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Polar RC3
Polar RC3 (All Models)
Our Price: $229.95

Polar RC3

The Lightest Fully Integrated GPS watch on the market! Orange Model Not Available Until Late May 2013

The GPS watch is for runners, cyclists and outdoor athletes seeking to improve fitness and performance.
Garmin Forerunner 210
Garmin Forerunner 210 (All Models)
Our Price: $199.99

Our Favorite 4 Features From Testing

  • Both Real-time pacing for intervals and average pace.

  • The soft chest strap (optional) is nicer than the Garmin 110 strap - more comfortable and lighter.

  • The laps feature records each mile time and creates great maps of your runs with comparable time segments.

  • Ryan Hall used this watch when he ran a 2:04 marathon at Boston - need we say more?.
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Polar RCX3 GPS Men
Polar RCX3 Men All Models
Our Price: $169.98

Our Favorite 4 Features From Testing

  • Polar RCX3 offers a quick change interface for moving from sport to sport.

  • 5 custom heart rate zones for each sport.

  • WIND technology avoids magnetic interference.

  • RCX3 works with G5 GPS sensor, S3+ foot pod and Polar CS WIND speed and cadence sensors.
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Magellan Switch Up
Magellan Switch Up (All Models)
Our Price: $249.99

Our Favorite 4 Features From Testing

  • The way the watch body pops right off the band and right into a bike mount.

  • The overall durability of the unit construction is superior and it gets satelittes super fast.

  • The 16 hour spare battery that can be user installed quickly.

  • The fact that full navigation and exercise features are built in, plus a barometric altimeter.
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magellan switch
Magellan Switch (All Models)
Our Price: $189.99

Our Favorite 4 Features From Testing

  • The way the watch body pops right off the band and right into a bike mount.

  • The overall durability of the unit construction is superior and it gets satellites super fast.

  • The 16 hour spare battery that can be user installed quickly.

  • The fact that full navigation and exercise features are built in.
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timex run trainer
Timex Ironman Run Trainer (All Models)
Our Price: $159.99

Our Favorite 4 Features From Testing

  • The best product for runners that Timex has ever made - hands down.

  • The complete manual PDF download is super key to getting it set up and getting out there fast.

  • The timing and interval features are excellent.

  • Session to session comparisons are possible based upon stored workouts - Training Peaks software is excellent.
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timex run trainer 2.0
Timex Ironman Run Trainer 2.0 (All Models)
Our Price: $224.95

Our Favorite 4 Features From Testing

  • The best product for runners that Timex has ever made - hands down.

  • The new sharper resolution display that changes from white to black is just awesome.

  • Finds GPS faster and the menus are substantially better.

  • The unit is much smaller and thinner.
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timex marathon gps
Timex Marathon GPS
Our Price: $99.95

Our Favorite 4 Features From Testing

  • At $99 it is one of the least expensive GPS pacing tools available.

  • Rechargeable lithium-ion battery lasts 7 to 8 hours for longer excursions.

  • Gives speed data for cycling too and not just running.

  • No strap because it is not a heart rate monitor.
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Polar RCX3 Women
Polar RCX3 Women (All Models)
Our Price: $169.98

Our Favorite 4 Features From Testing

  • The quick sport-to-sport change interface with ability to see active sensors.

  • The much smaller size woman's band makes it the best heart rate monitor alternative for women with small wrists.

  • The quality and accuracy of Polar heart rate and calorie data, plus the Zone Optimizer feature.

  • Having 5 customized zones per sport so zone data doesn't constantly have to be changed for each workout.
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polar g5
Polar G5 GPS Sensor
Our Price: $108.25

Our Favorite 4 Features From Testing

  • Polar G5 GPS has a super small, compact size - just 1.8 ounces in the clip.

  • The way the G5 clips to shorts and jersey pockets it is hard to even notice its presence.

  • We recommend buying the clip because the armband only comes with the sensor.

  • How accurate the distance was and how good the maps were in tests we completed.
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Track and Field Watches

The big key for track and field is in having a watch that has accurate lap counters and timers for intervals, ladders and other types of shorter duration training.

Generally speaking watches are divided in to two categories: 1.) GPS watches and 2.) watches that use foot pods, also referred to as accelerometer technology. These two categories work best for distance and middle distance runners because they measure speed, distance, and heart rate among other variables.

Field athletes, especially those in discus, shot put and javelin, would be best advised to look at watches like the Polar FT80 or the Polar FT60. These watches have specific strength training functions and also display heart rate and have zones specific to both aerobic and strength training.

Distance runners should consider a Garmin GPS. The Garmin Forerunner 210 is the watch Ryan Hall used to pace himself when he ran a 2:04 marathon at Boston in 2011. Garmin also makes an even more advanced, touch screen navigation watch called the Garmin 610 that also offers modes for cycling to display speed in miles per hour.

Middle distance runners and sprinters might consider the Suunto M5 running pack which comes with a foot pod and Suunto's Movescount software, which was developed by Training Peaks. See your peaks and recovery times in clear detail on the software and use your data to help plan future training sessions.

No matter what type of track athlete you are the basics of good heart rate monitoring can better help you maintain, plan and improve your training sessions. Measuring your recovery rate, your top heart rate at various levels of output as gauged by speed, and many other factors can help you better understand your training. Measuring is the key to improvement.

If you would like to talk to a real expert about which type of monitor is ideal for your track and field events or other pursuits then call the experts at the Heart Rate Watch Company at 866-586-7129. We'll be happy to put our knowledge to use and help you find the device that is ideally suited to your training requirements.






Heart Rate Watch Company
1087 Stoneridge Dr., Suite 2A
Bozeman, MT 59718
866-586-7129