negative side, I think they could have made the watch a bit smaller and upped the battery juice some more but I'm sure that's all coming in future releases. I haven't played around with the Drink/Nutrition alarms and Recovery option as all that seems over the top but maybe can be useful to some.
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