Running Watch Reviews &#187; Stopwatch

Timex Women's T5J151 1440 Sports Digital Watch

Introducing a new collection of Baby-G models that are designed to double as accessories to match street fashions that are so popular among young women of today. An eye-catching solid-color band combines with a brilliant 3D LCD on which figures seem to float on a mirror like jelly. The result is a fun and fashionable design. Color variations include basic black and white, as well as distinctive pink and purple. You can select the Timekeeping Mode display style you want to use. Angling the watch towards your face causes one of 12 different animation patterns to appear for plenty of fun throughout the day.

White resin case with stainless steel bezel and case back. White resin strap with stainless steel buckle. Orange digital dial with auto EL backlight and afterglow.
Shock resistant and water resistant to 100m.
World time. 29 times zones (48 cities + UTC), city code display, daylight saving on/off. 1/100 second stopwatch .
Measuring capacity: 23:59 59.99 . Measuring mode: elapsed time, split time, and 1st-2nd place times.
Countdown Timer. Measuring unit: 1 second. Input range: 1 minute to 24 hours (1-minute increments and 1-hour increments).
4 daily alarms and 1 snooze alarm. Hourly time signal.
Auto animation on/off. Auto calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2099).
12/24 hour formats.
Button operation tone on/off.
Precise Casio Quartz movement, accurate up to +/-30 seconds per month.
Battery CR1616. Approx. battery life: 3 years. Case measures 35mm wide by 12mm thick. Module 3175.

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Timex Womens 1440 Sports Digital Watch T5J151

Running Watch Reviews — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:50:03 +0000

The Timex Womens 1440 Sports Digital Watch gives women a fully functional digital sports watch that comes with elegant style.

Retail Price: $19.95

Amazon Price: $12.00

This elegant timepiece utilizes digital-quarts movement to accurately tell time. It uses this technology to power features such as its 24 hour chronograph, daily alarm, and calendars. The Timex Womens 1440 then shows them to the user through its easy to read digital gray dial face that uses the Indiglo Night to illuminate your view during dark situations.

These wonderful features are attached to your wrist in an amazing package of a gray face plate, a pink and silver resin band, a polyurethane strap with a tapered profile, and a buckle clasp.

Aside from the beautiful design, the Timex Womens 1440 Sports digital resin strap watch is as durable as they come. It is made from an acrylic dial window, stationary resin bezel, and 35-millimeter resin case. The Timex 1140 is even water resistant up to 165 feet.

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star Decent looking, but poor quality
I was initially pleased with my Timex 1440 watch when I received it two months ago. Even though the button operations are different from and more limited than other Timex watches I’ve owned, it had the features I wanted (namely and alarm and stopwatch) and it wasn’t too hard to use once I got used to it.

However, after two months of daily use the watch stopped working. It is stuck at 7:20 p.m. and does not respond to any button pushes. I never immersed the watch and I didn’t do anything more than your average day to day living while wearing the watch. I looked up the warranty information for the watch and found that it would cost $7.00 to get the watch repaired or replaced – almost half the cost of the watch! At this point I’m not sure if I’d be throwing good money after bad by trying to get it repaired/replaced or if I should just give up and buy something else.

I would not suggest buying this watch – while it is an attractive price, decent looking, and functional, it just doesn’t seem to last. And while there is a warranty, paying half again the price of the watch to get it repaired/replaced seems like a pretty raw deal.

5 Stars Good, dependable watch for everyday use
Great watch for a great price. I wear it to work everyday and love it.

5 Stars Great watch
I really like these watches. I also own the white and pink one. They are sporty but classy enough to wear in every day attire. I just got this one after my white one was becoming a little dingy from running, biking, and swimming in it for almost a year. I like them so much I wouldn’t mind having all of the colors. Extremely easy to program with a lot of cool settings. Great womens/girls watch!

3 Stars Normal digital watch
I purchased this to have something for running and to do outdoor activities with, since my Gucci watch is not at all appropriate! I was expecting a standard digital watch which is what I got. A little on the flimsy side I guess, but it was very inexpensive. Setting the time was a little tricky for some reason, even when following the instructions. I haven’t used the stopwatch feature on it yet. I would say that if you have very small wrists you may need to punch another hole in the band. I have mine on the smallest hole and although I have small-ish wrists, I’m not petite by any means.

