For some reason gadgets always motivate me, so I bought this GPS, heart rate monitor, stop watch. So far it’s very cool. I’ve used a heart rate monitor to train before, but it always bugged me that I couldn’t sync it up with my computer and analyze the data. This gives me nice graphs and maps of where I run. It’s nice knowing what distance and speed I’m going. With my old heart rate monitor I could pick a time that I wanted to run, but not a distance or a pace.
Another helpful feature is that I can design workouts by picking time intervals and setting goals for those intervals, like fast walk for 5 minutes, jog for 10, keep my heart rate above 150 for 10, run 3 miles at a certain pace, etc and then upload the workout to the unit. Then when I go for a run it keeps me going. I used to just jog around until I got bored and then start heading home. This keeps me focused.
I don’t even mind that it’s so large. I actually prefer it this big for the large screen. It’s not heavy enough to bother me while I run.