I want to buy a GPS watch. A cheap one, with only the basic features like pace rate, target distance / pace alerts, export data for computer. Maybe with a hear rate monitor, depending of price. I'm searching on web for features, prices, reviews, etc
By now I found a good review of two GPS watches for runners from forbes, one of them have also a heart rate monitor (HRM):
Two GPS Watches For Runners - Forbes.com
By now I found a good review of two GPS watches for runners from forbes, one of them have also a heart rate monitor (HRM):
Two GPS Watches For Runners - Forbes.com
Now add Global Positioning System technology. This uses satellites to let a runner precisely measure time, distance and altitude while running. Add a chip and some software and GPS watches can tell you how far you've gone, how long you have been going and how fast--all in real time. These gadgets also let you know if you are keeping up a predetermined pace and will store all this data as an electronic running log. The multifunction sports watch has risen to the next level.
One that we tested, Garmin's Forerunner 201, which sells for about $160, even has a
100-by-64-pixel screen that can show you a map of where you've been and
how to get back to where you started from--handy for trail and road
runners.
We've been putting it through its paces in competition with Timex's
Bodylink System, which sells for about $300. Our Timex test model, a
59551, comprises three parts, a conventional-looking Ironman Triathlon
sports watch, a GPS receiver you strap to your upper arm and a heart
rate sensor you wear around your chest (Garmin's one-piece product
doesn't measure heart rate). Take $50 off the price without the heart
rate monitor. And there's a fourth option in the Timex system for data
transfer to a PC.
For example, both can monitor whether you are
running faster or slower than a predetermined pace and will beep at you
if you are. That is a seriously useful tool for both racing and
training, but there is a lot of button pushing to move through the
menus to set it up. The basic stuff--timer, distance and pace--is
straightforward to master on both devices; laps and splits barely more
so.
Runners obsessed with their mileage will be
well served by either device, especially if they run in unfamiliar
places. You get an instant and accurate readout of time and distance on
every run. And both watches save all the data for those who diligently
keep training logs.
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Try the timex speed and distance system. This was the precursor to the Forerunner series. It's a two piece system: watch + arm band GPS unit. I used this before I upgraded to the Forerunner. It doesn't have all the fancy features, and no HRM, but it is just as accurate. There is one on e-bay for $80.
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