4 Stars good watch
Pretty much what I expected, having owned Timex sports watches before. Clear display, 24-hour clock option (though I couldn’t find it until it WAS afternoon). Light and time display size are large enough that I can see the time without my glasses. Instructions are clear and operation is fairly intuitive without them.

Grey band is a nice neutral. The only real downside: the plastic is hot, which doesn’t help during exercise. I find myself removing the watch from my wrist sometimes. And it’s a special band so I can’t even replace it.

Polar FS2C Heart Rate Monitor

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Polar FS2C Heart Rate Monitors Black

Running Watch Reviews — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:32:03 +0000

Retail Price: $69.95

The Polar FS2C Heart Rate Monitors are made for entry level runners that are looking for fully functional training tools that are very easy to use.

The Polar FS2C Wrist-Worn Heart Rate Monitor has a wide range of heart rate functions as well as usual chronograph features to ensure that you are getting the proper training. Aside from tracking your heart rate data, the Polar Fs2C is capable of providing you with stopwatch, and time of day functionalities.

All of these features of the Polar FS2C Wrist-Worn Heart Rate Monitor can be easily navigated thanks to the highly intuitive one button control interface. A simple touch of the button can take you to the functions that you would need for your training.

With ease of use, and high functionality, the Polar FS2C Wrist-Worn Heart Rate Monitor is a great addition to anyone who would want to start their training programs.

Item Specifications
Color	Black
Heart Rate	Included
GPS-Enabled	No
Cadence	No

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Timex Unisex Ironman Traditional 30 Lap Watch T5H561

Running Watch Reviews — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:17:16 +0000

Timex Unisex T5H561 Ironman Traditional 30-Lap Watch

Overall Rating:

Retail Price: $49.95

Amazon Price: View Sale Price

Built with rugged durability in mind, the Timex Unisex Ironman Traditional 30 Lap Watch is a great watch to take with you on your running training.

Created from the most durable materials, the shock-resistant Timex Unisex Ironman Traditional 30 Lap Watch is made to withstand the intense activities that you do during training. You can take it with you through track meets, triathlons, excursions, or other conditions that will be tough on your body and your gear.

The durability of the Timex Unisex Ironman Traditional 30 Lap Watch does not affect its capabilities. It is still loaded with features that enable you to use them while training. It has a 30-lap memory, large buttons for easy access to timing functions, three alarms (with 5-minute backup), and three time zones. It also has an occasion mode to set reminders for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and appointments, and all-day white reflector display.

All these features and durability come in a stylish teal and silver resin case with a comfortable black polyurethane strap.

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars Not as good as my old Casio
I’m not positive mine is the exact same model as this because mine is all black, but it is a Timex unisex 30-lap Flix Ironman and my comments should apply to all in this series. Although I’m a six-foot-tall man, I have thin wrists and can’t wear a man’s watch. Even this one is larger than I’d like. One of our wedding presents was his/hers gardening gloves. I wear the hers, my wife wears the his, but I digress. Sorry to say, Amazon, but you really shouldn’t buy a watch online; you need to try them on to see if they will fit your wrist.

I wanted it as my everyday watch to show time and date and as a stopwatch for running. It serves the first purpose well, with nice big numerals, which my middle aged eyes need. I’m happy with that part. I am disappointed in it as a stopwatch, though, and as an alarm clock/timer. The biggest difference between the Casios and the Timexes to me as a runner is that the Timex watches have the start/split button in front and stop on the side, while the Casio has the front button be stop/start. On both the front button is large and easy to push (or used to be on my old Casio, although I’ve heard that’s not so true for the newer ones). But I find it almost impossible to push the stop button on this Timex. At first when I began using this for timing my runs I would fail to stop the watch at the end more often than I succeeded, thus losing the timing data. You can’t use the split button for that because 10 seconds after you press it it reverts to the continuously running mode, so you have to memorize the split time or write it down. I want to stop the time and write down the time after I get home (driving from where I run at the park).

