You are asking yourself how to buy a running watch? You may have a basic watch and wish to upgrade to something decent. You may be buying your first watch or you may be finding that your current timepiece doesn’t cut it for the type of running you are doing.
Runners who are buying a running watch are somewhat spoiled for choice, in an ever growing market of sports timepieces. Most sports watches, for all intent and purpose, look like great running watches and it is only when you test it out that you find if it is really suitable or not.
We tend to be wowed by the best looking watches, even if the features are suitable for runners. We may simply not know what features we should be looking for, yet without this knowledge we risk investing in a watch model that does not actually match their needs, so before you start shopping around, it is helpful then to take a look at features that are useful to runners other than a basic stopwatch timer.
POWER WORDS: Make positive mental training self-statements continually. Negative thinking is common; everyone has an inner critic. Become aware of these thoughts early on. Don’t fight with them; simply acknowledge their presence, and then substitute positive power words. (e.g., When you’re thinking: “This hurts too much, I want to lie down and die”; say to yourself: “This feeling is connected with getting healthier and doing my absolute best”).
PRESENT FOCUS: Practice your mental training by being in the present moment. Remind yourself to stay in the here and now. Let past and future events fade into the background.
Do you want speed and distance tracking? Again the cost will correlate with the quality of the watch decide to purchase. A pedometer watch can be purchased for as little as $20 USD, but if you want technology that is accurate, expect to pay at least $130 USD for an entry level GPS or foot pod speed and distance watch or more if you want advanced features.
Thirdly, if you think you will possibly do timed interval training, say running say 3 minute efforts with a 2 minute recovery, then a watch with an Interval Timer feature will pay great dividends in assisting you with this type of session.
In summary, the following features are needed or at least extremely useful in a runners watch:
- A digital sports chronograph timer with the ability to record session lap splits
- A clear, presentable digital display, preferably with over-sized digits
- The capacity to store and retrieve multi-lap session history and possibly the ability to download session data to PC or Mac
- An Interval Timer features that runs a sequence of countdown timers of differing lengths with a repeat option
There are many watches that have all these features, but many do not, or only have some. You should always look carefully at the features of a watch you are eying off to ensure it is a good match for your needs.
Our website has a list of our recommended running watches. It includes a list of compatible running watches that include all the features and properties mentioned above
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