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Timex Ironman Road Trainer Heart Rate Monitor
A basic sport watch that offers something extra
- Includes heart-rate monitor
- Good value
- Easy setup
- Men's and women's versions
- No data upload
- Doesn't track distance or pace
The Timex Ironman Road Trainer Digital HRM is a well-reviewed basic sport watch that offers a little something extra -- a chest-strap heart-rate monitor. Outside magazine calls it a "killer value," and other reviewers agree that this running watch is a great deal. It features a 100-hour chronograph to record total workout time and laps or splits, in addition to a countdown timer and alarm. The heart rate monitor provides continuous readings with a chest strap, and the sports watch is water-resistant up to 100 meters. In addition to value, reviewers say the Timex Ironman Road Trainer sports watch is easy to use and requires minimal setup time. However, it doesn't track distance or pace, and serious athletes may want to take a look at the top-rated Garmin Forerunner 210 (*Est. $200; $250 with heart-rate monitor) or the Garmin Forerunner 410 (*Est. $325; $375 with heart-rate monitor). Both of these watches use GPS technology to track pace and distance.
Fitness and outdoor publications, like Outside magazine and Trail Runner, provide the best coverage of the Timex Ironman Road Trainer Digital HRM watch. In their comprehensive buyer's guides, each publication lists the benefits of this sport watch, although they provide few critical comments. We also found short reviews of the Timex Ironman Road Trainer Digital HRM sports watch from The Associated Press and Maxim magazine. Unfortunately, this new watch has yet to attract many user reviews.
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Our Sources
1. Outside MagazineDetails/Subscribe
Outside magazine calls the Timex Ironman Road Trainer Digital HRM sports watch a "killer value," recommending it as a "no-nonsense" sport watch that provides a good amount of workout information.
Review: Outside Summer 2009 Buyer's Guide: Watches, Will Palmer, May 2009
2. Trail RunnerDetails/Subscribe
Trail Runner picks the Timex Ironman Road Trainer Digital HRM in its 2009 Gear Guide. Saying the watch is "relatively easy to operate," Trail Runner highlights the training zones and workout-review feature on the Timex Ironman Road Trainer.
Review: 2009 Gear Guide: Watches, Editors of Trail Runner, June 2009
3. About.com
Wendy Bumgardner, the About.com guide to walking, gives the Timex Ironman Road Trainer Digital HRM watch an overall rating of 4.5 stars. Bumgardner says she finds the watch easy to use, with a comfortable chest strap and large digital display. (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)
Review: Timex Road Trainer Heart Rate Monitor, Wendy Bumgardner, March 29, 2009
4. Maxim magazineDetails/Subscribe
In a series on the "best stuff of the year," Maxim magazine writes a balanced review of the Timex Ironman Road Trainer Digital HRM. Overall, they like the sports watch, but think it may be a little complicated for the occasional jogger.
Review: New Timex Watches Will Get Your Heart Racing, Brian Janosch, Nov. 25, 2008
The Timex Ironman Road Trainer Digital HRM scores a mention in a list of workout gear that won't break the bank, compiled by The Associated Press and published on The Times of Northwest Indiana website. Lindsey Emery, the senior fitness editor for Fitness magazine, says this sport watch will help keep you motivated by tracking the calories you burn.
Review: 10 Picks for Getting Fit Without Breaking Budget, Megan K. Scott, April 5, 2009
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