It is so hard to stop it that I found I was twisting the bejeebers out of the band when I pressed hard enough, so I started pressing equally hard from the opposite direction (the upper left) in a pinching motion to counteract the thumb at the stop button (lower right), but that didn’t work because the Set/Recall button (upper left) would always register the push first, changing it out of stopwatch mode to time set mode and thus the stop button didn’t work as a stop but instead changed the time. Eventually I learned to prepare to stop it about 10 seconds before the end of the run by finding the tiny sweet spot between the mode button and the 12:00 position with one finger and placing my thumb on the stop button, then squeezing really hard when I reach the end. Even doing this sometimes it doesn’t stop. This is not just my particular watch with this problem, either, because I tested several in the store when I bought an identical (except purple) one for my daughter (who specifically asked for an Ironman). They all had the really hard-to-press stop buttons. For what it’s worth, she loves hers, but she’s a triathlete and uses the lap features a lot, which I don’t.

For the alarm functions, I found them really hard to use mainly due to the Occasion mode always jumping in. If you don’t use it regularly, you can think you’re setting the alarm to wake you the next morning and instead it turns out you set it to ring when it’s somebody’s birthday or some other occasion. I find it much easier (and much louder) to use my cell phone as an alarm clock when traveling.

5 Stars Great watch for the price
This watch looks great and feels really comfortable on my wrist. I bought it for a simple watch to wear when I working around the house and exercising. For the price, it is great.

I love that the simplicity of its use as well as the stopwatch and 3 alarms.

The only downside, in my opinion, is that the strap is thinner than I thought. I took some getting used to but I think it actually makes it more comfortable.

5 Stars Great value for a great product
The watch is everything I want and more. It’s simple and durable while not looking too bad either. I’d definitely buy it again in a second!

5 Stars Great little watch
I’ve used a Timex Ironman watch for the last 15+ years. When I couldn’t find the model that I had been using, I ordered this one because it had the features I wanted–big numbers, chronograph and timer, different time zones, multiple alarms and convenient buttons. BUT when it came, it was smaller than what I expected a “midsize” watch would be, and my first thought was ‘Well, let’s send it back”. Then I started playing with it and discovered now easy it is to set, to use and how comfortable it is to wear! It’s perfect for this little old gray-haired lady!!

5 Stars Great Ironman Watch
Watch came in the original packaging, it works perfectly, and got to me quickly. I use it for running outside and it’s not heavy, fits perfectly on a woman, and doesn’t feel bulky. Good buy

Suunto t3 Heart Rate Monitor and Fitness Trainer Watch (Black Polished)

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Suunto t3 Heart Rate Monitor and Fitness Trainer Watch Black Polished

Running Watch Reviews — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:20:49 +0000

Retail Price: $199.99

Customize your training according to your needs with the Suunto t3 Heart Rate Monitor and Fitness Trainer Watch.

The Sunnto T3 features a built-in training effect programming that provides you with an accurate training routine that matches your personal fitness level. Using its chronograph and heart rate monitor, it gathers enough personal fitness data such as calorie burn and heart rate and tries to determine how intense the runner’s training should be.It also has computer analysis through the included Suunto Training Lite software!

Now you have a guide as to whether you should go for a full out competitive training program or just take a leisurely stroll around the park.

You can even pair your heart rate monitor with the HR belt and an optional Suunto training pod to make it more suited for the kind of training that you want! The built-in interference free ANT transmission in the Suunto T3 ensures easy connection with all optional devices.

Despite all of the loaded features, the Suunto t3 Heart Rate Monitor and Fitness Trainer Watch is very easy to carry around. The lightweight but durable plastic used in the housing and the included chest strap ensures that you won’t have to worry about the watch interfering with your training.

Specifications:

Color: Polished black
Stopwatch: Yes
Max number of split times in memory: 50
Timers (interval and warm-up): Yes
Average heart rate: Real time
Training effect: Real time
Calories: Real time
ANT digital coded signal: Yes
Memory capacity: 15 logs
HR limits and HR zones: Yes
Suunto heart rate belt: Yes
Suunto comfort belt: Compatible, sold separately
Suunto memory belt: Compatible, sold separately
Water resistance: 100 feet
Selectable metric/imperial units: Yes
Menu-based user interface: Yes
Dot-matrix display: Yes
Backlight type: Electro-luminescent display
User-replaceable strap: Yes
Software: Suunto Training Manager Lite
Low battery warning: Yes
User-replaceable battery: Yes
Button lock: Yes
Compatible with pods: Yes
Watch: 12/24 hour
Calendar clock: Yes
Dual time: Yes
Daily alarms: 1

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Used or Brand New
I purchased a used T3 (from a retail store) with a dead battery, scratches on the face and no manuals. After replacing the battery, I downloaded the manuals from the American Suunto website (www.SuuntoWatches.com) and found it was easier to understand by looking at the pictures in the user manual while reading the quick start guide. The features are advanced enough to track multi-disciplined or complex training sessions.

