Running watches

I am terribly sorry to carry on like this - I know all this Sporty Spice / Running Barbie stuff is very boring but bare with me -I am sure the enthusiasm will settle after a while.

I need some more advice:  I want to buy a thingy (watch?) that I can use to motivate myself further. I would like something that will measure the distance I run as well as the time I run for when I run on the treadmill.  And maybe other interesting info like speed etc.  It would also be interesting to have a heart rate monitor thingy so that I can track my fitness level.  I would like to be able to sync it to a website as easily as possible so that I can spam all of you with my achievements.  Not too bulky or fussy, remember that I don't wear a watch at all, or any jewelry (sensory issues) so I will need to get used to having something on my arm.  Would prefer not to pay huge sums of money obviously as we don't know how long this fad is going to last.  If it could cook, clean and offer to do blow jobs as well, that would be great.  

Any advice or recommendations?  

PS I ran another 5kms this morning, improving on my time by 1 full minute (but still being conscious of sticking to the SLOW pace of the arthritic sloth as recommended by Doctor Mama.) Her approach really REALLY works.  I can't even begin to tell you which a significant difference it has made to my motivation, my enthusiasm, my breathing, my stamina, my results.  So simple and so effective.

PPS It is quite off putting when you are running as fast as an arthritic sloth to have the misfortune of having the equivalent of a hamster on speed running next to you.  OMG!  Way to look like you are running in slow motion.  Luckily the hamster moved on fairly quickly.

Comments

[Rachel]

A number of my friends swear by their FitBits. I'm much too cheap to buy one, but they look excellent. http://www.fitbit.com/

[Dawn]

Use BB app - endomondo - very very cool!

[Scheherazade]

I love our Garmin - they have various types depending on how much you want to pay and what functions you want - not sure they work inside though, ours gets the data from satellites.

[Laura]

Any chance you already have an iPod or iPhone? Runmeter is a great app that does the things you want it to do.

[Alys]

I use my iPhone with the MapMyRun app, and love it. (I think it's available for other smartphones as well.) It tracks your route/distance/pace, saves to a website, gives you lots of activity options (including biking, hiking, and even dog walking!), has a manual input (for treadmill workouts), and it's free! You can also program it to give you updates along the way, in a quite pleasing voice. It means running with your phone, but I got one of those arm band thingys, and hardly notice it. I think you can set it up to receive data from a heart rate monitor too, but not totally sure on that. Oh, you can also track your calories, post to Facebook, and challenge yourself to beat previous times. Alas, I have not figured out a way to get it to make dinner, and it gives terrible blowjobs. Still, if you like data (like I do) I'd give it a shot! (And sorry, that was kinda long.)

[Liz]

I use MapMyRun App as well. Really like it.

[Gonnabanmd]

https://www.zombiesrungame.com/ Just saying...

[Traci]

I've tried several apps, but I agree, MapMyRun is the best. Good Luck!

[Pamela]

You can use your phone and use endomondo, but I don't like running with my phone.

I have just bought the new garmin and love it. Syncs to computer, tells me distance etc. There are various different one so look at which one suits best. The one I have is the Forerunner 910XT. It is waterproof and smaller than the previous versions.

[katie]

I really love my Garmin Forerunner 110. It is around $150 and it tells you your time, mileage, and pace. It also comes with a heart rate monitor and you can load all your workouts from the watch through a USB cord to the Garmin website.Happy running!

[Froyo]

Garmin Forerunner.

[jacksonville chiropractors]

I use MapMyRun App as well. Really like it.