Sports watch that measures the distance you run.

[Anonymous]

Anyone have one?
TIA

[Anonymous]

Garmin, Suunto and Nike. Garmin is probably a good choice. Suunto was very expensive. Looked into this a while back so don't know how current this is.

[Anonymous]

would you consider a website that logs it - or are you looking for while you are running knowing how much distance you ran?

Map my run: http://www.mapmyrun.com/ is a neat site if you are looking for something like this.

I had some of the earlier models for sports watches that measure distance and was not a fan. You needed to synch up the watch with a satelite each run before you could start your run. I felt I was ready to run and waiting ... waiting ... waiting before my watch was ready.

But I know Timex, Nike, Garmin and Polar make these
http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/search/search-celebros.jsp?Query=Monitors&sc=CX19L288&cm_mmc=psearch-_-google-_-Running%20Gear-_-rrs101-1000008590

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the replies. I am just looking for something to measure the distance of my run. Some of these watches are sooooo expensive

[Anonymous]

Garmin is very expensive since it has the GPS capability. I'm a big fan of Polar's line. I think it's the Polar RS 200 that has a watch, chest strap (for heart rate) and a footpod to measure distance/speed. It isn't GPS-based so you have to program it like a regular pedometer based on your own stride. The only downside is if your stride isn't consistent (i.e. do you sometimes bound and sometimes shuffle, or alternate running with jogging or walking) since it presumes that every footstrike is the same distance.

I don't use it because my running form is all over the place. My husband usually finds that his footpod is within .1mile accuracy on runs of 5-8miles which is close enough for him.

[Anonymous]

I have a Garmin GPS. Yeah, it was expensive but I use it 3 times a week, so it's worth it. I've used it here, at my parents' house in KC, at the beach, in Europe... love it. I also have a MacLaren Triumph I use for walks.

Only downside: in very woodsy locations and some urban locations, it can be hard to get or keep a signal. There are lots of buildings in DC (FBI, Justice, etc.) that seem to block the signals, which is a pain. I usually just keep running till it picks up, then I start a new "lap" and use gmap pedometer to map the distance I ran before the signal kicked in.

If your stride is pretty consistent, you could buy a cheap pedometer and calibrate it for your running stride. Or you could use gmap pedometer to map the runs you do - it's very accurate. (use the "manual" setting so you can go the wrong way up one-way streets, trails, etc.)

[Anonymous]

sorry, 15:13 PP here. the Maclaren triumph line got pasted in from my last post on this site, weirdly. i meant to paste in that you can save $100 by not buying the garmin with the heart-rate monitor, if you don't need that function.

[Anonymous]

Agree with PP's suggestion to use Gmaps Pedometer--accurate and free!

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/