The HR monitor will not work very well without inputting your personal stats: height, weight, DOB, gender. I kept the activity level at 5, which is the default setting. “PolyWatch” creme removed all of the scratches. Then I put a Zagg (www.zagg.com) protective film over the face to prevent future scratches.

My T3 looks better than brand new. It was worth taking the time to learn how to use it.

1 Star I don’t recommend this HR Monitor
I do not recommend this product. I have used several Polar Brand HR Monitors over the years and found them to be extremely beneficial for my training efforts. This product has been a problem from the start. I finally figured out that the battery in the chest strap was bad and replaced it. It is till showing clearly bad numbers for the Heart Rate. The watch is difficult to set up and the numbers are hard to read. Sadly I discarded the original packaging so I can’t return it to Amazon and am forced to deal with Suunto’s warranty program.

3 Stars Decent HRM
I have used this several times and it works well, I like knowing where my HR is and how many calories I’ve burned. In my opinion, it’s not very intuitive, so be prepared to use the manual, and the face does scratch pretty easily. I have had issues in my kickboxing class where the watch cannot find the belt, I’m guessing because of interference with other HRMs. It also doesn’t fit under my (boxing) gloves, which is a hassle, I’ve given up using it during class and have just been using it for biking.

2 Stars Very Disappointed
I purchased the Suunto t3 because it indicated it could be used for swimming.

“Your Sunnto t3 is water resistent up to 30m/100ft and the transmitter belt to

20m/66ft according to ISO 2281 standard.”

My primary use was to be for my swim training and it also has the Lap time so I thought it would be a useful training piece for my ‘technical arsenol’.

It does NOT track HR while in the pool – in fact, pretty much the second my chest was submerged, it lost contact.

Returning product and going back to Polar!

1 Star Terrible User Guide
I returned the watch within 24 hours because I could not understand the user manual and coordinate set-up or on going functions . Also, tried calling customer support and was informed that they were experiencing long wait periods. Waited over 20 minutes, hung up and decided the watch was not for me.

Timex Ironman Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor Watch, Grey/Lilac, Mid Size

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Timex Ironman Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor Watch Grey Lilac Mid Size

Running Watch Reviews — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:45:53 +0000

Retail Price: $149.95

The Timex Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor Watch allows you to keep up with all the advancements in the world of training.

Nowadays, workouts are not just about lifting the heaviest weights, running the fastest speeds, or going the greatest distances. Now, training is about being able to adjust according to how data shows your body’s reaction to the situation. With the Timex Ironman Race trainer heart rate monitor watch, all these training data are made available to you.

The Timex Ironman features a 10-workout memory, 50-lap chrono with average heart rate per lap, five interval timers with individual heart rate target zones, and it’s very own Race Trainer system. These all combine to give runners the figures that they would need to adjust their training workload.

With the Timex Ironman Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor, training just got a whole lot smarter!

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Timex Ironman Men’s Race Trainer HRM
I love it. I got it sooner then they said I would. Great service and an outstanding product. I use it 5 days a week. It is accurate and dependable. Highly recommend this Timex HRM and the supplier.

4 Stars Excellent HRM
Purchased one of these guys (w/o the USB data transfer device) about a month ago and am really loving it. It’s very easy to use, accurate, and really helps you make sure you’re working in the zones that you intend. I use it for doing HIIT intervals and it’s great…and fun as well to see how your body adapts and becomes more fit over time. This watch has all the basic features and the fact that you don’t have to send the chest belt back to the factory to change the battery (like you do with the Polar watches) is a plus. The only two things that I would like a bit different that warrant 4 stars, instead of 5, are that the buttons are not always as smooth as I’d like and tend to grab a bit. Also, I wish the watch just had a straight stopwatch in addition to the chronograph. Overall, a good HRM though.

