Pulse + distance watch
April 19, 2010 7:44 AM Subscribe
Heart rate monitor + distance counter?
I'm looking for a watch to wear while I'm running. It needs to measure my pulse and my distance.
I was looking at the Polar RS100, but it only measures pulse.
Polar make a S1 Foot Pod but this is expensive and a lot bigger than the Apple/Nike Ipod sensor. It also needs a more expensive watch.
What's the best solution here? Ipod+nike sensor+rs100? or is there a better alternative?
I'm looking for a watch to wear while I'm running. It needs to measure my pulse and my distance.
I was looking at the Polar RS100, but it only measures pulse.
Polar make a S1 Foot Pod but this is expensive and a lot bigger than the Apple/Nike Ipod sensor. It also needs a more expensive watch.
What's the best solution here? Ipod+nike sensor+rs100? or is there a better alternative?
Response by poster: Tricky to answer the questions without having used one before.
I can't see very accurate distance being important at the start, but it would be later. Same for pulse.
The Garmin 305 seems a good option. But any more options are welcome :)
posted by devnull at 8:16 AM on April 19, 2010
I can't see very accurate distance being important at the start, but it would be later. Same for pulse.
The Garmin 305 seems a good option. But any more options are welcome :)
posted by devnull at 8:16 AM on April 19, 2010
Second the Garmin 305. I like it much better than the Nike+/Polar combo I was using.
posted by ivorytower at 11:38 AM on April 19, 2010
posted by ivorytower at 11:38 AM on April 19, 2010
Garmin 305 is awesome. Ebay has some really good deals on them too.
posted by JV at 4:32 PM on April 19, 2010
posted by JV at 4:32 PM on April 19, 2010
nthing the Garmin 305—it's certainly not perfect, but I think it's about as good as it gets at a semi-reasonable price point these days. Also, while it's true that the garmin software for OS x sucks, there are third-party options that don't. I use and like Rubitrack (not free) but there are lots of other options.
posted by dyslexictraveler at 11:41 AM on April 22, 2010
posted by dyslexictraveler at 11:41 AM on April 22, 2010
Response by poster: What I eventually ended up doing was not buying the Garmin watch. Instead I bought a bluetooth chest strap and linked it to an Android app on my phone. I figured that the Android app would receive constant updates and features, whereas the Garmin would just age.
posted by devnull at 3:48 AM on July 1, 2010
posted by devnull at 3:48 AM on July 1, 2010
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Another thing to consider is whether you want to graph your heartrate over the course of the run, or just want summary data. I bought my wife a Suunto t3c a while back, and was somewhat surprised to discover it only reports summary data for time spent in different heartrate zones.
Finally, if you've got a Mac, your options for official connectivity are kind of limited. Garmin supports the Mac, and obviously the Nike+ thing does. Suunto and Polar do not support the Mac, although there is third-party software that can (more or less) interface with them.
Having raised all those questions, I don't really have a good answer for you, but if it were me, I'd probably get some flavor of Garmin Forerunner.
posted by adamrice at 7:51 AM on April 19, 2010