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Nike Womens Imara Run Watch R0075 001

Running Watch Reviews — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:21:02 +0000

Nike Women's R0075-001 Imara Run Watch

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Retail Price: $79.00

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The Nike Womens Imara Run Watch provides women with a running watch that has a feminine flair.

The Nike Women’s Imara Run Watch has a stylish design that is catered to women. It has a black case and pre-curved polyurethane strap have a sleek, narrow profile with a durable, highly polished silver stainless steel bezel and an oversized stainless steel buckle.

Of course, the Nike Imara is not just about design. It is capable of tracking training times with the 43-lap chronograph, has two countdown timers help you time alternate between hard and easy for interval training or run/walk events and also provides two time zones, date display, and one alarm.

The combination of fully functional running features, and the elegant and stylish feminine design og the Nike Womens Imara Run Watch is a perfect fit, for female runners everywhere!

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User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars Easy to read!
This is the easiest to read watch that I have ever owned! The time and date are very large and bold, great for those of us with less than perfect eyesight

The time was a little off, it gained about 5 minutes in 6 month’s time. Also, the band is plastic, so no surprise when it broke after 18 months, the problem is that there is no way to replace the band.

I really liked the style, and with the easy to read face, I am considering purchasing another one in spite of the short comings.

2 Stars Good watch, TERRIBLE strap.
I had this watch for about four months before both the top and bottom straps started separating from the face. I could still wear it, so I did, until another problem arose: the strap got a big crack in it and eventually broke. All because of normal wear; I’m not that abusive. I thought perhaps it was just that one watch until I sent it in to nike, which returned me a brand new watch for $12, on which the straps began separating from the face AGAIN. One day the strap finally separated completely from the face, so I can’t wear it anymore. Now I can tell the problem is that the rod connecting the strap to the face is held in on the ends by cheap plastic that breaks easily, allowing the rod to bend and eventually snap. I loved this watch (both of them actually), but I’m moving on to a watch with a strap that wraps around the face.

2 Stars running late
This watch runs late and the alarm is very quiet you can’t hear it.

Nice design.

4 Stars Nike Women’s Imara Run Watch
The watch was delivered in a very timely manner, but there was no invoice or paperwork when delivered.

4 Stars NIke Imara HRM – Love It!!
I run, bike & swim in my Nike Imara HRM & love it! It’s accurate & easy to use. The CD that came with it was educational & helpful. I’ve had no issues with it picking up other monitors (some other reviewers said it did) even when we’re close together.

I wish it did 2 things: 1 – provided max hr during workout (real bummer!). 2 – downloaded to my computer (I’m a data geek). But, for the price $79.00, I’m not complaining!

Now, if I could only find a sports bra as wonderful!

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Polar RS200 Running Heart Rate Monitor

Running Watch Reviews — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:28:48 +0000

Polar RS200 Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Black)

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Retail Price: $169.95

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The Polar RS200 Running Heart Rate Monitor is created with the needs of serious runners in mind. Utilizing the built in inertia controlled accelerometer, the RS200 is able to give you accurate readings about the way you train.

The Polar RS200 Running Heart Rate Monitor Watch provides you with dependable Speed, pace, distance and heart rate data that can help you customize and adjust according to your training needs. It has a fitness indicator feature that allows the Polar RS200 to help serious runners create the workout that suits them best!

It even has Polar sports zones and event countdown timers to ensure that you are training properly for a specific intensity or event!

All the data that you gathered on your Polar RS200 Heart Rate Monitor can even be uploaded to your computer through the included Polar Running Coach Web Service. This would help you analyze your training better, and ensure that you are on the best training for your body type!

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User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars I love it!!!
It was just as told!! I really love it and very simple to use. Has given me no trouble. i would tell all of my friends to buy, it;s great!

1 Star Dont buy it.
Let see.

Shipped with a dead battery.

Put in a new battery. Sucked it dry in a week.

AlsoPlease note that I have read the directions:

Top left button is useless. Should illuminate. Never worked.

GUI. aka Interface is all over the place. You get to a section and it wont let you back out. Mine has been stuck in stopwatch mode for a week now. It has taken 48 separate time splits without my asking it to.

I hate my watch. Im ready to throw it out if it wasnt so dam expensive. Thanks for nothing Polar.

5 Stars Accurate Heart rate monitor
Accurate and an important part of my routine, it calculates everything I need to account for my work out. It works with both gym’s I work out in equipment I use; from elliptical to the stair master. It is calibrated for use with my body weight index, and heart rate and it gives me the greatest accuracy for my work out. I highly recommend anyone who both works out in the gym and jogging. I do not have the foot accessory for this, but will invest in it later on.

5 Stars A lot of information, but not complicated
This watch is working very well for me. I really like looking at my statistics after a workout. There is a lot of information available through this watch, but it is not complicated to understand or navigate. I wish that Polar offered a female-sized version of this watch; it’s a bit chunky for a female wrist.

3 Stars Works, but glitchy
I’ve been using the Polar RS200 for a little over a year, and on balance, I have been happy with it. It has done precisely what I have asked it to do until recently when I have been trying out more complex workouts. More on that in a second.

I believe I got a defective unit, because the watch will spontaneously emit these strange sounds, similar to a static or old-school modem sound. I guess it’s some software glitch that causes the WebSync speaker to fire off. It comes and goes without any kind of pattern. The downside of it is that the battery discharges after 6-8 months instead of the 2 years or so the manual says. Also, the noise prevents me from wearing this as a watch, day-to-day, because it would be too annoying to have it go off all the time. This sound glitch must also cause the battery to drain. I’ve scoured the web looking for answers, and the answer seems to be ship it back to Polar for evaluation and repair, at my expense. But I’m not going to do that because of the expense and my compulsive need for a running watch.

Another annoyance is that, although you can create custom exercises so that you can do — for example — interval training, you can only configure a maximum of three exercise segments. So you can configure a warm up, effort, and a cool down. Or you can configure a typical interval workout of a hard effort and recovery [no warm up and cool down, however.] But if you want to run, for example, a ladder-type speed workout where you run a 1600, 1000, 800, and a 600 with 400 meter recoveries, then you are out of luck. [I should mention that I bought the S1 foot pod separately, and I use that to gauge my distance in these sorts of workouts. I guess I should have bought the RS200sd package to start with. Oh well.] I suppose I need a more advanced watch since I am now doing more advanced training.

Apart from these complaints, I am happy with the unit. It’s a decent watch with good features and a reasonable price for most recreational runners. If you plan on doing more advanced training, then I would look for something else.

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Oakley D3 Crystal Black silver Wristwatch

Running Watch Reviews — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:25:52 +0000

Oakley D3 Grey and Red Wristwatch

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Oakley had always been known to provide quality products to their clients. They try to expand on their famed eye glasses brand by delving into wristwatches. They release the Oakley D3 Crystal Black silver Wristwatch.

The Oakley D3 Crystal Black Silver Wristwatch packs the usual features that one would expect from a wristwatch. It has time keeping features, such as countdown timers, chronographs, and can even store up to 45 runs and up to 90 lap times. The Oakley D3 also has the ability to display two separate times zones simultaneously.

In keeping with the Oakley tradition of style and toughness, the D3 is made with scratch resistant crystal and also offers all-day comfort with a pure Unobtainium straps. This ensures that you can wear your Oakley D3 Crystal Black silver Wristwatch D3 for any kind of occasion.

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