3 Stars Triathlon name is misnomer – but good monitor otherwise
The watch has “Triathlon” below the Ironman label, and the manual states it is a triathlon training tool. However, this monitor will not work while swimming. It is an excellent tool for cycling and running, and the review mode is very helpful in recording workout information. I called Timex when the heart rate monitor failed to function in the pool after re-reading the manual to see if the problem could be pilot error. Instead, Timex warranty personnel told me the watch did not work while swimming and was not intended to and there was nothing they could do about the problem. (Not very courteous in providing that information as well.) He also added none of the monitors will work in water. This is incorrect as Polar monitors work quite well while swimming. At the advertised price on Amazon, this is a very good value, and if you don’t need it for swimming, it is very good. I bought the monitor specifically for cycling and swimming, and I still considered keeping it because the other features of the watch are excellent.

5 Stars better than polar
It looks better than a Polar, is lighter and more user-friendly system, it is very easy to program. Excellent condition. I had a Polar and had trouble because he broke in 2 occasions, also lost its original color.

4 Stars Easy to use heart beat rate monitor
It’s very easy to use. If you just want to see and monitor your heart bit rate, without any alarm, limit etc, this things is very simple to use.

Going further takes some reading of the manual; setting of zone 1-5, or manual limit, alarm, weigh etc.

Wearing this does improve your work out in terms of;

- you can pace your work out more methodically

- you have measurable target for your work out

- barring some hiccups (mentioned below), you can review your work out

- the above normally can be done on tread mill machine only. you get benefit of “measures” tread mill while doing your work out on the read

- overall this gives better motivation on each of your work out.

Draw back;

- I learnt that once in a while during the exercise, communication between sensor and the watch got disconnected. The low limit alarm buzzed off bpm <90 in the midst of my heavy workout (or else I must have been dead . This in spite of sensor properly moisturized and sweat. After a while the bpm count will come back to where it should.

- hence when this happens the “review” mode will not reflect the actual work out.

- label prints on the watch is too small. you have to read manual to guess what’s printed there.

Timex T5G811 Marathon Stopwatch

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Timex T5G811 Marathon Stopwatch

Running Watch Reviews — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:52:32 +0000

Retail Price: $29.95

For sports training, a stopwatch is an invaluable tool that can help runners improve their times. It can help provide accurate data when timing just how good their run is. That is why the Timex T5G811 Marathon Stopwatch is a great tool for runners and their coaches to have.

The Timex T5G811 Marathon Stopwatch provides runners with a simple device that could measure how fast your runs are and how fast you are able to complete a lap. It is also able to provide you with the fundamental timing features that you would need for most sporting events. You could use it while you run, swim, cycle or whatever activity that you need accurate time measures.

The Timex T5G811 Marathon Stopwatch has a simple button-driven interface. Getting accurate readings of your times is as easy as pushing the control buttons. This means that there are no more messing around with difficult to use menus!

Another good thing about this Timex Marathon is that since it is a Timex, it is durably built to last. No matter how heavy your use for this device is, you are ensured that it would endure all the tasks that you need it to do!

User Ratings and Reviews

3 Stars Good value for a stopwatch
This Timex is one of only a few stopwatches commonly available, as best I can tell. It has proven quite durable, despite my subjecting it to extremely heavy use. I do voiceover professionally, much of my work is for TV promos, and they must all be timed accurately. This means that my stopwatch is in heavy use all day, five or more days per week. The currently unavailable Casio’s that I previously used were easier to use and ergonomically superior, in that the reset function was instant, as opposed to this Timex, which requires that the reset button be depresed and held for about five seconds to actually reset the watch. Another peculiarity is that hitting the reset button a second time after holding it down to reset the timer, puts the stopwatch into “automatic” mode, which I do not understand, need or use, but which causes the device to behave in a bizarre fashion until you figure out what’s happening, once again stop, then reset, the tap the reset button again to take it out of automatic mode. These two things make it annoying to use with some regularity, but it is a robust device and not terribly expensive. It also has the virtue of being one of the few stopwatches that are available at the moment. If you intend to use it in connection with audio recording, note that the device beeps upon pushing the buttons, so you will need to do as I have and get a watch shop to silence the beeps, otherwise it will interfere with recording. It would be wonderful if Timex were to modify the firmware so as to allow turning off the sounds and making the reset instantaneous. With either of those changes I’d give it 4 stars and with both, I’d give it 5.

5 Stars Love the fnctions and the backlight
I bought it because of the backlight (which works great for late night jogs). The other features are also great and easy to use. I love this stop watch.

1 Star Poorly designed interface for reset
This stopwatch isn’t optimized for a simple start/stop/reset operation. So if you want to simply record duration of an event like a rest period for sets at the gym, this is horrid. In order to reset you hold the middle button(which is difficult to hold) for about 3-4 seconds. I usually accomplish this by smashing the stopwatch against a hard object rather than punish my finger with the extremely hard to press center button. This should really be a SINGLE touch.

I’m very disappointed with this product, for that reason. It’s also kinda huge.

1 Star Poor in many ways
As a cross country and track&field coach, I live and die by my stopwatch.

1) Very confusing with poorly written directions (I build my own PCs, so I consider myself fairly savvy with technology).

2) Watch says WR 50M, but obviously not rain resistant. Ever since I got caught in the rain at a track meet, the watch has intermittently stopped working.

2 Stars doesn’t reset fast enough.
Nice font, big stopwatch, comfotable hold in hand, but the reset button for the basic stopwatch function needs to be held for a couple of seconds in order to reset…I needed that to be instant so I had to send it back.

Oslo All Purpose Stopwatch (Orange)

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Oslo All Purpose Stopwatch

Running Watch Reviews — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:15:22 +0000

Retail Price: $9.99

Amazon Price: $7.29

Sometimes you just want the simplicity of being able to time your runs and measure how fast you are able to complete a lap. For this purpose, having new fangled watches that are loaded with features can become cumbersome and difficult to use. This is where the Oslo All Purpose Stopwatch comes in.

The Oslo All Purpose Stopwatch is able to provide you with the fundamental timing features that you would need for most sporting events. You could use it while you run, swim, cycle or whatever activity that you need accurate time measures.

The Simple interface of the Oslo All Purpose Stopwatch enables those who train to simply push a button to control when they want to start or stop timing their runs. They would not have to be bogged down by navigating complex and confusing menus just to be able to get the time measures that they need.

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star Looks great but doesn’t work
the product arrived in a timely fashion. It looks great! But neither I nor either of my adult sons can figure out how to work it!! You can’t set the time and without that cannot get a start on it. So, three adults cannot get it to function.

2 Stars Oslo Stop Watches
Start and Stop buttons sometimes do not work properly. You have to press really hard to get them to function.

1 Star Lowest Possible Quality for the Money
Bought these figuring they would be a good value for timing our local high school swim meets. Didn’t want to spend too much since the watches often “walk”. They are unusable. I returned all 12 of them. Buttons are too hard to click for a stopwatch. Also hard to get into the right mode and keep it there. Timers would be unable to get accurate results. Not necessarily the low price that makes them cheap–just poorly made. I got some new ones that cost only slightly more and they work great!

3 Stars if they are good, they are very very good…
I bought several of these for timing work and swim laps; two work very easily and well, and two were crotchety, not turning on and off easily and making me slip on the time. It seems the quality is inconsistent.

1 Star Cheap
Extremely cheap…toy. They remind me of party favors. The buttons are oblong, and rock one way or the other when pressed. Sometimes a press results in the actual button making contact, sometimes not. I bought 4 and all 4 are like this, it’s not a fluke. Pick another stopwatch.

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Timex Ironman Mens Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor Watch Black Blue Full Size

Running Watch Reviews — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:32:59 +0000

Timex Ironman Men's Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor Watch, Black/Blue, Full Size

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Retail Price: $149.95

Amazon Price: $87.29

The Timex Mens Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor Watch allows you to keep up with all the advancements in the world of training.

Nowadays, workouts are not just about lifting the heaviest weights, running the fastest speeds, or going the greatest distances. Now, training is about being able to adjust according to how data shows your body’s reaction to the situation. With the Timex Ironman Mens race trainer heart rate monitor watch, all these training data are made available to you.

With the Timex Ironman Mens Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor, training just got a whole lot smarter!

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Easy to use heart beat rate monitor
It’s very easy to use. If you just want to see and monitor your heart bit rate, without any alarm, limit etc, this things is very simple to use.

Going further takes some reading of the manual; setting of zone 1-5, or manual limit, alarm, weigh etc.

Wearing this does improve your work out in terms of;

- you can pace your work out more methodically

- you have measurable target for your work out

- barring some hiccups (mentioned below), you can review your work out

- the above normally can be done on tread mill machine only. you get benefit of “measures” tread mill while doing your work out on the read

- overall this gives better motivation on each of your work out.

Draw back;

- hence when this happens the “review” mode will not reflect the actual work out.

- label prints on the watch is too small. you have to read manual to guess what’s printed there.